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Hold on New Zealand, we have a Government - a three-party coalition for the first time in our history. Deputy Prime Minister-in-waiting David Seymour joins us.
How is incoming Finance Minister Nicola Willis going to pay for those tax cuts? She's with us too.
And a diplomatic breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas war - former Prime Minister Helen Clark on what the global community needs to do during the pause.
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Christopher Luxon should be at APEC this weekend... instead he's entering a 15th day of talks trying to form a government... could his foreign buyers tax be dead?
Meanwhile, it's a never-ending campaign for the people of Port Waikato... we are with the leading candidates.
And the new Green MP who was once an actor in a memorable TV commercial - coming up on BackStory.
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It's been a month since election day... but still, no government... we check in on the very cloak-and-dagger happenings around Parliament this week.
Gerry Brownlee though, has been getting on with the job... at the Pacific Islands Forum - could he be our next foreign minister - he joins us.
And Early Childhood Teachers went on strike this week... we hear from one - about why the sector is at breaking point.
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On the programme today: the specials are in, so how does that change who's in who's out and who needs Winston.
29 countries sign a pledge to make Artificial Intelligence safe, but where was New Zealand?
And on Backstory - the new MP who was once a pilot and a personal assistant to a prince.
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New Zealand is calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza... we speak to the Israeli Defense Force... and a UN worker on the frontlines of this conflict as it intensified overnight.
Climate was a poor cousin to cost of living during the election, so what could happen under a new government?
And Backstory is back with an MP who's been a familiar voice for farmers.
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From a historic majority - to opposition in one term... what went wrong for Labour - and how does it rebuild... We ask Carmel Sepuloni.
Winston's back but uncharacteristically quiet... so what will he be like in negotiations? Former NZ First MP Ron Mark with his insights.
And we meet some of Parliaments newest MPs.
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The dust has settled and there will be a new Government. Join Newshub Nation to make sense of it all as we interview the party leaders, investigate coalition options, and unpack the jargon with our political experts.
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Nicola Willis and Grant Robertson are here for our final pre-election debate.
Who's nailing the campaign online - and who's gone weird on Tik Tok? Our Digital Power Rankings - election edition.
And fear and loathing on the campaign trail - a special report on MP safety.
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Welcome to the first Leaders' Debate for our Minor Parties, but these are no minnows - they will shape the next Government of New Zealand, in just 22 days.
Rebecca Wright moderates a debate between ACT's David Seymour, NZ First's Winston Peters, The Green's Marama Davidson, and Te Pāti Māori's Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.
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Competent - or just Confident? It's a question swirling around the Nats Tax plan... we sit down with Christopher Luxon.
Two doctors and a contest of ideas. Labour's Ayesha Verrall and National's Shane Reti head to head.
And the numbers are in - we've polled one of this election's most fascinating battleground electorates...
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Battleground electorates where there's everything to play for this election.
Finn Hogan's Digital Power Rankings - special campaign edition.
And you thought you knew James Shaw? Well... check out his Backstory
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Parliament has risen, the campaign starts today and Chris Hipkins fights his first election as Prime Minister... He joins us live.
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Is there a path back for Labour? The Deputy Prime Minister is here for her pre-election interview.
Chasing the unicorn: What women want to see from our politicians - and why it matters so much.
A political love story - on Backstory
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Strap in for our first head-to-head debate this election season: our Young Leaders' Debate.
Getting the best deal: minor parties in parliament reveal their coalition bottom lines.
And the MP who surfs, and started a family in her teens. A familiar leader in a whole new light....on Backstory.
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How will New Zealand take on big tech? Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson joins us.
Riding high in the polls...Act Party leader David Seymour's pre-election interview.
Andrew Little launches New Zealand's first National Security Strategy.
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Following explosive revelations of misconduct in youth justice facilities, Minister for Children Kelvin Davis fronted this morning on Newshub Nation for an extended interview.
