What does it mean to be a consumer in 2022? And when did "consumption" become a dirty word? Consume This unpacks the big issues facing New Zealanders today: from fast fashion and the housing market, to the world of data privacy and more.
Join hosts Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy and social good champion Sophie Richardson as they tackle the burning issues of our time with expert guest commentators and everyday New Zealanders.
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How much information should a landlord or property manager ask for? In this episode we delve into the thorny issue of power imbalance in the New Zealand residential rental market. Plus what can go wrong when your sensitive information isn't protected.
Host Sophie Richardson is joined by Jackie Adams, the Compliance & Enforcement Manager at Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Ashok Jacob from Renters United, David Pearse from the RPMA, Zenani Moore.
Consume This presents a special one-off episode recorded live at the Wellington Museum.
In this episode, host Jon Duffy is joined by Consumer NZ product test manager Dr Paul Smith, as well as Appliance Outlet Manager Michael Lovell and Computer Recycling boss Patrick Moynahan.
What do retailers do with nearly new, but faulty, small appliances? We use GPS trackers to follow a dead fridge and faulty food mixers to their final destinations.
In this episode, we're joined by packaging consultant Sarah Yanez and ThinkStep technical director Jeff Vickers.
Why is it so hard for us to stop using single-use plastic packaging? We follow Elysian Foods owner Toby Green on his quest to ditch the polymers.
Noel Bates & Bob Metcalfe share their efforts to help their children into a home. Brandon Vaaulu reveals his technique for getting ahead without the Bank of Mum and Dad. Plus, economist Shamubeel Eaqub takes a look at what we could do to make things easier for first-home buyers - and their parents!
Our research has found the Bank of Mum and Dad has doled out a whopping $22.6 billion in home loans, making it the fifth-largest lender in New Zealand. In this episode, we're joined by economist Shamubeel Eaqub and recent Bank of Mum and Dad beneficiary Thomas Swain as we ask what effect this is having in Aotearoa.
Part two sees Sophie visit insurance broker Alan Borthwick and track down Naomi Ballantyne, the managing director of Partners Life - one of New Zealand's largest insurers.
Sophie is on a journey to understand how and why a doctor's visit for a mild fear of flying resulted in a blanket "mental health exclusion" when she applied for income protection insurance. We unpick how this happened, why, and what it tells us about the way we treat mental health.
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