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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 rule untravelled: changes MPs wanted but didn’t get
Before Parliament adjourned it agreed new rules for next time. In discussing them MPs gave glimpses into the rules they would like to change and the Parliament they wished existed. Audio
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Pasifika leader resigns from politics, heads home to Flaxmere
Time now for the local democracy reporting part of the programme, and joining us now with all the latest South Auckland and Pasifika reporter Kim Meredith. She started by telling Nathan Rarere about a… Audio
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Review - Sound of Freedom
Sound of Freedom is an American surprise success - a low-budget real-life thriller about rescuing kidnapped children from traffickers in Colombia. Stars Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ) and… Video, Audio
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Voting age for local council elections debated
MPs have been debating whether to lower the voting age for local council elections to 16 years of age from the current age of 18. Audio
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Greens respond to Climate Emergency Response fund cuts
Staying with politics - yesterday Climate Change minister James Shaw accepted an apology from Finance Minister Grant Robertson after Mr Shaw was not informed about the government's spending cuts… Audio
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USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo
Audio 29 Aug 2023The Republicans have kicked off their first debate of the election season - minus one Donald Trump. The former President was off being booked at a jail in Georgia with his now infamous photo - from… Audio
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ACT deputy leader makes bid for true blue National seat
For the last 63 years Auckland's Tamaki electorate has been a true blue seat, a mere tap in for National. But the ACT Party believes that incumbent MP Simon O'Connor is on shaky politcal ground: He's… Audio
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Beyond the tiles, the work of photographers at Parliament
If there’s one group who we don’t hear enough about, it’s the photographers who cover Parliament. A new exhibition is casting light on five of these practitioners. We talk to two of them. Audio
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Calling in the debt owed by slave-holding nations
A report co-authored by a UN judge has added to growing international calls for reparations to be paid by perpetrators of transatlantic slavery. The Brattle Group Report calculates 31 former… Audio
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Rangitikei electorate up for grabs, but do locals know their options?
Rangitīkei is the third largest electorate in the North Island, stretching from east of Levin in the south to above Taumarunui in the north. And it's up for grabs this election, as its four-term… Audio
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Trump surrenders to authorities, snapped in surly-looking mug shot
Inmate P01135809 is looking pretty surly in his Fulton County jail mug shot. The snap was taken when former president Donald Trump surrendered to authorities in Georgia on more than a dozen charges… Video, Audio
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Todd Muller and 'What might have been'
Among a long week of debates at Parliament, MPs still found the time for farewell speeches from departing colleagues. Todd Muller's stood out and while uncomfortable for his colleagues, it is worth… Video, Audio
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Trump set to surrender to authorities in Atlanta
Former US President Donald Trump will surrender to authorities at an Atlanta jail in the coming hours, to face charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state of Georgia.
Trump… Audio
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ACT's David Seymour on the week in politics
Well what a week its been in parliament, arguments, accusations, an MP stripped of his portfolios after threatening behaviour and outside of parliament candidates standing down over social media… Audio
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Trump to skip first Republican candidate debate
Republican candidates for the 2024 US election are gathering for the party's first debate, but there'll be a glaring absence.
Former President Donald Trump will skip the debate, instead leaving the… Audio
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Valedictory warning about divisive style of politics
As more valedictory speeches were heard in Parliament’s chamber, a warning was sounded from a departing MP about race baiting and dog whistling to extremism. Audio
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David Snowden on future proofing tomorrow's leaders
Professor Dave Snowden is one of the world's leading experts in the science of common sense, otherwise known as the science of complexity. Professor Dave Snowden speaks to Jesse. Audio
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Parliament's final six busy days
It is the second to last sitting week for Parliament but there is still a mountain of bills to get finalised before the MPs wearily trudge home. Audio
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Episode 16: Shane Jones on the Treaty, Toilets and Teeth - August 22nd - Mata
Shane Jones outlines NZ First’s campaign to re enter parliament - their policies and priorities, including their controversial transgender toilet policy. Then we hear from commentators Tau Henare and… Video, Audio
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Election 2023: RNZ's guide to party policy
Promises, promises: it’s easy to forget which party has pledged what. Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy ahead of the 14 October election day. We’ll keep updating this guide as policies are…
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The Week in Detail: Postnatal depression, football fever and fish farming
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Labour's GST-free fruit and vege strategy falls foul of the experts
Set the table for bread and butter - or in this case, fruit and veg: Labour fired its opening election campaign salvo on Sunday with a starkly populist pitch for tax-free produce.
The party is… Audio
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Asia correspondent Ed White
Asia correspondent Ed White discusses US soldier Travis King, who fled mysteriously across the demilitarised zone separating South and North Korea, as North Korean media finally comment on it. And… Audio
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Crown vs Cow, part two: How agriculture and government fell out, and the climate lost
Audio 18 Aug 2023Agriculture contributes more to global warning than any other industry in Aotearoa. Yet attempts to rein in the sector’s emissions have fallen short once more. In Depth reporter Kirsty Johnston…
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So many bills, so little time
Parliament has just days left before it ends for the election. The closer dissolution gets, the harder the MPs are pushing to fit everything in - almost like they're cramming four years of legislating… Audio
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National's yin and yang v Labour's frugal fear factor
Analysis: With little money in the government's coffers heading into Election 2023, the Caucus podcast looks at how the two main parties plan to use fear, frugality and friendliness to win your vote.
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Off or on? The debate over GST on fruit and veg
It's popular with the voters, but not with the experts. The Detail takes a closer look at the debate about Labour's GST plans. Audio
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Valedictories: Tell us what you really think
Valedictory speech season has begun, and if there’s a common theme cropping up already, it’s a plea for a less toxic style of politics in Parliament. Audio
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US government cloud email accounts hacked
A hack of US government cloud email accounts blamed on a group linked to China raises questions about the New Zealand government's growing reliance on American data firms.
The government here is… Audio