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In July last year a shellshocked James Shaw was ejected as Green Co-leader at his own party conference.
Could it happen again? He joins us one week out from this year's agm.
Also, why is our government suddenly putting nine million dollars into a "foreign interference work programme"?
And can New Zealand continue to produce enough food?
Forward-thinking Kiwis are growing their own, and stockpiling the surplus.
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This conference weekend for National Rebecca joins us from the capital with the latest from the campaign.
They might have lost Immigration Minister Michael Wood but our migrants still need answers - we meet two of them.
And a political decision looms for Māori, how to decide between the Māori and general rolls - before the cutoff.
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Aiming for the TOP, could Raf Manji become the new political powerbroker?
A big week for farmers, we've been at Fieldays as parties vie for the crucial rural vote.
And online loot boxes, are they gaming or a gateway to underage gambling?
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Nicola Willis ended a standout political week - you guessed it - clarifying comments about babies by Christopher Luxon. She joins us.
The fates of Auckland's flooded and ruined homes will be sealed on Monday - but not all of them, a special report from Muriwai.
And does the US have alien spacecraft? It's a story that set the internet alight this week.... and is prompting a congressional hearing
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On the programme today: Mayor Tory Whanau hits back against her critics in Wellington City, a two-time surrogate mother in Auckland reflects on proposed surrogacy laws, and one regulator to rule them all. New moves to police media and social media are discussed by our expert media panel.
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No budget bump in the polls for Labour - but could a new policy do the trick? We're live to Wellington where Simon Shepherd is with the Deputy Prime Minister.
Scrutiny stress: Adrian Orr feels personally attacked at his press conference ... but why?
Finn Hogan is here with his Digital Power Rankings and what's been making waves online.
When ACT MP Mark Cameron entered Parliament he owned only one suit... and his partner had to teach him how to send an email so we travelled to his picturesque Tai Tokerau farm to hear his backstory.
Early Childhood teachers say the conditions attached are impossible and could lead to higher prices, and centres closing down.
Simon sat down with one centre director Kelly Seaburg and asked why she thinks the policy is a lemon.
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On the programme today.
Revealing the hidden details in the budget with Finance Minister Grant Robertson
Big budget winners. Our gaming industry is levelling up.
And one MP's story of longing and reunion - coming up on Backstory.
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On the programme today:
He's been a man of mystery this year - traveling a lot, what's he been up to?
Defence Minister Andrew Little on the future of our force.
What is Brian Tamaki's election year destiny?
And wisdom from an award-winning principal.
Will he give our schools a pass - or a fail?
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How far will Te Pāti Māori go to become the powerbrokers this election? Co-leader Rawiri Waititi joins us live.
With the EU playing hardball and rising power India ignoring us what's next for Trade Minister Damien O'Connor?
And you think you've got bus troubles? Try waiting six hours - a special report from Finn Hogan.
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Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta discusses the future of NZ's foreign policy and AUKUS.
ACT Leader David Seymour and Green spokesperson for Revenue Chloe Swarbrick debate the future of NZ's tax policy.
Māori data specialist, Dr Karaitiana Taiuru, discusses the inequality genetic testing can impose on Māori and Pacifica communities.
Appearing on Newshub Nation's political panel, Victoria University Associate Professor in Politics Lara Greaves, Former National press secretary Janet Wilson, and Newsroom's national affairs editor Sam Sachdeva.
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We cross live to Sydney for the latest on the sweeping liberalisation of citizenship laws for Kiwis, announced overnight
The real reason we sent a delegation of 50 to the Pacific this week. Carmel Sepuloni joins us straight from her first mission as Deputy Prime Minister.
And why bring back Live Animal Exports? National's new face Nicola Grigg defends the party's policy in her first longform interview.
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On the programme today: National Party Leader Christopher Luxon joins us for a live extended interview. Can New Zealand's rivers be swimmable again? Freshwater researcher Marnie Prickett responds to another damning report on our water quality. Which MP has been adventuring in the North Pole and Jordan, and dog-sledging in Mongolia? Find out on Backstory.
