Nine To Noon Politics

Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Neale Jones discuss the recently formed government. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew… Read more Audio

Political comemntators Fletcher Tabuteau and Tim Hurdle discuss how close we might be to stitching a government together. Tim Hurdle is a former National senior adviser, was the National Party… Read more Audio

Gareth Hughes and Liam Hehir look at the final shakedown of Parliament following the special vote count, where did the close results land and which MPs are out as a result? And the slow process of… Read more Audio

Kathryn, Gareth and Ben discuss how the Greens fared on election night and also how will they fare in Opposition. And a look at the challenges underway to form this Government. Gareth Hughes is a… Read more Audio

Neale and Tim join Susie to look at the post-election waiting game, as coalition talks continue. So far the only confirmed ministerial position is Nicola Willis in finance - but who else is likely to… Read more Audio

Neale Jones, Tim Hurdle and Bernie O'Donnell analyse Saturday night's election results. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew… Read more Audio

With five days to go til the election, our political panelists discuss the campaign so far. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to… Read more Audio

Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Sue Moroney look at Labour and National's fiscal plans, as well as National's policy to tighten welfare. What impact will Chris Hipkins' Covid infection and… Read more Audio

Tim Hurdle is a former National senior adviser, was the National Party Campaign Director in 2020. He is a director of several companies, including Museum Street Strategies, a public affairs firm. Dale… Read more Audio

Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten join Kathryn to talk about how much is riding on the first big leaders' debate, happening this Tuesday night. With more people casting early… Read more Audio

Sue Moroney is a former MP with the Labour Party, and now chief executive of Community Law Centres Aotearoa. Sue is also the chair of the Waikato Labour Electorate Committee. Liam Hehir is a… Read more Audio

Craig and Tim break down the campaign launches of the big parties over the weekend, with National opting not to include any new policies while Labour unveiled its plan to provide free dental care for… Read more Audio

Correspondents Dale Husband and Tim Hurdle join Kathryn to discuss Chris Hipkins ruling out any possibility of Labour working with New Zealand First and Winston Peters post-election - even as the… Read more Audio

Brigitte and Gareth discuss yesterday's tax policy announcement from Labour. And the latest from the polls which suggest a possible return for Winston Peters' NZ First Party. A former National Party… Read more Audio

Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Tim Hurdle join Susie to look at the big promises being made for second Auckland harbour crossing, continued poll slide for Labour and the left bloc, the… Read more Audio

Tamati Coffey has reversed his decision to retire, seeking to replace Kiri Allan as Labour's candidate for the East Coast. We'll talk about the latest Cabinet reshuffle - including David Parker… Read more Audio

Political commentators Neale Jones and Liam Hehir join Kathryn to talk about Kiri Allan, NZ First's weekend convention, whether the gun debate could be revived by Thursday's shooting in Auckland Read more Audio

Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten join Susie to talk about the devastating poll slump for Labour - which suggests rising odds of a change of government. Campaigning is kicking off, with Labour unveiling… Read more Audio

Gareth Hughes and Brigitte Morten join Kathryn to discuss the key policies outlined by the Greens at the party's weekend AGM, more trouble at Oranga Tamariki, the government's announcements on nurses… Read more Audio

Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas talk about the Prime Minister's trip to China which was shaping up as a success until it was overshadowed by what was happening with Minister Kiri… Read more Audio

Political Commentators Lamia Imam and Liam Hehir join Kathryn to talk about the National Party's weekend conference and its pledge to introduce harsher sentences as part of its law and order policy… Read more Audio

Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas join Susie to discuss the recommendations for an electoral system shakeup that would lower the voting age to 16 and extend the parliamentary term to… Read more Audio

Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Tim Hurdle join Kathryn to talk about the latest poll which has the Greens taking a major hit and National and Act able to govern alone.  Read more Audio

Brigitte and Neale join Kathryn to dissect what was in last week's Budget - are there any extra votes in it for Labour, and what was the Opposition's reaction to what's been dubbed the "blowout… Read more Audio

Political commentators Lamia Imam and Brigitte Morten join Kathryn to talk about the latest political poll, which shows the two main parties neck and neck. How important are the minor parties this… Read more Audio

Bernie and Liam join Kathryn to talk about the shock defection of Meka Waitiri to Te Pati Maori - where does this leave Labour and the waka-jumping legislation? How does that improve the Maori Party's… Read more Audio

Political correspondents Tim Hurdle and Gareth Hughes join Kathryn to talk about the Government's tax review of the extremely wealthy - will it lead to actual election policy? They'll also look at the… Read more Audio

Political commentators Brigitte and Gareth join Susie to talk about the changes to citizenship rules for Kiwis in Australia, the Parliament protest report, the latest snafu from National's candidate… Read more Audio

Neale and Brigitte join Kathryn to talk about the rebrand of Three Waters and the increase in entities from four to ten, Covid isolation rules are set to stay, the Cabinet gender parity and the report… Read more Audio