Tim Watkin

Caucus rates a fired-up leaders' debate as Collins looks to bring voters 'home', while Winston Peters rages as he's 'exonerated'. Video, Audio

With eight days, 18 hours, two minutes and 10 seconds until voting starts, party leaders are calling up hit-jobs as they scrap for their political lives. Plus, the debate debacles, ACT's rise and… Video, Audio

Welcome to the recession, with giant debt, spending and unemployment that make previous campaigns look like Lilliput. How are New Zealand First are trying to recover & does Labour really want to… Video, Audio

Labour's tax policy is tentative, but is it also 'right for right now'? And is it negotiable? Judith Collins' policy releases point to less Crusher, more Kinder. Plus, how to mess up TV debates and… Audio

Greens leader James Shaw has been under the cosh for his Green School decision, but what's going on behind the scenes and will it cost votes? Social media rears it's sulky head, vaccination lies and… Audio

RNZ's Caucus podcast co-host Tim Waktin talks to Jesse about the husband of the National Party leader under fire and The Green Party Co-leader back down on funding a green school in Taranaki. Audio

As Auckland struggles through a "tricky" extended lockdown, who are the political winners & losers? We debate covid fatigue, who's won from the wage subsidies (hint: not women) and two up-for-grabs… Audio

Parties try to look tough as border policies are rolled out, Labour fails its testing test and what are the implications of delaying the election? Audio

What impact will the return of Covid in the community have on Election 2020? Plus Gerry Brownlee's conspiracies, Labour's Ardern-astic launch, and Merv & Mellow in Auckland Central Audio

Caucus returns for Election 2020 talking about the state of the parties, Covid debt and problems with our political culture. Audio

The election's getting close and that can only mean one thing… Caucus is coming back. Presented by Guyon Espiner, Lisa Owen, Tim Watkin and Scott Campbell. Audio

Pundit founder Tim Watkin talks to Jesse about the shock resignation of Todd Muller as National Party leader this morning. Audio

Chris Hipkins will replace him until the election. Audio

The Panel is joined by Tim Watkin, who has written a piece for Pundit on the challenges ahead for Todd Muller. Audio

A new tourism campaign encourages New Zealanders to travel around the country to help the flagging industry. Audio

Wallace goes back throught the correspodence he received during the week. Audio

US President Donald Trump withdraws his country from the Open Skies Treaty. International law expert, Al Gillespie, talks about why that's significant. Audio

New research shows that there's not a majority of support for a cannabis law change. Christchurch Health and Development Study director Professor Joe Boden led the study, he talks about what they… Audio

The question of how the COVID-19 crisis response package is funded in the future looms large. Institute of Government and Polciy Studies at Victoria University associate professor, Geoff Bertram talks… Audio

The National Party has voted in a new leader, Todd Muller, after two horrific polls putting the party under 30 percent. The Panel speaks to fomer National Party senior ministerial adviser Brigitte… Audio