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On the programme today.
Is he sluggish on the cyclone? The man in charge of the recovery - Grant Robertson from Parliament.
Paris is burning over the retirement age... will the debate catch fire here too?
And the first former President to be charged with a crime - we cross to New York for the latest
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On the show today:
Untested Police Minister Ginny Andersen live in studio
Winston Peters joins us fresh from his polarising state of the nation speech
We cross live to Albert Park ahead of anti-trans activist Posie Parker's address
Plus, MP Jan Logie and dancer Laura Philips join us to discuss employment rights for strip club workers
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A mouthy minister, a policy bonfire and a chaotic day on the ninth floor.
Inside the new Prime Minister's office for our first election year interview.
Is a vote for the Greens just a vote for greenwashing?
Or will the party hit back at Labour's dumping of its policies? Marama Davidson on The Pitch. Plus, an ACT MP, a brush with death - and love at first sight.
MP Simon Court in a whole new light - on Backstory.
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It's been a busy month for the new Health Minister Ayesha Verrall, she joins us for an extended interview. Then Dr Ian Soosay breaks down the essential components of successful large-scale mental health responses to disasters. Then Forest and Bird CEO Nicola Toki defends wetlands, Finn Hogan breaks down the digital power rankings, military strategist Mick Ryan discusses the likelihood of New Zealand getting involved in any conflict with China, and our political panel breaks down the week that was.
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On the programme today:
Is our education minister ambitious enough for our children?
Shamubeel Eaqub on the 400,000 New Zealanders behind on their loan repayments.
Is Queensland's flood response good enough to model ours on?
National Party Forestry spokesperson Joseph Mooney on what he would do differently.
ACT MP Karen Chhour is at the Bayview Community Centre, where she spent some of the best - and worst - times of her life - for her Backstory.
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This week's show has a story from Rebecca Wright on the front line of recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle. She then interviews Stuart Nash, the Minister who has been put at the head of Hawke's Bay's recovery and who recently announced an inquiry into forestry slash.
Then Business Journalist Bernard Hickey joins us to break down the economic impact of the cyclone.
Then Simon Shepherd goes to West Auckland to talk to homeowners who want bought out after their homes are flooded once again.
Lisette Reymer talks to us from Ukraine for an update on the war one year on.
Then Finn Hogan sits down with David Rennie to discuss increased tensions between China and the US and the impact it could have on NZ.
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On this week's show, Newshub Nation goes to the East Coast of the North Island to see the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
We interview Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty, and Climate Change Minister James Shaw.
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Interview with Grant Robertson after a week of financial turmoil
Conor Whitten's on the ground in the Hamilton West by-election battleground
Finn Hogan gives us the latest digital power rankings
Retired Major General Mick Ryan looks ahead to the impact the European winter will have on the Russia-Ukraine conflict
We go behind the scenes with National MP Erica Stanford on Backstory
Our expert political panel this week is Newshub Political Editor Jenna Lynch and Political Commentator Brigitte Morten
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets with Xi Jinping
Justice Minister Kiri Allan reveals new hate speech laws
National Justice Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith defends military academies
Auckland University senior lecturer Lara Greaves, political commentator Marg Joiner and King's Counsel criminal lawyer Marie Dyhrberg sit on our political panel
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Jacinda Ardern jets off to Southeast Asia
Dr Chris Wilson dissects upcoming hate speech laws
Kieran McAnulty says Labour's priorities line up with rural NZ's
The government is investing in ancient Māori Rongoā practices to fight Kauri dieback
Evangelist Franklin Graham begins his 'God Loves You' tour of NZ
Political panel Ben Thomas, Ella Henry, and Maria Slade discuss the week in politics
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Simon Shepherd sits down with Jacinda Ardern for an extended in-depth interview.
