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Political commentators Jones & Hurdle
Audio 11:05 am todayNeale Jones and Tim Hurdle take a look at how the opposition is challenging the new Government. And, how the three-way coalition makes seating in the House a little different. The panellists also… Audio
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NZ leaders "climate extremists" - Greenpeace billboard near parliament
As climate talks at the COP28 summit in Dubai wrap up, a billboard near parliament is calling our country's leaders "climate extremists." Greenpeace has put the sign up in response to the government's… Audio
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Marches against govt's smokefree legislation repeal on Weds
Marches will be held across the country on Wednesday protesting against the government's plan to repeal smokefree legislation. And more than 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for a change… Audio
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US journalist George Packer on Trump, Biden, and an America in crisis
Audio 10 Dec 2023US journalist, novelist and playwright George Packer may be best known for his work in the New Yorker and The Atlantic regarding U.S. foreign policy, and for his book The Assassins' Gate: America in… Audio
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Fast Favourites: Paul Goldsmith, Aotearoa's new Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage
Audio 10 Dec 2023In former government minister Chris Finlayson’s 2022 book Yes Minister he wrote that “The primary responsibility of a National minister for arts, culture and heritage, is to keep the luvvies at bay… Audio
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Mediawatch for 10 December 2023
Audio 10 Dec 2023Parliamentary pomp and ceremony - but no honeymoon; 'From Paper to Platform'- media's online dependence; Todd Niall - local matters really matter Audio
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Todd Niall - local matters really matter
‘Look ahead, not back’ - the last words of Todd Niall after 46 years in daily journalism. The last of these were spent reporting the complicated and highly-contested issues afflicting Auckland and its… Audio
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The House For Sunday 10 Dec 2023 Short
This is a shorter broadcast version of The House story from Dec 10th 2023. The full show is also available. Audio
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Parliament: A change of ends and a new referee
A new Parliament, a new Prime Minister, a new Speaker. There was a lot going on at Parliament in the first week of its 54th incarnation. Audio
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Māori dissent sets the scene as Parliament returns
The resumption of Parliament this week has been underlined by outcry from Māori, soon matched by fury within the debating chamber.
With just two weeks before the Christmas break and Waitangi Day fast… Audio
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NZ joins 5 eyes partners calling out 'malicious' Russian cyber attacks
New Zealand's joined its five eyes partners calling out Russia for malicious, sustained and politically targeted cybers attacks on the UK. The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre claims… Video, Audio
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PM Luxon tours cyclone damaged areas of Hawke's Bay
The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is touring cyclone and rain battered parts of Hawke's Bay.
On Friday morning he was in Wairoa to gauge progress of the town's recovery and find out what more is… Audio
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Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Arrests have been made in Nepal after a gang was accused of smuggling people and forcing them into the Russian military to fight in Ukraine. The people trapped in the scheme and extorted were young… Audio
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Why Memory Matters
Why do we remember certain aspects of the over others, and why does it matter? Those are the central questions behind a new book from historian, lecturer, and curator of the Auckland War museum Dr… Audio
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Parliament’s first choice of debate topic is Gaza
Parliament pushed back it's business on Thursday to begin with an hour of debate over how far to go in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Audio
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Season 2 Ep 12: Women's Suffrage
NOTE: This episode has been reuploaded to correct some inaccuracies in the original version. We all know New Zealand was the first country in the world where women could vote. But do you know how we… Video, Audio
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UK: Boris at Covid inquiry, new Rwanda treaty, Ryanair outrage
UK correspondent Matthew Parris looks at what former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the Covid inquiry - including that he "should've twigged" about the seriousness of the virus sooner. The Home… Audio
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NZ singled out for unusual reliance on carbon offsets
An international group of climate researchers has called out New Zealand over its approach to cutting emissions.
The non-profit group Climate Action Tracker has singled out this country along with… Audio
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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters expected to call for ceasefire in Gaza
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is expected to call for a ceasefire in Gaza during Parliament on Thursday.
Parliament's agenda for Thursday afternoon states that Peters will ask it to express… Audio
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Government softens stance on extra pay for te reo speakers
The government has softened its stance on wanting to end extra pay for public service employees who are fluent in te reo Māori.
Some public service workers are eligible for allowances of up to $3,500… Audio
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Turbulent first week for new government
It's been a turbulent first week for the new government, without any semblance of a honeymoon period after finally taking office.
A major protest was led by Te Pāti Māori regarding many of the new… Audio
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Tone set for next three years as MPs clash in Parliament
MPs have clashed for the first time since the election in a fiery debate that'll set the tone for the next three years.
Party leaders argued over race relations, conspiracies and Labour's election… Audio
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First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 7 December
Audio 7 Dec 2023On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson appears infront of the UK's inquiry into covid-19; Labour MP and shadow leader of the House Kieran McAnulty talks politics; an Auckland man who got so sick of… Audio
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Inquiry into UK's Covid response questions former PM Boris Johnson
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions in his first of two days of questioning at the inquiry into the country's Covid-19 response.
Johnson was in the top job as the pandemic… Audio
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Sad indictment on govt recinding progressive Maori policies
To politics, and Public Service Minister Nicola Willis has walked back comments she made about stopping extra pay for public servants who are fluent in te reo Maori. It's been a tumultuous start for… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch ‘Kin oath’ - new Parliament sworn in
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Mark Leishman about the new government getting underway with plenty of ceremony, lots of protest - but no… Audio
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Swearing like a Parliament : Photo Essay
Before MPs can fight they must first swear. Swearing is the main business of Parliament's first day, other than choosing themselves a judge and protector - the Speaker.
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Pomp and ceremony gets Parliament underway
Parliament business got underway after the State Opening of the 54th Parliament, a ceremony of pomp and pageantry culminating in the Speech from the Throne. Audio
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Chris Luxon and Hipkins exchange vicious blows in parliament
Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins re-entered the Parliamentary ring this afternoon, exchanging vicious blows in the first debate of this term. It followed the pomp and pageantry of this morning's… Audio