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Political commentators Stephen Mills and Brigitte Morten talk about the expectations of a nation as the Prime Minister is about to announce when we move to alert level two, also a look ahead to… Audio

Matthew and Stephen discuss the growing expectation for a move to level 2, given the number of daily cases of Covid-19 is consistently in single figures. Matthew Hooton is an Auckland based consultant… Audio

The National Party leader has dismissed any questions over his leadership saying it's a distraction when the country should be focusing on how to rebuild the economy.

Agitation over Simon Bridges'… Audio

Matthew Hooton and Neale Jones join Kathryn to discuss the growing scrutiny on the length and the stringency of lockdown level 4 and now level 3. Also whether new business support measures go far… Audio

For weeks our political news has centred on the fight against Coronavirus. But this week pre-Covid concerns emerged in the media to create political headaches for Winston Peters and Simon Bridges Audio

Have politicians and commentators got the tone right during this Covid 19 pandemic? Audio

Tim Watkin has written a very intesting piece on the Pundit website. Audio

Our political commentators Neale Jones and Trish Sherson talk to Kathryn about a big day for Cabinet weighing up whether to move from Level 4 lockdown to level 3. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to… Audio

It's a crucial week, as the government weighs a shift to level three, Treasury estimates the damage of Covid-19 on the economy, and actual unemployment figures are released. Matthew Hooton and Stephen… Audio

Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills talk to Kathryn about the Government's lockdown exit strategy and look at what point the economic & social consequences become a health issues. Matthew Hooton is an… Audio

Politics commentators Matthew Hooton and Neale Jones join Kathryn to discuss the government's economic response to Covid-19, how the Prime Minister's office is keeping a tight rein on the flow of… Audio

Why did Cabinet make the decision to go to Covid-19 alert level three on Monday, and alert level four national lockdown on Wednesday?

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Lisa Owen to discuss… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has just briefed the nation, RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson joins the program. Audio

At the NZ Arts Festival 2020, RNZ's Lynn Freeman talks to Rajorshi Chakraborti about his novel Shakti, a fantastical story which has insights into the real-life world of India today. Audio

What are the political ramifications of the government's decisions on coronavirus?

Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research and former political adviser to two Labour governments… Audio

The threat of Covid-19 invites us to think as communities rather than as individuals, says Irish poet and conflict mediator Pádraig Ó Tuama. Audio

US President Donald Trump has announced the United States will suspend travel from Europe to the US for 30 days.

"It looks like Wall Street will be opening about five percent lower. That was not the… Video, Audio

Twitter applies its new manipulated media label for the first time on a video deceptively edited of former vice president, Joe Biden, but that doesn't stop US President Donald Trump from retweeting it… Audio

A Japanese political scientist says his government's response to the coronavirus outbreak has been "staggeringly incompetent" and is warning about the country hosting the Olympics in July.

Koichi… Audio

Matthew and Neale join Kathryn to talk about how the government is handling the Covid-19 outbreak and what options Cabinet has to ease the burden of the disease. They'll also look at delays to gun… Audio