Live at the Nut Bar with John Bolton and David Cunningham
Squirrel Founder John Bolton (better known as JB) and Chief David Cunningham (DC) sit down together, sometimes with guests, to chew the fat.
They discuss things like finance, the economy, investing and what's happening with mortgage interest rates.
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Knowing these two, there are plenty of laughs along the way as well as the odd debate, friendly of course.
Live at the Nut Bar - Season 3 Episode 14: From survival mode to (finally) some stability
In the season finale, JB and DC pull up a stool at the Nut Bar to chat about the final OCR cut of 2025, why house prices haven’t boomed, what’s tugging the housing market in different directions, and why 2026 should feel better—though still a bit weird in an election year.
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Whatever happened to KiwiBuild?
Launched with the promise of delivering an extra 100,000 (affordable) homes over 10 years, no one could accuse KiwiBuild of lacking ambition. But just six years later, and with only 2,300-odd homes to show for it, the programme was dead in the water. So just how did it all go so wrong?
Rodney’s Ravings: How fundamental economics shapes regional house prices
There's a reason why house prices are performing so differently across various parts of the country right now—and it all comes down to that good old economic principle of supply and demand. Guest writer Rodney Dickens dives into the numbers.
Investor update - February 2026
In this month's investor update: it's been a good run, but the time has come for us to wind down our Personal Loan investment class. Plus, an update on investor wait times, loan book performance and interest rates.
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