James Shaw gives his take on COP27.
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Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor on cash, cows, and conflict.
Bernard Hickey and Christina Leung on the issue that will define the election.
Simon Shepherd with one for the tree lovers.
Finn Hogan dives deep into deepfakes.
And our political panel: Georgina Stylianou, Sarah Perriam, and Finn Hogan.
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National Deputy Leader Nicola Willis defends her new plan to tackle poverty, an uncosted social investment fund with voluntary participation.
We go to London for the latest lunacy in Westminster with Harriet Line, Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Mail.
On The Pitch, National's Broadcast Spokesperson Melissa Lee blasts the mega-media merger that was defended by Tracey Martin on last week's show.
An exclusive report from Senior Reporter Conor Whitten exposes an alarming lack of support for children with imprisoned parents.
Then, on Backstory Simeon Brown opens up about a path to politics defined by faith, family, and fatherhood.
And dissecting the news of the week on our expert panel: AUT Associate Professor Ella Henry, Former ACT MP Heather Roy, and Stuff Sundays Editor Tracy Watkins.
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Listen to Newshub Nation's full Auckland mayoral debate.
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The Wellington mayoral race is set to be tight. Listen as the three frontrunners battle it out live on Newshub Nation.
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Join us for Te Motu, a two-hour Newshub Nation special to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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The Government has established a brand new Ministry of the Disabled but has it already stumbled? Minister for Disability Issues Poto Williams on how she will deliver for the disabled. Then, lawyer and disability advocate Dr Huhana Hickey responds to the Minister’s interview.China is facing strong headwinds: From COVID lockdowns, the Taiwan crisis, a slowing economy, a property market teetering on collapse and now a heat wave and drought. Feature Story News China Correspondent Patrick Fok crosses live to discuss. In 2019 we brought you the story of Shawudun Abdulgofur, a Uyghur Muslim living in New Zealand since 2010 and desperate for news of his missing Mother and three brothers - in Xinjiang. Following a bombshell UN report alleging crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, Shawudun returns to the programme. Then dissecting the news of the week on our panel: Chief Executive of the Maxim institute Tim Wilson, AUT Associate Professor Ella Henry, and former Green MP Sue Bradford
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The controversial Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill has passed its third reading, pleasing no-one but Labour. Children's Commissioner Judge Frances Eivers on what this means for our most vulnerable children.How do you fight disinformation without fuelling it? Disinformation researcher Byron Clark on the reported arrest of the hosts of Counterspin Media.She’s been an outspoken critic of Labour’s immigration settings, so what is her vision for winning the global war for talent? National Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford joins us live.Then on The Pitch, Finn Hogan gives National justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith 5 minutes to convince you he'd be a better Justice Minister than Kiri Allan. Dissecting the news of the week.on our panel: Director at Capital Government Relations - Ben Thomas, political commentator Shane Te Pou and NBR senior journalist Dita de Boni.And an exclusive interview with the brother of one of New Zealand’s most famous cold cases, the murder of Kirsty Bentley.
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Newshub Nation brings you the latest on the explosive saga of Dr Gaurav Sharma.
Then: What will former co-leader James Shaw do to earn back the faith of Green Party members who gave him the boot?
Nuclear Disarmament Minister Phil Twyford on why the threat from nuclear weapons hasn’t left us and what needs to happen to avoid global catastrophe.
Defence Minister Peeni Henare on whether New Zealand will provide further support to Ukraine.
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Face to face in Parliament with new Covid Minister Ayesha Verrall. We take you live to the annual National Party Conference in O-Tautahi Christchurch and protesters say they're forming an umbrella political party to contest the next election.
Finn Hogan is at the Auckland Domain with developments.
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It ain’t easy being Green. We cross live to Parliament for the latest on the Green Party leadership, plus speak with former leadership contender Kevin Hague on what could come next.
In Backstory: From Beijing, to Te Raki Paewhenua - the North Shore - and now to Parliament.
