Spark 5G, Ford driverless cars, Kiwicon vs Lime Scooters, Hands on Oppo R17 Pro and Jabra Engage 75 – NZ Tech Podcast 415
At Kiwicon Lime Scooters hacking risks are highlighted, Ford demos driverless cars, Video search tip (JustWatch.com), Spark 5G Innovation Lab and trial 5G sites are active and Skype arrives on Amazon Echo / Alexa. Hands on Oppo R17 Pro and Jabra Engage 75.
Hosted by Paul Spain and this week’s guest: Colin Brown.
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Ian Webb: How to build wealth through property – literally!
Ian Webb discusses how you can be the first link in the value chain of creating wealth through property.
Possibly one of the best kept secrets in the mortgage industry is this: The LVR restrictions do not apply to you if you’re building a brand new home.
Thinking as a property investor, in the last 5 years years or so the main barrier in the way has been these LVR (loan to valuation) restrictions in place which dictate that you effectively have to have 35% of the purchase price to buy an investment property (in the form of cash or equity in your home). Arguably this has taken [some of] the steam out of the housing market and put pressure on the existing housing stock across the nation. These regulations had an unintended side-effect – the main way to keep prices growing at a more realistic pace, is to increase the supply of housing stock (not just kill the demand).
When the LVR restrictions were introduced, Ian Webb was instrumental in creating a ‘hole’ for new builders to climb through. Did you know that for as little as 5% deposit you could build your next rental property?
Well if it’s that easy, why isn’t everyone doing it?
Here’s a couple of reasons why:
1 – not many people know about this loop-hole (spoiler alert)
2 – funding new building projects can still be very difficult
3 – capital gains in newer subdivisions and regional areas are still a little less certain compared to city centers
Have a listen to this insightful and honest show and ask yourself this question: Could building a home build equity over the long term for you? Maybe building an investment property portfolio could still work for you and if so, *getting to the starting line correctly is critical, if you want to get to the finish line intact.*
We hope you enjoy this peak into how construction finance works, warts and all!
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NZ EV Podcast 54: EV Insurance
This week Theo and Dee talk with Jon-Paul Hale a personal insurance broker from Willow Grove Insurance about EV insurance. And we dive into a discussion on Tesla Insurance and why it may cost you more than you think.
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Unlimited Satellite Broadband coming to NZ, Mi launches locally, Business Time for Rocket Lab, Apple refreshes – NZ Tech Podcast 414
Big Apple refresh, bad start for Ola, E-mopeds arrive in Auckland, Lime scooter recall, Samsung foldable smartphone, Rocket Lab attracts global attention with a commercial launch, Xiaomi (Mi) goes well in NZ, Kacific unlimited satellite broadband vs VDSL.
Hosted by Paul Spain and this week’s guests: Matteo Catanuto and Eric Chang.
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NZ EV Podcast 53: Electric Avenue – Big Boys Toys
This week Theo and Dee talk with Director of Big Boys Toys Dean Wilson about Electric Avenue which will be part of Big Boys Toys 2018. We have a great chat about what will be on the show and how to Win some free passes to Big Boys Toys. Also, if you have thought about converting a Toyota Sera have a listen to this show. We may have a donor car for you.
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Ola launches in NZ, Retro Tech, Nokia 7.1, Anki Vector (Robot), Solarcity – NZ Tech Podcast 413
Amazon open new checkout-less 4-star store, hands-on: Nokia 7.1 and Anki Vector, ‘Solar Zero’ fixed power agreement, Uber rival Ola launches in NZ, Maker Faire, retro tech, Lenovo introduces cashier-less store, 7 eleven mobile ‘scan and go’ checkout.
Hosted by Paul Spain and this week’s guest: Spencer Owens.
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NZ EV Podcast 52: Lime Scooters
This week Theo and Dee talk with Hank Rowe, Launcher at Lime Scooters about Limes electric scooter rollout. Hank did very well even when faced with Dee West who was dressed as Wonder Woman for the interview. It was Halloween on the day we recorded this episode if that helps you work that one out.
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NZ’S BB8 Robot and Faire Wellington, IBM Swallowing RedHat for NZ$52B, TVNZ to charge for streaming? – NZ Tech Podcast 412
This week, IBM to acquire RedHat, will Apple offer free streaming? DJI Enterprise drone, Maker Faire coming to Wellington, Flick Electric spot prices go through the roof, could TVNZ and Spark merge? Oppo AX5 hands on.
Hosted by Paul Spain and this week’s guests: Bill Bennett and Matthew Reading.
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NZ EV Podcast 51: We need to talk about Elon
This week Theo and Dee are back in the studio talking EV news and current events. Well mainly having an overdue talk about Elon and EV insurance. Thank you to all our listeners for sticking with us contributing to the show and do keep letting us know what you want to hear about. We love your feedback.
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro Hands on, Rolls-Royce Autonomous Ships, DJI Drone update – NZ Tech Podcast 411
DJI Drone update, October Windows 10 update damages Microsoft reputation, iPhone Xr lands, Rolls-Royce works with Intel to deliver self-driving ships, follow up on Lime Scooters, hands on with the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and D-Link’s Mesh Wi-Fi range.
Hosted by Paul Spain and this week’s guest: Jonathan Kubiak.
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NZ Young Professionals Podcast 28: Leighton Roberts – Giving young professionals what they really want from investments
In this episode, podcast host, Ed McKnight talks with Sharsies Co-founder Leighton Roberts (MyCareerBrand.net) about how the investment start-up grew to having $10 million under management within its first year.
Specifically, they discuss:
– Starting a business with seven co-founders, and making it work
– The founding team putting their corporate jobs on hold to validate this idea
– How they figured out what young professionals want from an investment company
– Why they tried to prove the business wouldn’t work before taking the leap and leaving their corporate jobs
– What young kiwis really wanted from investments
– and Ed and Leighton’s musings on social businesses and ethical investments
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NZ EV Podcast 50: Welcome to our 50th Episode!
Welcome to our 50th Podcast. Who would have thought we would get this far.
This week Theo and Dee are back in the studio with guest Darcy Ungaro from the NZ Everyday Investor Podcast talking about how much it makes sense to buy that EV you have always wanted now and how you can do it! Thank you to all our listeners for sticking with us contributing to the show.
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