Podcasts

The latest from the Business of Tech and BusinessDesk Today podcasts.
Cooking the Books podcast: is renting really dead money?
Property Free

Cooking the Books podcast: is renting really dead money?

Still on the fence about renting? Or is it better to buy your own place? Our investment editor Frances Cook talks to actuary Emma Vitz.

Frances Cook 28 Sep 2022
When your property investment turns out to be leaky
Property Free

When your property investment turns out to be leaky

BusinessDesk investment editor Frances Cook talks to a property investor whose building needed extensive repairs.

Frances Cook 26 Sep 2022
Cooking the Books podcast: Debt Free Diva on side hustles to boost your income
Investments Free

Cooking the Books podcast: Debt Free Diva on side hustles to boost your income

 Side hustles can fill a gap when you're not earning enough and you can't ask for a payrise.

Frances Cook 19 Sep 2022
Cooking the Books: living on a llama farm to be mortgage free at 31
Investments Free

Cooking the Books: living on a llama farm to be mortgage free at 31

Frances Cook discusses the couple who made a major lifestyle change in order to become mortgage-free with Corianne Holmes.

Frances Cook 12 Sep 2022


Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin

Tech Columnist

Peter has been keeping a close eye on the tech sector and the digital revolution for the last 20 years. After a stint in London dissecting the tech wreck for a number of computer-industry publications, he joined the New Zealand Herald eventually running the paper's tech section before leaving to found the Science Media Centre in Wellington. He has been a tech commentator for the New Zealand Listener, Newstalk ZB and RNZ. His passion is exploring the impact technology and innovation have on business, society and the environment. Follow him on Twitter @petergnz

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