Show Notes
Today: inflation slows in the latest data out today but the relief is likely short lived with the lower dollar and rising fuel prices meaning it's likely there'll be more rate hikes. Guyon heard from Infometric principal economist Brad Olsen. The Mood of the Boardroom, Guyon Espiner spoke to the NZ Herald's Fran O'Sullivan about what CEOs think about the two Chrises and who the top Ministers are. And New Zealanders say the US is a bigger threat to us than China is, Asia New Zealand's head researcher Julia Macdonald told Guyon Espiner about our perceptions of the superpowers.
More from Midday Report
Kia ora, welcome to Midday Report essentials . In todays episode: Kerrin Leoni resigns from the Labour Party after video shows she campaigned with Mongrel Mob members, and Chris Hipkins says racism on the right is a factor in the gang scandal. RNZ political editor Jo Moir joined me on whether it could cost him the election. The fiscal fights continue: the Greens say NZ First's campaign promises add up to $70 billion: and that's before a BNZ buyback: Chloe Swarbrick fronts with her fiscal plan. Finally, a special interview with Luke Harding who is covering the war in Ukraine: He has a new book called Betrayal: which asks the question: if Trump were a Russian asset what would he do differently?
This week President Trump's envoy stood in St Petersburg and called Vladimir Putin a humanitarian. With the lifting of sanctions on Russia and harsh criticism of Ukraine President Vlodamyr Zelensky questions are being raised about whose side America is now on. Guardian journalist and author Luke Harding has a new book on the conflict called Betrayal. Harding spoke to Guyon Espiner.