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Associate Professor of American History Peter Field, from Canterbury University, joins the Panel to discuss the latest revelations from the US about President Donald Trump's messaging around the… Audio

Political economist and historian Brian Roper from The University of Otago joins us once again This evening he talks about the book "Dying for an iPhone", by Jenny Chan, Mark Selden and Pun Ngai. Audio

Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten join Kathryn to discuss the 'innovative' policies coming from National, including the 'first 1000 days' policy for new parents. As Greens'… Audio

Political parties are now back into full campaign mode after an initial false start.

The 52nd Parliament officially dissolved yesterday- a crucial milestone in kicking-off the general election.

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After a false start due to the re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community - we're back on the countdown to the election, with parliament dissolving yesterday. Party leaders are on the campaign trail -… Audio

Memes have the power to spread political messages extremely easily, and there's a worry they could play a part in eroding confidence in democracy. Audio

RNZ's Caucus podcast co-host Tim Waktin talks to Jesse about the husband of the National Party leader under fire and The Green Party Co-leader back down on funding a green school in Taranaki. Audio

Stephen, Trish and Kathryn discuss the focus of the election campaign, with pandemic management and the economic consequences at the forefront. Also how do you safely campaign in level 2? Audio

A tit-for-tat battle between politicians is heating up in Vanuatu. Audio

Political commentators often light up the comments section, but how much of what they have to say is valuable insight, and how much is clutter and noise?  Audio

Former Cook Islands cabinet minister recommends big changes to the political system Audio

The political jousting over the government's handling of Covid-19 continues, with the Opposition demanding more scrutiny and more support for businesses suffering under the continued Auckland… Audio

Is there a disconnect between the Government's covid response plan and the Ministry of Health's execution of it? Audio

The election has been delayed by four weeks due to the re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community.

The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced the new election date - October the 17th - at a news… Audio

The National Party says it will work with the new election date of October 17.

The party had been pushing for Jacinda Ardern to delay the election until November the 21st, but National's leader… Audio

Neale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss the new election, Saturday 19 September. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He… Audio

Covid-19 could have been spreading in Auckland for weeks before the latest community outbreak was discovered.

How a man contracted the virus, before passing it onto family members, remains a mystery… Audio

Politicans have put a temporary halt to campaigning following the discovery of four positive cases of Covid-19 not linked to managed isolation.

The Labour Party has announced it will suspend the… Audio

The people of Lebanon are calling for justice after Wednesday's huge blast that killed 145, injured more than 5 thousand and destroyed large parts of the capital, Beirut.

A quarter of a million… Audio