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Winston Peters navigates troubled waters with India, China
New Zealand must pull its weight on defence and security, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says in a sit-down interview with RNZ, after talks with both India and China.
While trade was a driving… Audio
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Waiting weeks for urgent debates
Urgent Debates are granted or denied by Speakers. Most are denied. This week a Speaker's ruling moved the goal posts for that allowance, a lot. Audio
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Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
Time is up on the Government's 100-day priority plan - Neale and Brigitte talk about what's been achieved. Audio
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Watchdog warns media laws need urgent upgrade
The chief of the country’s most powerful media watchdog says we need new laws now to hold media to account in future. The outgoing government had a plan for one single body to oversee rules for all… Video, Audio
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Keeping it confidential to properly protect sources
Protecting people who offer the media important information is a fundamental obligation for journalists. Chris Cooke quit TVNZ after it didn't keep a promise to Erin Leighton, whose off-the-record… Audio
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'No particular reason' National can't cut deal with NZ First - Jim Bolger
Returning to the campaign trail now and National is sounding the alarm warning a second election could be on the cards if forming a coalition govenrment proves too difficult. Leader Christopher has… Video, Audio
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How the food industry throws its weight - and its money - around in sport, politics, nutrition and education
Audio 27 Sep 2023How the food industry throws its weight - and its money - around in sport, politics, nutrition and education. Video
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Stuff keeps Open AI at arm's length
New Zealand's biggest publisher of news this week joined big global names in blocking Open AI from using its content to power generative artificial intelligence tool Chat GPT. Stuff says it is being… Audio
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Political parties talk strategy as campaigning begins in earnest
The Parliamentary term came to an end this week after a tumultuous term, and Labour and National's election campaigns are launching this weekend - with just six weeks remaining before the big day.
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The future will be riskier – how will insurance keep up?
When a natural disaster destroys your home, who should foot the bill? The government, private insurers, or you? Audio
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Deny, deny, delay: How agriculture lobbied Labour into putting off a climate tax, again.
Audio 17 Aug 2023Agriculture is warming the earth faster than any other industry in Aotearoa. Yet attempts to rein in the sector’s emissions have fallen short once more. In a three part Kirsty Johnston investigates…
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Report finds history repeating in coverage of calls for crime crackdown
Political calls to crack down on crime are echoing in our media ahead of the upcoming election - not for the first time. Two seasoned journalists showed this was part of a pattern in a report on crime… Audio
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Australia puts big tech under more pressure
These days the platforms that pump news round the internet make more money out of it than the media who make it. In Australia they’ve done deals to ensure the media get more. Now the government also… Video, Audio
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The dilemma of switching off from work outside of hours
Ever turned your mobile to flight mode on days off to avoid work calls? What about the dilemma of emails dive bombing your inbox after hours?
A new survey of New Zealand workers has found almost half… Video, Audio
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Behind the scenes of Cabinet
Rachel Hayward has two overlapping jobs, ‘organising’ both Cabinet and the Executive Council. Those twin roles are an also a great insight into how government works at the very highest level. Audio
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Exits, entries and grog: the week in Parliament
Parliament's week includes a mix of debate on a key police scrutiny role, annual reviews and two bills about booze, as well as the farewell speech from a familiar face. Audio
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The Panel (Part One) with Victoria Maclennan and Simon Wilson
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists are joined by Victoria Law professor Dr Eddie Clark and Professor Brigid McNeill from the University of Canterbury and Better Start Literacy programme. Audio
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Political pile-on or Parliament as designed?
This week MPs discussed Stuart Nash’s loss of a ministerial warrant for an hour. It may have looked like a political pile-on, but in reality it was Parliament doing exactly what it is designed for –… Audio
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Submitting to Parliament (but in a good way)
Parliament Journalist Phil Smith has a crack at making a submission to MPs. Here is why you should bother, how you do it, how you really shouldn't, and how his went. Audio
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Missile hits Polish town: 'Someone will know where it came from'
The world was on a knife edge today as leaders from Nato countries discussed what to do after a missile of unconfirmed origin landed in a Polish border town, killing two people.
Initial reports from… Video, Audio
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Reimagining Parliament
Every three years senior MPs meet to reimagine Parliament, considering which rule changes might strengthen representative democracy and executive oversight. Audio
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Season 2 Ep 3: Teenagers
The 1950s saw an explosion of youth culture. “Bodgies and widgies' ' tearing round on motorbikes & hanging out in milk bars scandalised many Kiwi adults. Was “the teenager” invented in the 1950s? And… Video, Audio
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Demystifying the world of political lobbying
Kris Faafoi's move into lobbying has raised eyebrows - is there a case for regulating the industry? Audio
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Testing times: Parliament’s new speakers get a hazing
When Parliament gets a new speaker MPs re-test the rules and the limits. Will this one let you away with things the previous one would not? Can you cripple their confidence and make them easier to… Audio
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Queen's death reignites discussions over constitution and Te Tiriti
In today's Focus on Politics podcast NZ Political Reporters Katie Scotcher, Anneke Smith and Giles Dexter explore what the debate about the role of the monarchy in New Zealand - and the possibility of… Audio
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Media law commentator Ursula Cheer
Ursula joins Kathryn to continue the discussion of whether suspects who are subject to police or other investigations should be able to keep that information out of the media using the law of privacy… Audio
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Condolences & congratulations: A very short week in Parliament
Parliament sat for less than two hours this week, sending condolences to King Charles and giving itself an extension on its budget homework. Audio
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New Zealand democracy on 'shaky foundations': Electoral law ripe for change
In today's Focus on Politics podcast Political Reporter Anneke Smith exposes the vulnerable state of New Zealand's democracy and examines the political response. 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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Whistleblower law leaves media out of the loop
The Protected Disclosures Act was updated for the first time in 20 years recently with little fanfare or media attention. The government says it better protects whistleblowers who stick their necks… Audio