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A week of party politics spilling over into the House
Episode 109
With distracting party politics the focus out side the House, MPs were brought back on task by the Speaker on more than one occasion this week.
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2 weeks, 1 day ago
Confidence call: Luxon's uneasy victory
Episode 108
Christopher Luxon has stared down his critics in caucus, forcing his MPs to demonstrate their loyalty with a dramatic vote of confidence. He survived…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
The Whip for 22 April 2026
Episode 107
Join Wallace chapman for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Guyon Espiner, Jacqui van Der Kay and Wayne …
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere
Episode 106
Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel.
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2 weeks, 5 days ago
The Victorian Parliament: Amid slum, disease, fires and illegal demolition
Episode 105
Step into the past and picture the early days of Parliament and the 1890s Victorian neighbourhood it sat in, with help from historian Elizabeth Cox.
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3 weeks, 1 day ago
Vaianu: better safe than sorry?
Episode 104
Cyclone Vaianu has resurfaced difficult questions around resilience and retreat. And did New Zealand dodge disaster - or just over-do the warnings? R…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Sin and Scandals: When the Personal becomes Political
Episode 103
Labour leader Chris Hipkins cries in response to a social media post by his ex-wife. Should we be listening? We chart the history of political scand…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
The Whip for 15 April 2026
Episode 102
Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Ruwani Perera, Marian Hobbs, and David Farrar. On th…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Morning Report political panel: Chris Bishop and Vanushi Walters
Episode 101
National's Chris Bishop and Labour's Vanushi Walters joined Morning Report for the Weekly Political Panel.
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3 weeks, 5 days ago
Political commentators Neale Jones and Tim Hurdle
Episode 100
Neale, Tim and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including Winston Peters' recent meeting with Marco Rubio.
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4 weeks ago