About this episode
The episode features economist Brad Olsen discussing jobless numbers and political issues with guest Willow-Jean Prime, along with a local news story from Taupo.
On today's First Up pod: economist Brad Olsen breaks down yesterday's jobless numbers; Labour's Willow-Jean Prime addresses the political issues of the week, including the scrapping of the BSA and ACT's proposed citizen tests and Taupo has bats, Dan Hutchinson from Taupo News has that story. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
People in this episode
Host: Nathan
Guests: Brad Olsen, Willow-Jean Prime
Topics covered
- jobless numbers
- political issues
- BSA
- citizen tests
- local news
Keywords
- economist
- jobless numbers
- politics
- BSA
- citizen tests
- Taupo
- local news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Labour, ACT, Taupo News
Places: Taupo
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