Guyon Espiner, Dame Jenny Shipley, Geoffrey Palmer, Helen Clark, Mike Moore and Tim Watkin sit on a stage discussing the book The 9th Floor.

The 9th Floor

60m

What does leadership look like from the 9th Floor of the Beehive?

Hosted by Guyon Espiner

5 episodes

Geoffrey Palmer

Guyon Espiner talks to five former NZ Prime Ministers, starting with reforming lawmaker Sir Geoffrey Palmer, who became our 33rd PM in 1989.
Episode 1
60m

Mike Moore

Guyon Espiner talks to Mike Moore about his short stint as Prime Minister in 1990, followed by his miraculous near-comeback in 1993.
Episode 2
57m

Jim Bolger

Guyon Espiner talks to Jim Bolger, who steered New Zealand through a turbulent seven years that saw more economic upheaval, a resetting of race relations, and the arrival of MMP.
Episode 3
1h 12m

Jenny Shipley

Guyon Espiner talks to Dame Jenny Shipley about being the first woman on the 9th Floor, plus coups and coalitions, welfare reform, and Winston Peters. And, above all, her commitment to change.
Episode 4
1h 0m

Helen Clark

Guyon Espiner talks to Helen Clark about her three terms in power as she sought to draw a line under Rogernomics, unleash new social reforms, and rethink New Zealand's place in the world.
Episode 5
1h 5m

Awards

2018 NZ Radio Awards

Best Documentary

2018 NZ Radio Awards

Best Podcast

2018 AIBs

Finalist - Politics & Business

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