# EP 577 - North Island Vs South Island Economies Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whatsnext-podcast-1224118/ep-577-north-island-vs-south-island-economies Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whatsnext-podcast-1224118/ep-577-north-island-vs-south-island-economies.md Podcast: [The #WhatsNext Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whatsnext-podcast-1224118) Published: 2026-06-28T20:27:59+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-577-north-island-vs-south-island-economies--72725583 Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72725583/nextadvisory_ep_94_north_island_vs_south_island.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-whatsnext-podcast-1224118/episodes/ep-577-north-island-vs-south-island-economies Duration seconds: 2370 ## Resource Thinking of buying a business? Speak with Phil first: https://nextadvisory.nz/buying-a-business/ Today we break down the stark economic divide between the buzzing South Island and sluggish North Island. If you're a business owner wondering why everything feels harder up north, this episode will either confirm your suspicions or challenge you to stop making excuses and go find the money. If you're interested in working together: Visit our website https://nextadvisory.nz Let's connect over a quick call: https://calendly.com/philsmith/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextadvisory.nz/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-whatsnext-podcast-1224118/episodes/ep-577-north-island-vs-south-island-economies/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whatsnext-podcast-1224118/ep-577-north-island-vs-south-island-economies.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.