Labour MP Naisi Chen's journey to politics has seen her moving between cities and cultures.
Dissecting the news of the week on our panel: Former National MP Dan Bidois, Senior Lecturer in New Zealand Politics at Auckland University Dr Lara Greaves and Former Green MP Sue Bradford.
And who’s up and who’s down online? Digital Editor Finn Hogan with Digital Power Rankings.
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Tomorrow on Newshub Nation:As Europe burns, global emissions climb and the weather grows wilder - has our bleak climate future become our present? Climate Commission Chair Rodd Carr on whether New Zealand needs to speed up its carbon cutting.We cross live to Europe Correspondent Lisette Reymer for the aftermath of the UK’s hottest day on record and check in on the race to replace Boris Johnson. Then Climate Scientist Luke Harrington tells us whether those record temperatures in Europe were expected or is climate change picking up the pace?On the Pitch: Green Party Immigration spokesperson Ricardo Menendez on why he’d make a better Immigration Minister than Megan Wood. Are anonymous reviews really anonymous? Lawyer Chris Patterson on the unusual case of Zuru Toys trying to sue the author of a scathing review.And helping us turn the dollars into sense, Economist Cameron Bagrie on whether we’ve reached peak inflation. Dissecting the news of the week.on our panel: Director of Sherson Willis Trish Sherson, Dean of Law at AUT Khylee Quince and Newstalk ZB’s Deputy Political Editor Jason Walls.
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Cars, guns and money: Police Minister Chris Hipkins on the Government’s new plan to hit the gangs where it hurts - but is it too little too late?The latest on the revolution in New Zealand's 67 year old adoption laws. Two experts in the field, Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll and Barbara Sumner, join us live.Antivirals are now more accessible to more Kiwis but is the Government doing enough to get potentially life saving medication to those who need it? Otago University Biochemist Kurt Krause joins us live.From surviving bone cancer, to training as a GP, what did it take for this MP to rise from sickness to health and to politics? Labour MP for Takanini, Dr Anae Neru Leavasa, shares his Backstory.Dissecting the news of the week on our panel: Newshub political reporter and climate correspondent Isobel Ewing, former National MP Agnes Loheni, and Canterbury University sociologist, gang expert and author Dr Jarrod Gilbert.
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With the next Covid wave crashing over a health system in crisis, Emergency Department Doctor Mark Friedericksen outlines how the frontline is coping.Then Professor Michael Baker on what’s next for the pandemic and if our surging case numbers could have been avoided.Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio joins us from the Pacific Island Forum where he walks the diplomatic tightrope between our allies and our largest trading partner. Then ACT Leader David Seymour on how he’d take the profit out of wearing a patch. Dissecting the news of the week on our panel: Stuff senior business journalist Dileepa Fonseka, political commentator Shane Te Pou and director at Franks Ogilvie law, Brigitte Morten.
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It’s the biggest health shakeup in decades but the upheaval comes as our exhausted workforce is in crisis mode. One day into their jobs, the CEOs of Health NZ and Māori Health Authority Margie Apa and Riana Manuel join Newshub Nation live. A free trade deal secured, rising tensions in the Pacific and a brutal war ongoing in Europe: Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman joins Newshub Nation to discuss the changing international landscape. Firefighters are running a high-profile campaign alleging that bad management and understaffing will soon cost lives. Newshub Nation host Simon Shepherd with an exclusive investigation. And dissecting the news of the week on our panel: Newshub's National Correspondent Patrick Gower, former New Zealand First MP Shane Jones and National Business Review senior journalist Maria Slade.And should New Zealand remain GE free in the face of changing technology? Reporter Finn Hogan speaks to GE Free New Zealand.
