Markets with Madison

Dairy co-operative Fonterra has executed a recovery with a record $1.6 billion profit. But milk product demand is declining in China and farmers are facing financial pressure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Electricity generation companies are spending billions on wind, solar, and geothermal power plants to take New Zealand to 100 per cent renewable – who will win and lose the race? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Goldman Sachs researchers estimate China’s total property debt was 48 per cent of GDP at the end of last year, worth US$8.4 trillion. Their chief economist explains how it could cause a “significant negative income shock” for some New Zealanders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The author of best-selling book Chip War explains why efforts to rely less on companies like Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) won’t work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cost to finish the troubled NZ International Convention Centre has hit $1 billion. Here’s what Fletcher Building CEO Ross Taylor really thinks about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.