Stephen Mills

Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills talk to Kathryn about the Government's lockdown exit strategy and look at what point the economic & social consequences become a health issues. Matthew Hooton is an… Audio

What are the political ramifications of the government's decisions on coronavirus?

Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research and former political adviser to two Labour governments… Audio

Kathryn, Trish and Stephen chat about the controversy swirling around NZ First, and also look at whether tax will become a new tug of war between parties in the race for the median voter. Audio

Labour's annual retreat, the Whanau ora dispute and a resolution to the long-running land dispute at Ihumatao draws near. Audio

Labour's annual retreat, the Whanau ora dispute and a resolution to the long-running land dispute at Ihumatao draws near. Audio

A look ahead at some of the political issues this election year: Can Labour pivot to focus on infrastructure, is National going populist right and how can the Greens and New Zealand First mark out… Audio

A look ahead at some of the political issues this election year: Can Labour pivot to focus on infrastructure, is National going populist right and how can the Greens and New Zealand First mark out… Audio

Matthew and Stephen Mills chat to Kathryn about the political year and look ahead to the 2020 election. Audio

A mix of the political stories making recent headlines, including the marijuana referendum, a ban on overseas donations and Kris Faafoi's apologises over an immigration case. Stephen Mills is the… Audio

Kathryn chats to Stephen and Trish about the Zero Carbon Bill deal, also a look at education issues and next year's referendum questions about euthanasia and recreational cannabis. Audio

Matthew and Stephen join Kathryn to talk about the large surplus, how the Greens are getting the coalition treatment, former Air New Zealand boss Christopher Luxon eyeing up National's Botany seat and… Audio

Stephen Mills and Matthew Hooton chat to Kathryn about Shane Jones' comments at the forestry conference, and the Prime Minister's rebuke of him. Also discusson about moving the Ports of Auckland. Audio

Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills look at the National Party conference, the Ihumatao dispute and the Prime Minister's trip to Tokelau. Matthew Hooton is the managing director of the PR and lobbying… Audio

Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss government visits to Australia and the United States and the reaction to the Interim Climate Change Committee's proposals for action on reducing agricultural… Audio

Political commentators Stephen Mills and Trish Sherson join Kathryn to talk about the government's plans to get more people into EVs - how important is climate change going to be in next year's… Audio

Matthew and Stephen look ahead at the factors which may determine an election result, and also examine where the parties are at with 12 months before election campaigning begins in earnest. Audio

Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss movement in National's ranks and the Prime Minister's first cabinet reshuffle. Also in the public sector, new legislation planned by Chris Hipkins Stephen… Audio

Matthew, Stephen and Kathryn dissect the recent announcement of troop withdrawal from Iraq, details of a defence spend up and a likely end to the teachers' dispute. Audio

Pollsters say the differences between One News Colmar Brunton and Newshub Read Research polls aren't down to a margin of error - at least one of them is wrong. Audio

Matthew Hooton & Stephen Mills discuss the potential for a government reshuffle and what to expect, progress on the teachers' dispute and whether there's more to come after Treasury's 'hacking'… Audio