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We’ll cross live to Tauranga as the by-election begins. Fresh from a meeting with the world’s defence ministers, Peeni Henare talks about rising tensions in the Pacific and cyber attacks against New Zealand. Is a recession inevitable? With economic stormclouds gathering globally, business journalist Bernard Hickey on whether things will get worse before they get better. Digital editor Finn Hogan on who's up and who's down, online. On the Pitch: National’s science and technology spokesperson Judith Collins on why we need to get ‘the politics out of science’. Dissecting the news of the week on our panel: Newsroom's national affairs editor Sam Sachdeva, former National press secretary Janet Wilson and National Business Review co-editor Hamish McNicol.
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Watch the highlights of Newshub Nation's Tauranga by-election debate as the top contenders offer competing visions for the future of our fastest growing city. Dissecting the debate on our panel: former Labour Party president Mike Williams, Senior lecturer in New Zealand Politics at Auckland University Dr Lara Greaves and former National Party candidate Tania Tapsell. Also on the show: after fighting for decades to clear his name, Alan Hall's conviction for the murder of Arthur Easton has been quashed. Former Newshub Nation reporter Mike Wesley-Smith on how we got here and what happens next.
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An exclusive poll reveals the state of the race in the Tauranga by-election. Can Labour cement its gains from 2020 and what will it foretell about election 2023?
Senior Reporter Conor Whitten is on the ground in the battleground electorate, bringing behind the scenes access to each of the major campaigns.
Māori Ministers have been on a roadshow selling this year's big budget spend up.. Kelvin Davis, Willie Jackson and Meka Whaitiri join us to justify their decisions and how they fit into the roadmap to co-governance. National says New Zealand has dropped the ball in the Pacific, Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee on what he’d do differently as Minister.
And dissecting the news of the week on our panel: Scott Campbell from Campbell Squared communications, Hayden Munro from Capital Government Relations and National Māori Authority’s Mathew Tukaki.
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This weekend on Newshub Nation:
Tensions in the Pacific as China offers a deal to island nations. Former Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters tells us why it could have been avoided.
National is rising in the polls but is it at the ACT Party’s expense? Leader David Seymour on his election 2023 plans starting with Tauranga.On The Pitch: National Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says more guns in the right hands will keep them out of the wrong ones.
A line in the sand off the coast of Taiwan could see two world super power clashing , we cross live to ITV Asia Correspondent Debi Edwards in Beijing A teal wave has broken over Australian politics - and the independents could hold the balance of power. We ask new MP Kylea Tink on her plan to shake up politics across the ditch.
Then, dissecting the news of the week on our panel: Newshub Nation digital editor Finn Hogan, former National staffer Georgina Stylianou and Auckland University senior lecturer Dr Stephen Noakes.
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A Friday backdown on Three Waters but is it too late to gain public trust? Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta joins us live. Research from the Helen Clark Foundation reveals shocking mental health statistics for pregnant women in New Zealand, the report’s author and former Green MP Holly Walker joins us live. Then, Head of Maternal and Infant Mental Health at Counties Manukau DHB Tanya Wright on what health experts at the coal face are experiencing. Newshub’s Australia Correspondent Emma Cropper joins us live from Sydney to unpack rising tensions in the build up to election day across the Tasman. Then dissecting the news of the week on our panel: former National parliamentary staffer and current PR consultant Ben Thomas and Executive Producer of The Hui - Annabelle Lee-Mather Then Digital Editor Finn Hogan on who’s up and who’s down online and what the world’s richest man buying the world’s most divisive social media platform means for New Zealand.
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Tomorrow on Newshub Nation: Chief Medical Adviser to President Joe Biden Dr Anthony Fauci on the future of the pandemic, New Zealand’s response and how we can all ‘make science boring again’.
Benefit raises kicked in this week but is it too little too late for those most in need? An extended interview with Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni.
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark provides a global perspective on how New Zealand has handled the pandemic and where we go from here. And it ain’t easy being blue-green, so what’s the National Party’s plan to tackle climate change? Climate spokesperson Scott Simpson speaks with senior reporter Conor Whitten.
