For the Business Panel this week Nick is joined in the studio by Harcourts CEO Marty Ritchie and Director of Trinity Group and Treasurer of Hospitality NZ Jeremy Smith.

The panel talk business in the capital, they share their wins, struggles and hopes with working in the city.

Ritchie shares how the real estate market is looking - with his expertise with the Kapiti Coast, Porirua and in the city. What trends is he seeing? What are buyers asking for?

And Smith tells us how it is trying to sell his business and how hard it is to make a business profitable in this climate. How is hospo holding up with all these external political and economic factors? Smith calls the hospitality industry "the canary in the coal mine."

Also, what do they look for in employees? How do you deal with the uncertainty doing business in NZ? How are they finding the public mood in the city - and are our people the saviours? 

And our panellists give their thoughts on the state of the city and our council.

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