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Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers. Whether you’re a small business owner or interested in what’s going on in the Big End of Town, this podcast encompasses the sharpest voices and minds in the world of business.

Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on the ongoing economic costs of the Iran war

3 mins; April 02, 2026

Chris Quin: Foodstuffs North Island CEO on farmers raising questions over supermarket food prices

6 mins; April 02, 2026

Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business editor on ASB facing a $6 million dollar fine for breaching anti-money laundering rules

4 mins; April 01, 2026

Jeremy Hutton: Milford Asset Management expert on KMD Brands announcing an equity raise drive following multimillion-dollar loss

4 mins; April 01, 2026

Chris Keall: NZ Herald senior business writer on the rise and fall of Allbirds

4 mins; April 01, 2026

Kieran McAnulty: Labour MP on his member's bill designed to loosen liquor regulations on public holidays

3 mins; March 31, 2026

Bodo Lang: Massey University marketing professor on Allbirds selling its assets for $68 million

7 mins; March 31, 2026

Greig Wilson: Epic Hospitality CEO on Good Friday and Easter Sunday alcohol restrictions getting reduced

6 mins; March 31, 2026

Simon Bridges: Auckland Business Chamber Chief Executive on business confidence slumping amid oil shock

1 min; March 31, 2026

Paul Bloxham: HSBC chief economist on what the oil price increases mean for both sides of the Tasman

5 mins; March 31, 2026

Paul Fuge: Consumer NZ spokesperson on the planned increase in power prices

5 mins; March 31, 2026

Jamie Mackay: The Country host recaps the 2026 Federated Farmers High Country Field Day

4 mins; March 31, 2026

Nick Tuffley: ASB Senior Economist on the revised economic outcome forecasts, impact of Middle East conflict

4 mins; March 30, 2026

Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on oil prices surging as Iran war continues

3 mins; March 30, 2026

Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister comments on progress of proposed LNG terminal in Tauranga

11 mins; March 29, 2026

Dane Ambler: Buy NZ Made executive director calls for policies to prioritise NZ suppliers amid closures

7 mins; March 28, 2026

Mark Stirton: Warehouse Group CEO is 'pleased' with first half results

5 mins; March 27, 2026

Dr Samantha Marsh: senior public health researcher at UOA on Meta and Google losing court case over social media harm

5 mins; March 26, 2026

Carolyn Young: Retail NZ CEO on ACT confirming the Government's hit pause on the surcharge ban

3 mins; March 25, 2026

Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business editor on the Government refurbishing Channel Infrastructure’s empty Marsden Point fuel storage tanks

4 mins; March 25, 2026

Jeremy Hutton: Milford Asset Management expert on the NZX dropping 1.53 percent amid Iran conflict

4 mins; March 25, 2026

Catherine Beard: BusinessNZ Advocacy Director on the Reserve Bank Governor's speech about fuel prices and the impact on inflation

3 mins; March 24, 2026

Cath O'Brien: Board of Airline Representatives NZ executive director on the warnings that airlines will have to cut NZ flights in fuel shortage

4 mins; March 24, 2026

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on the groups vying to take over Molesworth Station

4 mins; March 24, 2026

Jason Delamore: Lotto NZ chief executive on the new changes coming to Lotto

2 mins; March 24, 2026

Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on Australia establishing a new trade deal with the EU

3 mins; March 23, 2026

David Hadfield: Process Vegetables NZ chairman on McCain closing its Hastings processing plant

5 mins; March 23, 2026

Richard Wyeth: Synlait CEO on the $80.6 million half-year loss, future of the company

3 mins; March 23, 2026

Kay Oliver: UK correspondent on Prime Minister Starmer calling an emergency meeting on economy

4 mins; March 23, 2026

Lynda Keene: Tourism Export Council CEO on the rise in overseas visitors cancelling New Zealand trips

3 mins; March 23, 2026

Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on oil prices rising as a result of the Middle East conflict

3 mins; March 23, 2026

Sagarika Chandra: Fitch analyst reveals why the agency changed New Zealand's rating

