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In the know podcasts
Mediawatch
A critical look at the New Zealand media.
Context
It's the backstory to the front page with Guyon Espiner and Corin Dann.
Focus on Politics
The big political issues unpacked every week.
Red Line
Is New Zealand's relationship with China more risk or reward? We investigate.
Pacific Waves
Delving deeper into the major Pacific stories each week
30 with Guyon Espiner
Go deep with one interview, no edits, just 30 minutes of compelling questions.
Nine To Noon Politics
Head-to-head, top commentators pick over the week in politics.
The House
Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.
In the know episodes of other podcasts
Luxon and Hipkins give election-year teaser
Politics NZThe Wild History of Inflation in NZ
Politics NZWeekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Politics NZScrutiny Week: Politics, oversight and attention
Politics NZNZ's United Nations History
Politics NZWeekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Politics NZPolitical commentators Liam Hehir and Lianne Dalziel
Politics NZUrgency ends early after voting gaffe
Politics NZHow the council 'reset' aims to spur amalgamations
Politics NZBooze, Bans & Backlash
Politics NZWeekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Politics NZParliament's penultimate sitting block brings long nights in the House
Politics NZCoalition tempers ACT’s influence on gun laws
Politics NZParliament's Rules
Politics NZWeekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere
Politics NZLoophole results in 11 day submission period for fast track amendments
Politics NZIPCA bombshell forces reckoning at top of police
Politics NZSpies, Allies, and the FBI
Politics NZWeekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere
Politics NZFrom combative words to first words as new MP gives maiden statement
Politics NZFrom reset to regret: Te Pāti Māori at war
Politics NZThe Brain Drain Backstory
Politics NZWeekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Politics NZHana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke Parliament Debate
WhakamāoriSeason 3 / Episode 8Political commentators Dale Husband and Liam Hehir
Politics NZBehind the scenes at the MP's library
Politics NZIntroducing: Politics NZ
Politics NZTrailerAn extended interview with Minister of Finance Nicola Willis
MATA with Mihingarangi ForbesJack Tame | Trump's Rise to Power
re_coveringSeason 5 / Episode 7Whether Boris Johnson is Attempting to Salvage His Political Career
Kim Hill Wants To KnowEpisode 42017: Don Brash
Kim Hill CollectionEpisode 272019: Annette King
Kim Hill CollectionEpisode 112017: Scott Brown
Kim Hill CollectionEpisode 6The four Cs that cost Labour and how National nicked Auckland
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 12Long pants, Lazarus Peters, missing bits, & winners & losers
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 11Helen Clark Apology
WhakamāoriSeason 2 / Episode 9National and Labour's broken bungy and why we all need to grow up
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 10What do you do with a problem like Winston?
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 9The electorate swing, Labour limbo and Luxon-Hipkins two-step
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 8Voting
ICYMISeason 2 / Episode 26National, ACT & NZ First: Delivering the sun or just beach cricket?
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 7Man in the Arena
WhakamāoriSeason 2 / Episode 3A campaign of fear and loathing? Nah, the facts matter more
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 6Money or the bag: Major parties crashing into the centre
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 5Don't stop believing: ACT hits fawke in the road as Labour falls & National stalls
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 4National's yin and yang v Labour's frugal fear factor
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 3Campaigns rev into gear over climate, dentalcare and cellphones
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 2Missing in Action: Kingmakers, popular leaders, tax policy & something to believe in
CaucusSeason 3 / Episode 1What's an activist?
ICYMISeason 2 / Episode 71st November 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 254th October 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 2320th September 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 226th September 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 2123rd August 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 209th August 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 19Garth Bray | Chasing Hone in Alice Springs
re_coveringSeason 2 / Episode 526th July 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 1812th July 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 1728th June 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 1614th June 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 1531st May 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 1417th May 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 1320th April 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 125th April 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 1122nd March 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 108th March 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 922nd February 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 88th February 2022
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 714th December 2021
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 67th December 2021
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 530th November 2021
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 4National Party bust-up: 26th November 2021
Party PeopleBonus episode23rd November 2021
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 316th November 2021
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 29th November 2021
Party PeopleSeason 2 / Episode 1Dover Samuels
MatangireiaSeason 2 / Episode 7Harete Hipango
MatangireiaSeason 2 / Episode 8Georgina Beyer
MatangireiaSeason 2 / Episode 2Ron Mark
MatangireiaSeason 2 / Episode 3Hone Harawira
MatangireiaSeason 2 / Episode 4Te Ururoa Flavell
MatangireiaSeason 2 / Episode 5Denise Roche
MatangireiaSeason 2 / Episode 6Paula Bennett
MatangireiaSeason 2 / Episode 1Te Whakatau - The People Have Spoken
Party PeopleSeason 1 / Episode 7Ngā Matapae - Final Predictions
Party PeopleSeason 1 / Episode 6Wealth, weight, winners and the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 11Ngā Tūru o te Wiki - Māori Standing in General Seats
Party PeopleSeason 1 / Episode 5Collins & Peters on thin ice as Ardern finds her feet
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 10Debates, Polls, Te Tūru o te Wiki - Te Tai Tonga
Party PeopleSeason 1 / Episode 4Collins goes vote plucking, while Peters makes 'last stand'
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 9Debates and Te Turu o te Wiki - Waiariki and Ikaroa Rāwhiti
Party PeopleSeason 1 / Episode 3Sending out the political assassins as National shoots itself in the foot
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 8Te Tūru o te Wiki - Te Tai Tokerau - 20th September 2020
Party PeopleSeason 1 / Episode 2Gulliver's Election... and is Labour angling to govern alone?
