Are we using our energy networks as efficiently as possible? Bernard Hickey interviews Octopus Energy’s UK-based head of systems change, Marcia Poletti, about innovative ways power companies can adapt their current system to better support the energy grid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this discussion, Assia Salikhova, Managing Director of S Marketing Lab, shares her expertise in harnessing LinkedIn for business success. She dives into practical strategies for enhancing profiles and networking, including the intriguing concept of 'ghost LinkedIn networking.' Assia also emphasizes the importance of strong online presence and organized processes in navigating business sales. Plus, she offers valuable tips on avoiding scams and managing reputation effectively in the digital landscape.

It turns out many offices are empty now, particularly on Mondays and Fridays, and workers aren’t there to sit at their open-plan desks. They’re there to join Zoom or Teams calls in quiet spaces, or to meet each other in conference rooms. Bernard Hickey talks to XYSense co-founder and CEO Alex Birch about how building managers, planners and bean counters can understand the best way to run an office of the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liam Wallis, is the founder of HIP V HYPE, a design agency in Melbourne that helped design, fund and build the first Nightingale project apartments in Melbourne’s Brunswick. These apartments are designed from the start to be carbon neutral, healthier, and cheaper places to heat. He talks to Bernard Hickey about the number of times the air changes every hour in a normal house (20), and how often the air changes in a home like the ones built in the Nightingale projects. Liam is in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington this week delivering the annual Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture for the New Zealand Institute of Architects in Auckland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kiwibank chief economist discusses rebound in confidence and hope for the summer despite interest rate hikes. Analysis of state of the economy, housing market and impact on mortgage holders. Predicted decline in housing market this year with gradual recovery in 2023. Comparison of mortgage practices and economic conditions between New Zealand and the United States. Regional economic performance in New Zealand and influence of housing market.

Chris Hipkins defends his government's decision to rule out wealth and capital gains taxes. They discuss why people should vote for the Labour Party, highlighting progress made in areas like climate change and housing. The current state of the housing market in New Zealand is discussed, including factors that have impacted it. They also discuss the lack of infrastructure to support population growth and the need to invest in building infrastructure. The importance of urgency in tackling climate change and the potential liability of Labour for emissions credits is emphasized.

Bernard Hickey discusses the need for much better bus and train connections within and between our smaller provincial cities with public transport advocate and award-winning singer-songwriter Anthonie Tonnon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is Aotearoa's solar panel industry lagging so far behind the rest of the world? SolarZero CEO Matt Ward joins Bernard Hickey to talk about how using batteries to complement rooftop solar is changing the game and how he believes that the number of solar panels in Aotearoa are about to go through the roof. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernard Hickey talks with CoGo founder Ben Gleisner about the potential to use bank data on spending to help businesses and consumers monitor and tweak their climate emissions. Gleisner talks about Aotearoa’s rocky and long pathway to open banking and the options for a type of ‘nudge’ economy towards decarbonisation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are we building our houses as smart as we possibly can? GEOBIND co-founder Alice Hosted says that Aotearoa could help solve its housing cost and carbon problems by using hempcrete walls. They discuss the pros to using hemp in building construction, and the current logistical frameworks that restrict its use in New Zealand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices