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More New Zealanders are looking to their Kiwisaver to get them to the future, or to their first-home with the property market on a down-turn.  Because of that, the election's become a more vested interest for voters, with the future of their KiwiSaver determined by what Government forms. So what are parties promising, where do they differ, and what would it mean for our funds? ACT's proposed tax cuts on our Kiwisaver at the cost of the scrapping Government contribution, National's proposed an incremental increase on the default contribution, and Labour wants to boost employer contributions. What does that all mean for us who may be retiring soon, looking for a first home, or just entering work? Generate Kiwisaver Advisor Nathan Stanners joins us Tim Beveridge for Smart Money... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There seems to be many health advisories about what we can stop or start to reduce the risk of cancer, and there's always a push for earlier cancer screenings when elections come about. National wants to lower the bowel screen age, extend breast screening, and make cervical screening free. But something like cancer can often run in the family, so how much risk can we actually mitigate through healthy-living choice? What signs should we look for? General Practitioner Dr. John Cameron joins Tim Beveridge for the Health Hub to discuss... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Green Party's announced a jobs guarantee programme for young people who've been out of work for 6 months, with unemployment at an 11-year high, and three times worse for younger people. The party says the country's infrastructure and nature need maintenance and care, but community services are short of the people needed - so they plan to give those roles to younger people. The policy aims to bring work to 32,000 young people, by scaling up funding for all councils. Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson speaks to Tim Beveridge to explain how it work... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACT's released their fiscal plan if re-elected, and it's focused on cutting wasteful spending across sectors, and reduce debt by $12.4 billion dollars. The party's budget focuses on hard issues like superannuation, and bureaucracy, while proposing no new taxes and a quicker return to surplus. The party says Government spend is up 20 percent since 2017 across most sectors, and less debt lets us better respond to economic crisis and natural disasters. ACT Party Leader David Seymour talks to Tim Beveridge to unpack their plan... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Founder of Crayon Stephanie Pow joins Tim Beveridge on Parent Squad to discuss how you should go about setting up a savings or investment fund for your child.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the One Roof Radio Show, Ed McKnight from Opes Partners talks with Tim about how a looming election impacts (or doesn't) the housing market. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by Luke Dallow & Mark Crysell. On the table today: do debates, polls, and the slew of policy announcements move the dial for average voters, will regular folks (ie not political pundits) strategically split their votes, are billionaires "morally offensive", how much room should you leave cyclists when you drive past them, and random drug testing the beneficiaries. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It seems like New Zealand's fallen out of love with the property-market hype - the pre-election economic and fiscal update last week basically confirmed it.  So where should we start looking when it comes to investing, and saving up? You've heard about people doing the age-old method of buying antique collectibles, luxury watches, gold, and art-pieces - and you've heard about the newer investment crazes like crypto, NFTs, and even trading cards - and you just think... this has to be a bubble that's bound to pop, right? How do we go about shifting a bit of our money out of the property-sector, and into something more secure? Is security even guaranteed or is there just a bit of luck involved? Finance Specialist and Author of Money Matters, Amanda Morrall joins Tim Beveridge on Smart Money...  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a lot of buzzwords being thrown around in the health-space these days - especially when it comes to diets. There's stuff like macros, calorie-deficits, creatine, protein, intermittent-fasting, clean-eating, super-foods, detox, and the list goes on... So what's the stuff we should actually consider implementing? What are the products worth the premium, and what might be a bit of a marketing gimmick? What should we be eating, and how can we keep those cheat-meals manageable to burn off? Nutritionist Claire Turnbull joins me now for the Health Hub... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACT's election campaign's kicked off today, and the party's focused on two things: cut red-tape to unlock the country's potential, and lock Labour out. As part of their ambitions, the party wants to remove tax on Kiwisaver earnings, and scrutinise the bureaucracy in many sectors. ACT Party Candidate Paul Henry joins Tim Beveridge to speak about why the Party's going so hard on Labour... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're about a month away until Election Day, so policy announcemens and party promises are ramping up. The Greeens today have launched their transport plan to combat fossil fuel use, and ease congestion. The Greens will cap bus and train fares at $2 for adults, and free for children, students, community service card holders, and total mobility users. They also plan to build rapid bus and light rail, boost inter-regional travle, and pedestrianises more inner-city areas. Green Party Transport Spokesperson Julie Anne Genter speaks with Tim Beveridge to unpack the policy... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the One Roof Radio Show, Aspire Property Management Director Mike Atkinson joins Tim Beveridge to talk about getting into the landlord game. And if you're already in it, what’s keeping you in the game? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the middle weekend of the school holidays and cries of "I'm bored" can be heard from Kaitaia to Bluff. Mindworks Psychologist Sara Chatwin joins Tim Beveridge to discuss why letting kids be bored is good for them, and for you as their parent. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by Richard Lindroos & Brad Olsen. On the table today: the election campaign is properly underway, the UK might rejoin the EU, the future is still undecided for Chateux Tongariro, NZers might not be doing enough in the climate change fight, prosecutions for the Moa Point disaster, and protestors at NZ Aerospace Summit in Christchuch. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There has been a lot of supermarket chat over the past couple of years, and it's ramping up now that we are headed into the election.  National wants to split up Food Stuffs, the Greens want to build KiwiMart, ACT wants regulatory barriers reduced so new competitors can enter, and Labour has proposed separating the wholesale and retail operations of both major supermarket groups. But, Koura Founder Rupert Carlyon says messing with supermarkets will not help the average kiwi household, it is instead banks we need to focus on LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.