3 mins; March 23, 2026

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the Government's planned cost relief measures for households impacted by fuel crisis

9 mins; March 23, 2026

Karl Dean: Federated Farmers Dairy Chair on Fonterra reporting a 2.8 percent lift in first-half net profit to $750 million

2 mins; March 23, 2026

Dr Michelle Dickinson: nanotechnologist on the latest AI developments at NVIDIA GTC

5 mins; March 21, 2026

Jamie Mackay: The Country host explains the impact the Wattie’s closure could have on farmers

4 mins; March 19, 2026

Michael Reddell: former Reserve Bank economist on the state of the economy following recent GDP figures

3 mins; March 18, 2026

Michael Luke: Milford Asset Management expert on the impacts of the ongoing conflict in Iran

3 mins; March 18, 2026

Paul Bloxham: HSBC chief economist on the RBA increasing the OCR for the second month in a row

6 mins; March 17, 2026

Shane Jones: Resources Minister explains why Crown funds should be directed towards geothermal sector

6 mins; March 17, 2026

Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on data showing food prices rose 4.5 percent in the year to February

3 mins; March 17, 2026

Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on the RBA hiking the OCR up again amid inflation concerns

5 mins; March 16, 2026

Sam MacKinnon: Hospitality NZ Head of Communications and Advocacy on the Government's changes to alcohol laws

7 mins; March 16, 2026

Kerre Woodham: New Zealand's conflict of interest problem

5 mins; March 16, 2026

Mark Troughear: Freightways CEO on the impacts of the Middle East crisis and fuel prices

5 mins; March 16, 2026

Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on the market reactions to the third week of the Iran conflict

2 mins; March 16, 2026

Carolyn Young: Retail NZ CEO on retail spending trending upward before Iran conflict

5 mins; March 16, 2026

Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on Nicola Willis urging Kiwis not to panic over fuel shortages

5 mins; March 16, 2026

Philip Gregan: New Zealand Winegrowers CEO on the Government's proposed changes to alcohol laws

3 mins; March 15, 2026

Nathan Surendran: Wise Response Society chair on what the Middle East crisis will do to fuel supply

16 mins; March 14, 2026

Cath O'Brien: Board of Airline Representatives NZ executive director on Air New Zealand cutting 1100 flights

2 mins; March 12, 2026

Brendan Larsen: Milford Asset Management expert on markets calming down from Middle East conflict shock

3 mins; March 11, 2026

Rod Duke: Briscoe Group managing director on the business posting steady result in tough financial year

4 mins; March 11, 2026

Paula O'Kane: Otago University associate professor calls for changes to be made to sick leave

2 mins; March 11, 2026

Alan McDonald: EMA Head of Advocacy on Heinz Wattie's shutting down at least three manufacturing facilities

2 mins; March 11, 2026

Maree Tassell: iFindProperty founder on the growing calls to regulate property flippers

6 mins; March 10, 2026

Matt Goodson: Salt Funds Management managing director on the markets fluctuating amid Middle East conflict

4 mins; March 10, 2026

Cynthia Robins: Formerly the Blackball Hilton owner on the pub being forced to remove outdoor seating

3 mins; March 10, 2026

Irene King: aviation commentator on Air New Zealand lifting fares in response to Middle East conflict

2 mins; March 10, 2026

Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on the economic impact of the war in Iran

3 mins; March 09, 2026

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on the Government's plan to monitor fuel prices amid Middle East conflict

8 mins; March 09, 2026

Greg Smith: Generate investment specialist on the economic impact of the Middle East conflict

3 mins; March 08, 2026

Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on the Middle East conflict's impact on the markets

5 mins; March 08, 2026

Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on what investors should be thinking about when it comes to the Middle East crisis

4 mins; March 05, 2026

Lisa Stewart: Trade Me Head of Marketplace on the company scrapping bank transfers and dropping success fees

5 mins; March 05, 2026

Anthony Morsinkhof: luxury real estate agent on the Government relaxing the foreign buyer ban

