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NZ Tech Podcast 339: Intel Compute Card, New Macs, Apple HomePod, iPad Pro comes of age, SpaceX recycling

This week: Intel Compute Card, News from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference highlights incl new Macs, Apple HomePod, iPad Pro comes of age. SpaceX recycling rockets and capsules, 25% of Australians support a cashless society, Dubai’s Robot Cops.
Hosted by Paul Spain and featuring guests Mark Webster and Damien O’Carroll.

NZ Wine Podcast 21 Beaujolais: Wine Regions of France

This session has us exploring the often overlooked Beaujolais region; discovering what makes many wine enthusiasts obsess about these wines. Jean-Christophe Poizat & Marc Taddei take us on a quick journey through the wine regions of France.

Be You – The Fearless Kitchen 53

In this podcast episode I describe my arrival into the USA, as in my 20s I took up a Private Chef role with a family on Cape Cod.

Bitcoin: Are You Ready For This? Ep 444 Sarn Elliot

Bitcoin: Are You Ready For This? Ep 444 Sarn Elliot

Sarn Elliot, crypto consultant, is my special guest today and we’re talking about how to ‘be your own bank’.

If you’re not yet into Bitcoin and you’re aware the price is now at all-time highs, don’t panic – you’re still very early. Education is so important around the basics of setting up your wallet, watching out for scams, and making sure you have some sort of game plan.

Better yet, take the free, 5-part online course Crypto 101: Crypto with Confidence, then sign up here to Easy Crypto, and download the Exodus Wallet to get started.

 

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Facing up to Managed Retreat – Kelly Flatz

Facing up to Managed Retreat – Kelly Flatz

If 2023’s Cyclone Gabrielle proved anything, it was that New Zealand is woefully exposed to the risks of climate change and has no coherent strategy for moving people and assets away from them. Sustainability consultant Kelly Flatz tells Ross Inglis that the national conversation about managed retreat is only just starting.

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TikTok Turmoil, Social Media regulations + Trump’s return

TikTok Turmoil, Social Media regulations + Trump’s return

Join Paul Spain and Danu Abeysuriya (Rush Digital), as they look into Kiwi AI innovation in Brazil, security guidelines for start-ups, social media accountability steps in Australia and Malaysia, and TikTok controversies in Canada and France. Learn about the implications of Trump’s re-election on tech policy and bitcoin. Plus hear about Rush Digital’s journey in tackling global AI challenges.

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Upgrading Homes In A Down Market, Ep 443 Matt Schticks

Upgrading Homes In A Down Market, Ep 443 Matt Schticks

Today it’s about buying your first home, and your next home– my guest today followed, or is following, a really simple strategy: When it’s down, it’s time to step it up.

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The Bitcoin Adviser: Talk to me about using Bitcoin as an intergenerational wealth transfer vehicle.

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Easy Crypto: To buy and sell digital assets.

Sharesight: For tracking and reporting on your portfolio

Exodus: Get rewards on your first $2,500 of swaps

Revolut: For a new type of banking.

 

Online courses:

The Home Buyers Blueprint: Get a better home; Get a better mortgage.

The KiwiSaver Millionaire Roadmap: Get a Rockstar Retirement!

New Wealth Foundations: Personal finance from a wealth-builder’s perspective.

Take the free, 5-part online course Crypto 101: Crypto with Confidence

Get Social:

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Do we need Internet Archives? + Property Tech

Do we need Internet Archives? + Property Tech

Hear from Paul Spain and Logan Ransley (Landlord Studio), as they look at the innovation behind Landlord Studio’s all-in-one property management app. Plus, a look at this week’s tech news and innovation including:

  • ListAssist’s breakthrough in the US real estate market
  • Precautionary advice on NZ Post scams
  • Apple’s satellite service expansion
  • The significance of the Internet Archive
  • Hydropanels are helping hydrate remote communities

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Big Tech, Big Government, & Big Central Banks, Ep 442 Ananish Chaudhuri

Big Tech, Big Government, & Big Central Banks, Ep 442 Ananish Chaudhuri

If you’ve reached the midpoint of your investment journey, or thereabouts, you know – it’s about risk management more than just number go up. Read more.

A special thank you to my guest, Professor Anananish Chadhuri – Lecturer in experimental and behavioural economics at the University of Auckland.

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The Bitcoin Adviser: Talk to me about using Bitcoin as an intergenerational wealth transfer vehicle.

Hatch: For US markets.

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Easy Crypto: To buy and sell digital assets.

Sharesight: For tracking and reporting on your portfolio

Exodus: Get rewards on your first $2,500 of swaps

Revolut: For a new type of banking.