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 7Te Tūru o te Wiki - Tāmaki Makaurau - 13th September 2020
Party PeopleSeason 1 / Episode 1Introducing: Party People
Party PeopleTrailerTimid tax, debating debates and say hello to Kinder Collins
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 6The naughty prefect and the 'single source of truth'
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 5Lockdown let-downs, leg-ups & two swing seats
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 4Test fail: Is Labour bordering on trouble?
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 3'Didn't that escalate quickly?'
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 2This election is brought to you by the letter C
CaucusSeason 2 / Episode 1We're Coming Back
CaucusTrailerPolitics
After the VirusEpisode 2Foreign Affairs
The Citizen's HandbookSeason 1 / Episode 10A Bill Becomes a Law
The Citizen's HandbookSeason 1 / Episode 5The Settler Government
The Citizen's HandbookSeason 1 / Episode 3Introducing: Matangareia
MatangireiaTrailerModern New Zealand
The Aotearoa History ShowSeason 1 / Episode 14Decades of Change
The Aotearoa History ShowSeason 1 / Episode 13Votes, Depressions & Refrigerators
The Aotearoa History ShowSeason 1 / Episode 7Metiria Turei
MatangireiaSeason 1 / Episode 1Dame Tariana Turia
MatangireiaSeason 1 / Episode 2Tuariki Delamere
MatangireiaSeason 1 / Episode 3Sandra Lee
MatangireiaSeason 1 / Episode 4Tau Henare
MatangireiaSeason 1 / Episode 5Marama Fox
MatangireiaSeason 1 / Episode 6Marilyn Waring: "I wasn’t able to stomach the place"
Eating Fried Chicken in the ShowerSeason 2 / Episode 3Mike Bush and John Minto's Springbok Tour helmet
Ours: Treasures from Te PapaEpisode 5The Tangled Web
Pants on FireEpisode 5The Book Launch
The 9th FloorBonus episodeCoalition negotiations, THAT press conference & the supermarket dash
CaucusSeason 1 / Episode 13How to win elections & influence things
CaucusSeason 1 / Episode 12Tax attacks & the price of Winston
CaucusSeason 1 / Episode 11The truth hole, debates in the dock & what a government looks like
CaucusSeason 1 / Episode 10Where's Winston: Super stuff-ups & inside the leaders debates
CaucusSeason 1 / Episode 9Everybody was PREFU fighting...
CaucusSeason 1 / Episode 8Aus Wars, The Empire Taxes Back & The Return of the Parker
CaucusSeason 1 / Episode 7How Metiria Turei saved the Labour Party
CaucusSeason 1 / Episode 6The Jacinda Effect: What’s really changed?
CaucusSeason 1 / Episode 5Dirty(ish) deals, the nerdy truth about immigration & poverty… & more Metiria
CaucusSeason 1 / Episode 4The Commander - Helen Clark
The 9th FloorEpisode 5The Challenger - Jenny Shipley
The 9th FloorEpisode 4The Negotiator - Jim Bolger
The 9th FloorEpisode 3The Trader - Mike Moore
The 9th FloorEpisode 2The Reformer - Geoffrey Palmer
The 9th FloorEpisode 1Summer science: Methane-busting seaweed
Our Changing WorldNo Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds Will Be Back in 2026
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsYou, Me and the IRD
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsBuying a Home With Friends
ThriftSeason 6 / Episode 6What is productivity? And are Kiwis really so bad at it?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsSplurge and Save
ThriftSeason 6 / Episode 5Students, Style and Sustainability
ThriftSeason 6 / Episode 4How Does Australia Pay High Wages but Still Keep Prices Low?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsWhy Are Banks So Stuck on Paperwork?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsSecondhand Styling
ThriftSeason 6 / Episode 2What Do I Do if the Bubble Bursts?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsHomely Hacks for Renters
ThriftSeason 6 / Episode 1Were We Better Off in the 80s?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsDo I Have to Use My KiwiSaver to Pay For My Partner's Care?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsWhat is the Bank of Mum and Dad?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsDo Banks Always Pass on OCR Cuts?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsWhat's Going to Happen to Home Loan Rates?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsWhy Do We Pay Tax on Benefits?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsCan I Invest my Kiwisaver in More Than One Kind of Fund?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsWhat is GDP and Why Should I Give a Hoot?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsIntroducing: No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsTrailerMaori ethical fund 'thought we'd be laughed out of the room'
