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Focus on Politics for 8 April 2016
6:38 PM.The government remains stubborn in its refusal to acknowledge New Zealand is acting as tax haven for wealthy foreigners, and possibly criminals. And senior ministers continue to insist there's no need… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 1 April 2016
6:38 PM.This week a major international study concluded that the War on Drugs has been a failure. It found that rather than stopping the trade and use of drugs, the so-called war had created parallel… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 18 March 2016
6:40 PM.The financial squeeze on farmers is moving further into the political spotlight after dairy prices fell and Fonterra again cut its forecast payout. But the political debate around dairy broadened as… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 March 2016
6:38 PM.A review of New Zealand's intelligence agencies has found the laws governing the SIS and the GCSB are clunky, inconsistent and preventing those agencies from properly carrying out their jobs. It… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 4 March 2016
6:45 PM.Gang members and their families are now in the Government's sights, with the release of a multi-pronged anti-gang initiative. The Police Minister, and the Minister of Social Development have announced… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 26 February 2016
6:40 PM.Five years on from the devastating Christchurch earthquakes and there are still thousands of unresolved insurance claims and delays to the government's so-called anchor projects. The Government is… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 19 February 2016
6:43 PM.The Government earmarked $2m for emergency housing in Auckland in September last year but that money still hasn't been spent. The funding is intended to provide an extra 120 emergency housing places a… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 12 February 2016
5:30 PM.The political sparring began in earnest this week, with the official start of Parliament. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 6 February 2106
5:10 PM.The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been signed in Auckland this week but not without controversy. Opponents of the 12-nation free trade deal argue it's a trojan horse that will undermine New Zealand's… Read more Audio
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Focus on politics for 29 January 2016
6:43 PM.The political year's begun in earnest with party leaders including the Prime Minister delivering speeches this past week positioning themselves for the year ahead. It's already been a turbulent start… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 22 January 2016
6:43 PM.The Labour Party plans to set out most of its major policy this year ahead of the 2017 general election. It will also continue to work closely with the Greens as the two parties try to present what… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 24 December 2015
5:33 PM.The former Climate Change and Trade Minister, Tim Groser, is leaving politics to replace Mike Moore as New Zealand's ambassador to the United States. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 18 December 2015
6:34 PM.The Government's ended the year cautiously optimistic about the state of the economy. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 December 2015
6:34 PM.New Zealand's dairy industry is touted as one of the best in the world, especially in terms of its treatment of animals - but is there a dark side? Audio
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Focus on Politics for 4 December 2015
6:35 PM.The Prime Minister raised a few eyebrows this week when he called for the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies at the world climate change summit in Paris. Audio
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Focus on Politics
6:36 PM.As another eleven convicted criminals were sent back to New Zealand this week, the Labour Party was in Canberra applying direct pressure to the Australian Government to change its immigration rules. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 20 November 2015
6:35 PM.Paris may be thousands of kilometres from New Zealand, but will the fall-out from last weekend's terror attacks reach these shores?The attacks have strengthened political resolve around the world to… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 13 November 2015
6:36 PM.There have been extraordinary scenes at Parliament this week, stemming from the debate over the treatment of New Zealanders being detained by Australian authorities on Christmas Island. During… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 6 November 2015
6:35 PM.When it comes to sport, particularly rugby, New Zealand politicians seem keen to get on the bandwagon and associate themselves with victory. But is there a line and when is it crossed? Our political… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 30 October 2015
6:35 PM.New Zealand made history by becoming the first country to give women the vote but is it still breaking new ground in 2015? Audio
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Focus on Politics for 23 October 2015
6:35 PM.Australia remains steadfast on its policy to deport about a thousand New Zealanders, despite a meeting between the two Prime Ministers where that issue was top of the agenda. Audio
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Focus on the Government Books
6:36 PM.After talking it up for years, the National-led Government was finally able to announce this week that it had got the books back into surplus. Our political reporter, Chris Bramwell, looks at the… Read more Audio
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A closer look at the TPP
6:35 PM.After years of wrangling the largest regional trade deal in the world, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, was finally settled this week. Our political reporter, Chris Bramwell, takes a look what the deal… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 2 October 2015
6:36 PM.Since late last year there has been a huge increase in the number of New Zealanders being held in Australian detention centres, and this week it was revealed that one prisoner died while awaiting… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 25 September 2015
6:34 PM.The father of a family who failed to claim refugee status based on climate change, was this week deported from New Zealand. But his case raised the broader question of, as the changing climate takes… Read more Audio