Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones discuss the PM's trip to Australia and developments on rights for Kiwis and 501 deportees, National leader Christopher Luxon's trip to the UK, the regional impact of Kiribati's decision to quit the Pacific Islands Forum and Act's weekend conference and what it revealed about the party's wish-list if it ended up in a National-Act government.
Brigitte Morten is a director with public and commercial law firm Franks & Ogilvie and a former senior ministerial advisor for the previous National-led government.
Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of Capital Government Relations.