Then dissecting the news of the week on our panel: Newshub national correspondent Paddy Gower and Sunday Star-Times editor Tracy Watkins.
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Is New Zealand ready for universal basic income? This year on Newshub Nation, we're bringing back our Supplementary Question podcast in a new format.
A longform interview by reporter Finn Hogan, unpacking thorny political issues with no time limit on the conversation. First in the hotseat is new TOP leader Raf Manji, who wants to give every Kiwi - even kids - $13,000 a year with no strings attached.
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Labour pledged to address New Zealand’s shameful mental health statistics when they took power. After five years and billions allocated has anything improved? Health Minister Andrew Little joins us live.
The human cost of Putin’s war, we talk to a Ukrainian Kiwi woman whose parents are trying to escape the besieged city of Mariupol.
What is the future of Auckland’s SuperCity? A new report warns it needs to up its game to guarantee New Zealand’s future. Former Chief Science Advisor and report lead Sir Peter Gluckman joins us live.
Should the government hand every Kiwi $13,000 a year with no strings attached? New TOP leader Raf Manji on why the time is right for universal basic income.
Joining us to dissect the political news of the week on our panel: Māori TV reporter Rukuwai Tipene-Allen and former National Party staffer Ben Thomas.
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Have vaccine passports run their course, and with the economy in for a bumpy ride, is the government doing enough to keep spending ticking over?
Tourism and Small Business Minister Stuart Nash is in the hot seat.
Misinformation is washing across social media - helping fuel the anti-vaccine movement in New Zealand, and a tool in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Finn Hogan breaks down the politics of the internet. Green MP Golriz Ghahraman with what she thinks New Zealand should do about the war in Ukraine.
Willie Jackson shows us around his marae and opens up on his tumultuous road to Parliament. WTF is an NFT and does the Government know what they are? A special report from Simon Shepherd.
And with us to pick apart a week of political portfolio ditching and petrol panic, Economist at Sense Partners Shamubeel Eaqub and former Chief Press Secretary for the National Party Janet Wilson.
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A critical report says the Government’s COVID-19 response is failing and will fail further once the country re-opens. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson hits back.
After a whirlwind week in Wellington, Senior Reporter Conor Whitten breaks down the latest on the National Party’s nightmare before Christmas.
Then Professor Jennifer Curtin from Auckland University Politics on what will define the end of Judith Collins’ reign. Forty percent of male prisoners are back behind bars within two years of release.
Senior Reporter Conor Whitten with a special report on a former prisoner who defied the statistics.
Then to dissect the news of the week on our panel: Senior NBR journalist Dita de Boni and PR consultant Ben Thomas.
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Has Delta caught our health system flat-footed? Case numbers - and deaths - are steadily rising with greater freedoms looming. Health Minister Andrew Little on whether hospitals are prepared for a summer surge. And the most significant Climate Summit in history is wrapping up this week but what has it achieved? European Correspondent Lisette Reymer joins us live. Then Senior Reporter Conor Whitten brings the latest from the final day of APEC. They’re on the frontlines of the pandemic but many are burning out under the strain. Alexa Cook reports on GPs battling to care for both themselves and their patients. Then on Backstory: From Hamilton to Harvard, the self-described “working class Māori boy” Dr Shane Reti reflects on his extensive CV and being a doting grandad. Then to dissect the news of the week on our panel: Māori TV political reporter Rukuwai Tipene-Allen and The Spinoff's Editor-at-large Toby Manhire.
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With a COVID question mark hanging over Kiwi Christmas, an extended interview with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
A new Ministry for disabled New Zealanders has been decades in the making but will it deliver? Lawyer and advocate for the disabled, Dr Huhana Hickey joins us live.
Dr Api Talemaitoga, a south Auckland GP and advisor on the National COVID Response Group outlines his concerns about home isolation for COVID cases, especially for Pacific and Māori families.