MāpunaWealth and Work
RNZ100: A Century of StoriesEpisode 6The $20 Challenge
ThriftSeason 4 / Episode 6Why We Spend
ThriftSeason 4 / Episode 5Let's Go Swapping
ThriftSeason 4 / Episode 4Māori & US tribal leaders discuss sovereignty
MāpunaAnna Burns-Francis | The Right to Work
re_coveringSeason 3 / Episode 7Tax
ICYMISeason 1 / Episode 13Jenene Crossan: "Being comfortable with change is crucial"
Eating Fried Chicken in the ShowerSeason 2 / Episode 5No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds Will Be Back in 2026
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsSummer science: Why we spend
Our Changing WorldYou, Me and the IRD
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsBuying a Home With Friends
ThriftSeason 6 / Episode 6The Wild History of Inflation in NZ
Politics NZWhat is productivity? And are Kiwis really so bad at it?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsSplurge and Save
ThriftSeason 6 / Episode 5Should I Save or Invest for My Kid's Financial Future?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsStudents, Style and Sustainability
ThriftSeason 6 / Episode 4How Does Australia Pay High Wages but Still Keep Prices Low?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsMaking Ends Meat
ThriftSeason 6 / Episode 3Why Are Banks So Stuck on Paperwork?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsSecondhand Styling
ThriftSeason 6 / Episode 2What Do I Do if the Bubble Bursts?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsThe Brain Drain Backstory
Politics NZWere We Better Off in the 80s?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsDo I Have to Use My KiwiSaver to Pay For My Partner's Care?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsWhat is the Bank of Mum and Dad?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsDo Banks Always Pass on OCR Cuts?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsWhat's Going to Happen to Home Loan Rates?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsCan I Invest my Kiwisaver in More Than One Kind of Fund?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsWhat is GDP and Why Should I Give a Hoot?
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsIntroducing: No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds
No Stupid Questions with Susan EdmundsTrailerThrifty Road Trip
ThriftSeason 5 / Episode 6Tips For a Smart Start in NZ
ThriftSeason 5 / Episode 5Feeding A Crowd
ThriftSeason 5 / Episode 4Thrifty Words from the Wise
ThriftSeason 5 / Episode 3Savvy Students: Prize Garden
ThriftSeason 5 / Episode 2Savvy Students: Healthy Eats
ThriftSeason 5 / Episode 1Thrift is back with more money saving hints and hacks!
ThriftTrailerWealth and Work
RNZ100: A Century of StoriesEpisode 6The $20 Challenge
ThriftSeason 4 / Episode 6Why We Spend
ThriftSeason 4 / Episode 5Let's Go Swapping
ThriftSeason 4 / Episode 4The Queen of Clean
ThriftSeason 4 / Episode 3Vegetable Box Virtuoso
ThriftSeason 4 / Episode 2Free Fitness
ThriftSeason 4 / Episode 1Trailer: Thrift Season 4
ThriftTrailerWallet-Friendly Wellbeing
ThriftSeason 3 / Episode 6Why Ingrid Robeyns Wants To Get Rid of Billionaires
Kim Hill Wants To KnowEpisode 3Thrifty Christmas
ThriftSeason 3 / Episode 5Family Finances
ThriftSeason 3 / Episode 4When To Wash
ThriftSeason 3 / Episode 3Foraging For Food
ThriftSeason 3 / Episode 2Buy Once, Buy Well
ThriftSeason 3 / Episode 1Different Voices and Cost Saving Choices
ThriftSeason 2 / Episode 6Share and Repair
ThriftSeason 2 / Episode 5Ngai Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa
MāpunaSelf-Sustaining Gardens
ThriftSeason 2 / Episode 4DIY Car Maintenance
ThriftSeason 2 / Episode 3The Preserving Queen
ThriftSeason 2 / Episode 2Good Cheap Fun
ThriftSeason 2 / Episode 1Stay Thrifty: Thrift Season 2 is coming!
ThriftTrailerStarting to Save
ThriftSeason 1 / Episode 6Energy Efficiency (Part 2)
ThriftSeason 1 / Episode 5Energy Efficiency (Part 1)
ThriftSeason 1 / Episode 4Fighting Food Waste
ThriftSeason 1 / Episode 3Meal Planning
ThriftSeason 1 / Episode 2Supermarket Strategies
ThriftSeason 1 / Episode 1Introducing: Thrift
ThriftTrailerCryptocurrency
ICYMISeason 2 / Episode 6Tax
ICYMISeason 1 / Episode 13The Economy
After the VirusEpisode 5Managing the Economy
The Citizen's HandbookSeason 1 / Episode 9The Market
The Citizen's HandbookSeason 1 / Episode 8Marilyn Waring: "I wasn’t able to stomach the place"
Eating Fried Chicken in the ShowerSeason 2 / Episode 3
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