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UK: Tory race, hunt for 9-year-old's killer, Eurotunnel stranding and a snake
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the latest from the Tory leadership race, as both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak focus on reform of the NHS. Armed police are on the streets of… Audio
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Law and order policies 'no magic bullet' on crime and gangs - experts
Audio 20 Aug 2022Law and order seems a likely hot topic again in next year's election, but experts say many proposed policies would be ineffective, Political Reporter Anneke Smith writes. Audio
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Political post-mortems - and lessons from the past
Has the media focus on political failings become just too intense? A new book lifting the lid on the National Party in opposition has revealed more about the struggles, scandals and scraps that… Video, Audio
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Uffindell exposed: National, Labour grapple with bullying accusations
Audio 13 Aug 2022In today's Focus on Politics podcast Political Reporter Katie Scotcher examines one of the fastest political downfalls in New Zealand's history. Audio
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Parliament: The week inside
In the week after a big party conference you might expect that the themes raised in Parliament would often match the talking points from that event. You would be right. Audio
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Parliament doubles down on serious crime
Two bills related to crime and high risk offenders have passed a third reading, doubling the opportunity for Opposition MPs to label the Government ”soft on crime”. Audio
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National Party starting the week with new president
The National Party is starting the new week with a new party president. Sylvia Wood, an employment relations specialist, was elected to the position yesterday at the annual conference in Christchurch.
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Youth MPs in their own words: A photo essay
Every three years 120 young MPs descend on Parliament to show the old MPs how to do it properly. They bring speeches, stories, ideas and experience that are compelling. Here are photos and words from…
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Get busy winning - Tauranga MP’s maiden speech
In his maiden speech the newly sworn-in MP for Tauranga warns of a malaise in the country, and urges the nation to 'get busy winning'. Audio
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New health workforce plan still reliant on foreign workers
A health workforce expert says the government's newly announced staffing strategy will do little to ease New Zealand's reliance on foreign trained and born medical staff.
The new plan - announced… Audio
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Meet a new MP: Dan Rosewarne
We meet a new MP, Dan Rosewarne who gave hs maiden speech this week: a chance to say 'who I am, how I got to be here and what I hope to achieve'. Video, Audio
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Youth MPs grill government ministers on wide range of topics
Government Ministers were faced with a series of challenging questions by Youth MPs at Parliament today on a wide variety of subjects.
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Youth MPs to focus on glaring wage gap
A mock Member’s Bill which zeroes in on the glaring disparity in wages for young people is to be the focus of debate among Youth MPs in the 10th Youth Parliament this week.
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The Week in Detail: Charities, citizenship, and the Pacific Islands Forum
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Superpowers cast big shadow on Pacific forum
It's one of the most high-stakes Pacific Islands Forum in recent memory, but political power plays may be standing in the way of real progress. Audio
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If the House is Parliament's mouth, this is its brain
There are various parts of Parliament that could be deemed crucial to the functioning of the place, but perhaps none quite so much as the House Office. Audio
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Crisis communications 101: How to deal with a PR disaster
When someone screws up and it hits the headlines, what actually happens when PR experts are called in to help them fix it? Audio
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New minister in charge at a pivotal media moment
Legislation to create a new public media entity entered Parliament this week. Mediawatch talks to the new broadcasting minister Willie Jackson about how that will work, the future of Māori media - and… Audio
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Decoding Parliament's money talk
MPs talk about money a lot. The rest of us often blank out the financials as 'just math'. Annoyingly the money is important so The House tries to explain all that dry 'Appropriations' money talk. Audio
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Public media: new name, new law, new minister, old questions
Draft legislation for a new public media entity was finally made public this week - and the new broadcasting minister also made his first appearance in that role in Parliament. But while MPs were… Audio
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Learning to Minister, and a crucial skill
Being a minister involves many difficult skills that other MPs don’t need. The most crucial might be questions. Answering them well has very little to do with performing ministerial duties well, but… Audio
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Christchurch Call making headway
The Governance and Administration committee has been hearing from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet about what progress has been made on the Christchurch Call. Audio
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Jacinda Ardern prepares for business trips to Europe, UK
The Prime Minister is preparing for a another trip to drum up trade and tourism for New Zealand - this time to Europe. Jacinda Ardern leaves this weekend with a business delegation.
In the past few… Audio
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Police Association wants more than new Minister
Chris Hipkins will replace Poto Williams as Police Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.
The Prime Minister says the change will mean greater focus on supporting police to deal with escalating gang… Audio
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Begin at the centre: interning at Parliament
The House chats with current and former parliamentary interns from Steven Levine's Victoria University of Wellington internship programme about starting work at the very centre of things. Audio
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Focus on Politics: an extended interview with Christopher Luxon
Audio 11 Jun 2022Investigative journalist Guyon Espiner sits down for an extended interview with National leader Christopher Luxon. Can a man some thought might join the Labour Party lead National to victory at the… Video, Audio
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The Panel with Dr Ella Henry and Mark Knoff Thomas
Wallace and Panellists Dr Ella Henry and Mark Knoff-Thomas hear from Papakura resident Ngapera Pinga about the fear in her community following the spate of shootings in Auckland in the past month… Audio
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The Budget: Shades of debate
MPs spend many hours shouting past each other about the budget, but have tactics and objectives behind all the hubbub. Phil Smith dissects the year’s first budget debate-fest - the eight hour long… Audio
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Aged Care workers call for increased minimum staff levels
Parliament’s health select committee hears a cry for help from workers in aged care residential facilities that staffing levels in their sector are unsafe and failing people. Audio
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More unanswered questions about public media plan
The government’s planned new Public Media Entity - backed with $109m a year in last week's Budget - was debated in a virtual meeting this week. But beyond expanded public funding for three years… Audio