Podcasts

The latest from BusinessDesk's Cooking the Books, the Business of Tech and BusinessDesk Today podcasts.
BusinessDesk Today podcast: AT's new boss and you'll get paid more if you don't work from home

BusinessDesk Today podcast: AT's new boss and you'll get paid more if you don't work from home

Listen to today's round-up of the top stories from the BusinessDesk newsroom hosted by Ella Somers.

Ella Somers 18 Apr 2023
BusinessDesk Today podcast: Hotels back to pre-pandemic occupancy levels and a saga of incomprehension

BusinessDesk Today podcast: Hotels back to pre-pandemic occupancy levels and a saga of incomprehension

Listen to today's round-up of the top stories from the BusinessDesk newsroom hosted by Jacques Steenkamp.

Cooking the Books podcast: taking a business from bootstrap beginnings to VC investment
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Cooking the Books podcast: taking a business from bootstrap beginnings to VC investment

In today's episode, Cook talks to the founder of Twiice about how it's finding investors to help it break into Europe.

Frances Cook 17 Apr 2023
BusinessDesk Today podcast: a watery end to Hipkins's policy bonfire and carbon prices rise slightly

BusinessDesk Today podcast: a watery end to Hipkins's policy bonfire and carbon prices rise slightly

Listen to today's round-up of the top stories from the BusinessDesk newsroom hosted by Ben Moore.

Ben Moore 14 Apr 2023


Frances Cook
Frances Cook

Investment Editor

Frances has a master's degree in media studies from Victoria University of Wellington and a level 5 certificate in financial services specialising in investments. She has worked as a journalist for 12 years, first specialising in crime, before moving into politics, and finally business and finance. She is the author of two books on personal finance and is best known for the personal finance podcast, ‘Cooking the books’.
She is also a regular commentator on business and personal finance matters, including on the AM show, NewstalkZB, the Hits, and Flava. You can follow her on Twitter here or connect with her on LinkedIn here.

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