 

Online courses:

The Home Buyers Blueprint: Get a better home; Get a better mortgage.

The KiwiSaver Millionaire Roadmap: Get a Rockstar Retirement!

New Wealth Foundations: Personal finance from a wealth-builder’s perspective.

Take the free, 5-part online course Crypto 101: Crypto with Confidence

Get Social:

Check out the most watched/downloaded episodes here

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Climate is a health issue too – Dr Jan Raymond, Ora Taiao

Climate is a health issue too – Dr Jan Raymond, Ora Taiao

A new report by medical journal The Lancet shows heat-related deaths, food insecurity and the spread of infectious diseases caused by climate change have reached record levels. In our concern for its effect on economy or the environment it’s easy to forget that climate change is also health crisis. To ensure it’s not forgotten, more than 1000 health professionals are members of Ora Taiao a professional body; advocating for health-enhancing climate action. Vincent spoke to spokesperson Dr Jan Raymond.

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Roaming Changes, AI Lawsuits, and Hearing Innovations

Roaming Changes, AI Lawsuits, and Hearing Innovations

Join Paul Spain and Bill Bennett as they discuss the latest tech news and developments. They cover the shutdown of 3G roaming and Apple’s expanding initiatives in hearing health, while unraveling the legal controversies involving major AI platforms. Listen in as they discuss how Meta is tackling scams with advanced facial recognition, Zoom’s innovative AI-powered avatars, the growing concerns of AI’s impact on the creative industry and much more.

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US Election: Should You Sell Up? Ep 441 Darcy Ungaro

US Election: Should You Sell Up? Ep 441 Darcy Ungaro

When you come from nothing, the only sure-fire way to catch up to where you need to be, is to work harder than everyone else, and use leverage. If you can use other people’s money, with permission of course, and you make some correct assumptions about the future, you might be able build more, with less. Whatever the outcome, it’s more with leverage. Read more.

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Easy Crypto: To buy and sell digital assets.

Sharesight: For tracking and reporting on your portfolio

Revolut: For a new type of banking.

 

Online courses:

The Home Buyers Blueprint: Get a better home; Get a better mortgage.

The KiwiSaver Millionaire Roadmap: Get a Rockstar Retirement!

New Wealth Foundations: Personal finance from a wealth-builder’s perspective.

Take the free, 5-part online course Crypto 101: Crypto with Confidence

Get Social:

Check out the most watched/downloaded episodes here

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Learn more about Ungaro & Co Financial Advice: www.ungaro.co.nz

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Kaila Colbin – Founder and CEO at Boma and Crusaders Leadership Programme

Kaila Colbin – Founder and CEO at Boma and Crusaders Leadership Programme

Join Paul Spain as he sits down with Kaila Colbin, founder and CEO of Boma. Kaila shares her wealth of experience in entrepreneurship and leadership, from orchestrating impactful TEDx events to her collaboration with the Crusaders Rugby team, Kaila shares her thoughts on the balance between courage and empathy in leadership, with engaging discussions on personal growth, the practicalities of business, and fostering innovation. This episode is packed with valuable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and leaders alike.

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RBNZ: The Power To Change Our Money, Ep 440 Ian Woolford

RBNZ: The Power To Change Our Money, Ep 440 Ian Woolford

Today, I’m grateful to be speaking with Ian Woolford, the head of money and cash at the Reserve Bank of NZ.

Central Bank Digital Currency, branded as ‘digital cash’ by the RBNZ, has the potential to give the banking scene the boot up the backside we desperately need. One step further, trillions of dollars of assets migrating into the digital ecosystem (which is what CBDC’s help facilitate) will usher in the most significant changes to wealth we’ve EVER seen.

Concerns exist, absolutely, especially over the long term.

A responsible and trustworthy RBNZ is the at the base-layer of our financial system. CBDC’s have the potential to dramatically increase the power they hold. Our trust in them must therefore increase over time.

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Starship, Tesla Robotaxi, Satellite to Cell and Quantum Computing Breakthroughs

Starship, Tesla Robotaxi, Satellite to Cell and Quantum Computing Breakthroughs

Hear from Paul Spain and Keith Patton (Vivara) as they discuss the latest tech news, including:

  • One NZ’s Starlink’s satellite-to-mobile SMS service testing
  • NZ Government’s Identity Check facial recognition system
  • Tesla’s Robotaxi and Robovan plans
  • Breakthroughs in Quantum computing by Chinese scientists
  • SpaceX’s innovative rocket-catching technology

Plus a look at Vivara personalised wellness guidance

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