Election 2017
Arts, Culture and Heritage: What’s in it for you?
Funding and support for Artists and the Arts are the main election issues facing the major political parties in respect to Arts, Culture and Heritage. In the build up to Election 2017 Upbeat on RNZ…
Political discussion: Arts, Culture and Heritage with National’s Maggie Barry
In our final political discussion around Arts, Culture and Heritage policy, recent Minister for the Arts Maggie Barry outlines where National stands on funding for the Arts, what the Arts contribute… Audio
Political discussion: Arts, Culture and Heritage with Maori co-leader Marama Fox
Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox contributes to this week’s ongoing discussion on arts, culture and heritage policy. With just over a week until the general election what will the Maori Party offer… Audio
Labour releases full tax plan
Labour has pulled a major reversal in how it would carry out its proposed tax plan, in an attempt to counter National's continued attacks. RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson. Audio
Which wins: policy or personality?
Mike Lee of the University of Auckland Business School on whether policy or personality wins when it comes to election votes. Audio
Nat's launch Let's Tax This
Stardust, tax and former Chinese spy in the political ranks? Audio
Political discussion: Arts, culture and heritage with the Greens’ Barry Coates
The Greens contribute to our ongoing discussion about arts, culture and heritage policy in the lead up to the general election. Greens Party Arts spokesperson Barry Coates delves into saving heritage… Audio
Political discussion: Arts, culture and heritage with TOP’s Mika Haka
We are continuing our series of conversations with arts spokespeople from some of New Zealand’s key political parties in the build-up to the general election. The Opportunities Party is the new player… Audio
Death and taxes - but which taxes?
Tax expert Mark Keating on what forms a Capital Gains tax can take and who it would effect. Audio
Party leaders aiming for electoral demographics
Political scientist Bryce Edwards talks about who'l be voting for who on the 23rd September. Audio
Political discussion: Arts, Culture and Heritage with Grant Robertson
Every day this week we put the tough questions to the major political parties’ Arts spokespeople. Labour’s Associate Arts spokesman Grant Robertson discusses the importance of Arts, how Labour will… Audio
Debatable benefits of head-to-head clashes
Three live Ardern v English debates in seven days pumped up coverage of the election campaign. The media picked out the leaders’ zingers, bangers and clangers, and they agonised over who won and who… Audio
Digging deep for the hole truth
National’s discovery of a 12 billion dollar-deep hole triggered a string of claims, counterclaims and sporting similes in the media. But did they get to the hole truth in time? Audio
Labour on 43%, National on 39% in latest poll
One News/Colmar Brunton poll has Labour on 43 percent and National on 39 percent. Jacinda Ardern is preferred PM on 35 percent. Chris Trotter joins us live. Audio
Greens want gender on payroll reporting
The Green Party wants businesses to be forced to include genders on their payroll reports to try and eliminate the gender pay gap. Video, Audio
New election poll out today
The panellists give their take on what they expect from the new Colmar Brunton poll out today and what tonight's leader's debate in Christchurch will hold as we inch closer to the election. Audio
Drug Foundation concerns about testing
The Drug Foundation has raised concerns about the National Party policy on young beneficiaries being drug tested. The $72 million four-year plan to increase support for unemployed young people was… Audio
Principals rubbish National's prefab classroom claim
National leader Bill English described 3700 prefab classrooms as "modern learning environments", but principals are rubbishing the party's claims that school property is in the best shape ever. Audio
Hedging rises for businesses with election jitters
Businesses are protecting themselves from election jitters with a rise in foreign exchange hedging activity. Audio
Human rights for gangs
Paula Bennett says criminals have fewer human rights. So will National's new policy for tackling methamphetamine encroach on gang member's rights? Audio