ICYMI: Going nuclear - ‘We are entering an era of a new global arms race’
A year ago this week, Tova talked to James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. Amid wars in Europe and the Middle Ea...
25 Juni 202524min
Politicising the Police: an interview with “wokester” Police Commissioner Andrew Coster
National once called him the “wokester” commissioner, now they’ve secured him a plum new job heading up the government’s new social investment agency. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is leaving the ...
26 Sep 202452min
Goldsmith on gangs
As the Government ramps up its war on crime, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith joins us to talk anti-gang laws and why the Attorney-General made no “specific statements” on whether late changes to them ...
19 Sep 202453min
Democratic or dangerous: What you need to know about developments with the Treaty Principles Bill
ACT’s push for a Treaty Principles Bill was a lightning rod throughout last year’s election campaign and has never been far from the headlines since. This week has seen significant developments - the ...
12 Sep 20241h 12min
Talking tax - and the rest - with Labour leader Chris Hipkins
Chris Hipkins was our very first guest one year ago. He was Prime Minister then - a lot’s changed. After leading Labour to electoral defeat, he and the party have regrouped and started formulating the...
5 Sep 20241h 14min
SOS - Save Our Stores: Behemoths of fashion, retail and hospo join forces to solve the sectors in crisis
Retail spending is lower than during the GFC. Retailers are going to the wall more than any other business and Retail NZ’s latest survey shows 43% of businesses are unsure they’ll survive another year...
29 Aug 202453min
Champion or showman: An extended interview with Shane Jones
New Zealand First's de facto deputy is a self-proclaimed champion of the regions and unashamedly pro-mining, fishing and forestry. His hobbies include waging war on supermarkets, banks and - this week...
22 Aug 202451min
