Podcast #91: Election economics

LISTEN: Green shoots, cost-of-living crisis, recovery, and slow lane. The economy is the issue for this election, so we ask National’s Nicola Willis, Labour’s Barbara Edmonds, and two economists for their take on the economic road to polling day.

LISTEN: Simon Shepherd visits the New Zealand Economics Forum.

Simon Shepherd Tue, 17 Feb 2026

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: Business confidence is on the rise, but inflation, mortgage rates, and unemployment are still heading the wrong way. National says ‘trust us, the recovery is coming’, while Labour believes it has a better way. Which party will the economy favour come November 7?

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Simon Shepherd Tue, 17 Feb 2026

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