Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff, Chris Schulz reviews the first big TV series of 2023, Maia Ingoe worries for the future of the Māui dolphin and Emily Writes reveals the secret to getting rich. “The former director general of health receiving a knighthood in the New Year Honours list was a satisfying conclusion to Ashleymania – but it also left an opening for a new civil servant to draw hyper-scrutiny and quasi-fandom as we move into a new era. Enter Adrian “cool the jets” Orr, governor of the Reserve Bank, the man whose simple and relaxing job it is to control the speed of our entire economy. His case to take Bloomfield’s mantle is unimpeachable. Like Bloomfield, he leads a bureaucracy which few think much about in ordinary times, but suddenly has a huge impact on our lives. His press conferences are guaranteed to lead the news, as he fronts decisions which have a decent chance at swinging election outcomes.” Live Updates: Could Efeso Collins join the Green Party? Definitely not a sideshow, but could it be a sidecar election? The Bulletin How to be a rich boy Emily Writes Weekly One million species face extinction, but saving the Māui dolphin still matters to me It might be selfish to focus on one species when entire ecosystems are under threat. But I was worried about the Māui dolphin when I did a speech about them at intermediate school and I’m still worried now, writes Maia Ingoe. The Last of Us is everything The Walking Dead wishes it could be Rec Room Welcome to HomeGround: the building that changes lives Fred Again or Haim? Laneway’s set times have landed
How do you go from being a local comedian to becoming CEO of the government agency charged with growing the country’s global brand? In this week’s Business is Boring, Simon Pound chats with David Downs, business leader, cancer survivor and CEO of The NZ Story Group. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast provider. |
Adrian Orr is the new Ashley Bloomfield
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