John MacDonald: Attacks ads - Entertaining? Yes. Influential? No
There is an ad on the radio at the moment featuring a brilliant impersonation of Labour’s Finance spokesperson and current Finance Minister Grant Robertson. The Taxpayers Union is behind it. They’ve a...
10 Okt 20234min
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald Deputy Political Editor on the negative campaigning done by Labour and National
The 2023 election campaign is entering its final days. With just three days left Labour and National have both descended into negative campaigning as they scrap for every last vote. NZ Herald’s Depu...
10 Okt 202312min
Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on Canterbury's afterhours care, public sector spending, GST policy, and Jacinda Ardern
Now in the final week of the election campaign, Labour leader Chris Hipkins joined John MacDonald live in studio to discuss the issues that matter the most to Canterbury. They discussed the state of ...
10 Okt 202315min
Mike's Minute: The weird rules of MMP have to go
I'm not sure that MMP needed another reason to be hailed as a deeply flawed mechanism we voted for, not once, but twice. I still argue we did it because we were too lazy to have a decent look at alte...
10 Okt 20232min
Pollies: MPs Megan Woods and Mark Mitchell on the Port Waikato by-election and the last few days of the campaign
MPs Megan Woods and Mark Mitchell joined the Mike Hosking Breakfast to wrap the week's political news and look ahead to the final days of the campaign period. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener f...
10 Okt 202312min
The Huddle: Should our Government do more in support of Israel?
Tonight on The Huddle, broadcaster Paddy Gower and current affairs commentator Josie Pagani joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! The Israel Institute of NZ and Je...
10 Okt 202310min
Pattrick Smellie: BusinessDesk managing editor on National's plan to double New Zealand's exports in 10 years
National's Chris Luxon has promised to double the value of exports in 10 years, if elected. The party also vowed to pursue Free Trade Agreements, pump up our trade missions, and prioritise increasing ...
10 Okt 20232min
Jason Walls: Newstalk ZB political editor explains what voters need to know about the Port Waikato by-election
Chris Hipkins has locked in Saturday, November 25 as the date for the Port Waikato by-election. It's been triggered by the death of ACT candidate Neil Christensen - and is required by the Electoral Ac...
10 Okt 20236min
