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Neale and Brigitte join Kathryn to look at the National Party's annual conference at the weekend, with Peter Goodfellow retaining his job as president and the Young Nats turning on the party over its… Audio

Legislation banning gay conversion therapy, a practice described as monstrous and traumatising, is making its way through Parliament but not everyone is on board. Audio

Brigitte, Shane and Kathryn look at the latest Reid Research poll which has seen a near 10 percentage point drop in support for Labour and the highest-ever rating for ACT. Also, the expectations over… Audio

ACT Party leader David Seymour is polling ahead of National Party Leader Judith Collins, according to the latest poll numbers from Newshub-Reid.

Support for Labour has dropped to 43 percent but… Audio

The acting Covid-19 Response Minister has conceded it was a political decision to let the Australian men's rugby team come to New Zealand despite the trans-Tasman bubble pause. 

The Wallabies have… Video, Audio

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Samoa's first woman prime minister believes the political crisis, which blocked her transition to power, has caused longstanding damage to Samoa's democracy. Audio

Kathryn, Stephen and Ben discuss the implications of the suspension of the Trans Tasman travel bubble and how New Zealanders will get home. Also the progression of the Covid vaccine rollout and… Audio

We cross to Fiji now where political figures brought in for police questioning, apparently over an obscure land bill. Joining us now is our Fiji correspondent Lice Movono. Audio

In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Reporter Anneke Smith explores how the conversation on hate speech shifted - from an effort to curb terrorism to a political bunfight - and what the… Audio

Samoan traditional systems remain strong through political crisis - Academic. Audio

Three closely aligned nations, three different political approaches, and three very different results when it comes to the path taken by the pandemic.  Audio

In politics we talk about rising inflation, whether the government's investor rules have had any impact on reining in the housing market and how Judith Collins' first year as National Party leader has… Audio

Tony Stamp caught up with musician and public transport enthusiast Anthonie Tonnon to discuss his latest album Leave Love Out of This. Audio

New Zealand will host a video conference with the globe's heavy-hitters overnight - bringing together the leaders of Apec to discuss the Covid-19 crisis.

The meeting has been billed as extraordinary… Audio

Kathryn talks to Neale and Brigitte about the pace of the Covid vaccine rollout and the worsening infection rates in Australia, particularly in New South Wales. What might this mean for the Trans… Audio

We hear concerns from some ordinary Samoan citizens tired of the political crisis. Audio

Samoa's politics are deadlocked again, after the Head of State late last night reprimanded the country's Supreme Court, claiming it has no authority over him. The Court had directed parliament to sit… Audio

Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones join Kathryn to look at whether the PM has made a misstep over hate speech, is it part of a desire to speed up action on some changes - and what are the risks in that?

A Samoan academic in New Zealand says despite the caretaker prime minister's defiance, Samoa's political impasse will most likely be resolved next week. Audio

The National Party is pointing the finger at the Government over dwindling Covid-19 vaccine supplies.

A further 50,000 vaccines arrived yesterday, bringing stocks to about 80,000.

However, Covid-19… Audio

A question mark hangs over former National leader Todd Muller, with his successor Judith Collins saying his political future is in the hands of the caucus.

Muller has announced his retirement from… Audio