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House on Sunday: Budget day and its aftermath
Episode 133
Budget Day is a Broadway production with dance numbers (emphasis on numbers), undue laughter and applause, and everyone’s a critic. Then comes the le…
3 months, 1 week ago
The deliberately boring election-year Budget
Episode 132
The government has delivered its third Budget pointing to an earlier return to surplus, but with no election-year lolly scramble. Political reporter …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Morning Report: Weekly Political Panel
Episode 131
Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni discuss tomorrow's Budget on Morning Report, for our Weekly Political Panel.
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3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Whip for 27 May 2026
Episode 130
Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Ruwani Perera, Stephen Parker, and Wayne Mapp. On th…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Tim Hurdle
Episode 129
Gareth, Tim and Susie discuss recent events in politics including the pre-Budget announcements.
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3 months, 2 weeks ago
Public service cuts spur debates on AI, shorts and flying
Episode 127
In Focus on Politics, Russell Palmer asks if the government's public service cuts are made to measure, whether AI will help, and what it means for th…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Whip for 20 May 2026
Episode 126
Join Wallace Chapman for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Andrea Vance, Phil Goff and Tuwhenuaroa Nata…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Episode 125
Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
Political commentators Dale Husband and Ben Thomas
Episode 124
Dale, Ben and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including NZ First policy to buy back BNZ bank.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
House on Sunday: farewells and funding
Episode 123
While Judith Collins farewell speech was probably the most notable event in the House this week, a relatively low key motion on Parliament funding wa…
3 months, 3 weeks ago