4 mins; March 04, 2026

Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business editor on the increase in new lending going to first-home buyers with small deposits

4 mins; March 04, 2026

Jeremy Hutton: Milford Asset Management expert on what the Middle East crisis is doing to oil prices

4 mins; March 04, 2026

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on what the Middle East conflict could do for beef exports

4 mins; March 03, 2026

Dehardt van der Merwe: Propopoly founder on what the company hopes to do for Kiwis

5 mins; March 03, 2026

Paul Raeburn: new head of GrabOne on the company relaunching under Paradigm Group after liquidation shutdown

3 mins; March 02, 2026

Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on the RBA warning the Middle East could have economic impacts

5 mins; March 02, 2026

Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management expert on the market reactions to the Iran conflict

3 mins; March 02, 2026

Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on the economic implications of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East

5 mins; March 02, 2026

Sue Chetwin: Grocery Action Group chair on Foodstuffs looking to appeal Commerce Commission’s merger ruling

4 mins; March 01, 2026

Karl Dean: Federated Farmers Dairy Chair says new KiwiSaver rules are a win for rural staff

4 mins; March 01, 2026

Gareth Edgecombe: T&G Global Chief Executive discusses strong financial result from premium apple demand

6 mins; February 26, 2026

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on meat processors struggling to get stock onto lines

3 mins; February 26, 2026

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Was David Seymour right about Air New Zealand going 'woke'?

2 mins; February 26, 2026

Sophie Moloney: Sky TV chief executive on the 'challenging' market factors impacting their results

6 mins; February 25, 2026

Kelvin Davidson: Cotality Chief Property Economist on the reports claiming women are being left behind in the property market

2 mins; February 25, 2026

Nikhil Ravishankar: Air New Zealand CEO says airline on the road to recovery following first half financial loss

8 mins; February 25, 2026

Sam MacKinnon: Hospitality NZ spokesperson on alcohol consumption dropping and what that means for the sector

8 mins; February 25, 2026

Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business editor on the RBNZ considering requiring banks to set up thousands of ATMs

4 mins; February 25, 2026

Andrew Curtayne: Milford Asset Management expert on what Anthropic's Claude AI is doing to the markets

4 mins; February 25, 2026

Mike Roan: Meridian Energy CEO on the company delivering a higher than expected net profit

5 mins; February 25, 2026

Rawdon Christie: real estate agent on the rise in townhouses taking too long to sell

3 mins; February 24, 2026

Ian Woolford: Reserve Bank Money and Cash Director on the RBNZ urging banks to provide cash services to customers

6 mins; February 24, 2026

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on Landcorp reporting solid half year results

5 mins; February 24, 2026

Michael Boggs: NZME CEO on the company growing earnings and bouncing back

5 mins; February 24, 2026

Warren Ngan Woo: Westpac's Financial Wellbeing programme manager on the reports revealing less Kiwis have emergency savings

2 mins; February 23, 2026

Stew Hamilton: Mercury Energy CEO on the company returning to profit

2 mins; February 23, 2026

Karl Gradon: Comvita CEO on the company returning to profit in half-year result

4 mins; February 23, 2026

Geoff Summers: Remuneration Authority Chair on local councillors seeing bigger pay increases

4 mins; February 22, 2026

Malcolm Johns: Genesis Energy CEO on the Government investing more money into the business

3 mins; February 22, 2026

Chris Small: ASB Business Managing Director says NZ businesses are getting back on track

4 mins; February 22, 2026

Cameron Bagrie: Economist on new Trump tariffs' impact for kiwis

10 mins; February 21, 2026

Bill Reinsch: former US Under Secretary of Commerce and Security on Trump imposing a 15 percent global tariff following Supreme Court ruling

9 mins; February 21, 2026

Jamie Mackay: The Country host on Fonterra shareholders voting to receive the tax free capital return from the Mainland sale

3 mins; February 19, 2026

Carrie Hurihanganui: Auckland Airport CEO on the airport reporting higher profits and revenue

5 mins; February 19, 2026

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