Episode
The Truth About NZ's Economy Right Now
- Podcast
- Making Cents
- Published
- Jun 14, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2762
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://www.francescook.co.nz/making-cents
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-cents-6998736/episodes/the-truth-about-nz-s-economy-right-now/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-cents-6998736/the-truth-about-nz-s-economy-right-now.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Something’s off, and that something is the economy. The latest drop of economic forecasting shows exactly what’s happening with the cost of living, your job, and your mortgage. It’s not looking great. But if we know what's coming, we can actually plan for it. To help us make sense of it all, Massey University’s Christoph Schumacher is in the hot seat. He’s Professor of Innovation and Economics, Director of the Knowledge Exchange Hub, and more importantly, he can explain all of this like a real human being. We cover: Why your money is feeling so tiring right now How much of this is the impact of the Iran war and fuel prices What rising inflation means for your mortgage, your job, and your everyday costs The NZ productivity problem, and which industries actually have a future here What’s happening with AI, and how AI will change your job When a real recovery might arrive, what it depends on, and what you can do to make life easier until then This episode of Making Cents is proudly supported by Odoo. Go to http://odoo.com/r/hpl now and try it for free, for 15 days. Follow me everywhere! Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookNZ Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@francescooknz Join the Money Memo newsletter for a free weekly money tip in your inbox each week https://www.francescook.co.nz/subscribe Become a confident sharemarket investor by signing up to the Market Memo newsletter https://www.francescook.co.nz/invest #MakingCents #FrancesCook #MakingCentsPodcast #InvestingPodcast #MoneyPodcast #FinancialFreedom Production and video editing by Lana Byrne Audio engineering by Tash Chittock Filmed by Fanaticals