Then to dissect the news of the week on our panel: PR consultant Ben Thomas and Auckland councilor Efeso Collins.
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Delta’s spread from Auckland to Christchurch. Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker tells us why he thinks the Government’s approach to the virus is absurdly inconsistent.
Schools have been told by the government to stop streaming students but it’s an open secret that many still do. Anna Bracewell-Worrall investigates. Then Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti on whether it's too soon to re-open schools and what can be done to catch students up after our longest lockdown.
New evidence shows some psychedelics could be more helpful - than harmful and therapeutic treatment is already happening illegally here. Senior Reporter Conor Whitten reports.Facebook is changing its stripes but our politicians are still sniping at each other on their platform.
Digital Editor Finn Hogan on who’s up and who’s down on social media.
To dissect the news of the week on our panel: Former National chief press secretary Janet Wilson and lawyer and justice advocate Julia Whaipooti.
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It’s V-day across the motu. We’re shooting for a record 100,000 Kiwis vaxxed in 24 hours but is it too little too late to derail delta? Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins us live. We talk to a midwife who is going to quit her profession rather than get the jab. The most important climate conference in history - COP26 - is fast approaching but are we too late to avert catastrophe? James Shaw on New Zealand’s plan to curb emissions. To dissect the political news of the week we are joined by our expert panel: Auckland Councillor Efeso Collins and former National MP Parmjeet Parmar. Then on the Pitch: National Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith has five minutes to score a passing grade on his plan for education.
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After a tense week of bouncing numbers, Auckland’s future remains uncertain. With Cabinet's crucial decision looming, epidemiologist Rod Jackson tells us whether leaving lockdown is too risky.
Despite repeated calls for it to be dumped, controversial child safety agency Oranga Tamariki is instead to be transformed. The man behind the decision and chair of the ministerial advisory board, Matthew Tukaki joins us live.
New Zealand’s video game sector is on track to be worth a billion dollars by 2025 but will a tantalizing tax rebate across the Tasman stop that growth in its tracks? Finn Hogan reports.
It’s a form of sexual assault experienced by up to 10% of people, but we only had our first and only conviction this year. Anna Bracewell-Worrall investigates why the law is just catching up.
And parliament has rapidly passed new anti-terror laws. Green MP Teanu Tuiono tells us why he opposes them and relates his first hand experience of anti-terror raids.
Finally to dissect the news of the week: Stuff Sundays Editor Tracy Watkins and economist at Sense Partners, Shamubeel Eaqub.
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An extended interview with National Leader Judith Collins as she outlines her vision for the future of New Zealand.
Delta has already cost the country billions and with normality still out of reach, Minister for Small Business Stuart Nash on how the Government will support those hit hardest.
The race to reopen New Zealand is on but are we really going to do it with all our children under 12 years old unvaccinated? Simon Shepherd reports.
To dissect the news of the week on our panel: High Court Barrister Brigitte Morten and Muslim Leader Aliya Danzeisen
Digital Editor Finn Hogan on who's up, who’s down and who’s spending big on social media.
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Herald senior journalist Sam Hurley has been researching the terrorist since 2017, including attending his trial. He joins us live.
Then, terrorism expert Dr Chris Wilson from Auckland University Politics.
And are our border workers a delta ticking time bomb? Conor Whitten investigates.
Then, Minister of Defence and Associate Minister of Health (Māori health) Peeni Henare joins us live.
A top scientist calls them "virus factories" - how our school buildings are geared to spread delta. Anna Bracewell-Worrall investigates.
Plus, dissecting the news of the week with our panel: AUT Dean of Law Khylee Quince and former National staffer Ben Thomas.
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Has the government got a problem communicating properly with its pacifika partners? Pakilau Manase Lua heads up the Pacific Response Coordination Team and says, “too little too late”.
Then, Pacific Peoples Minister Auptio William Sio responds. And what if elimination just...doesn’t work? Senior Reporter Conor Whitten talks to the experts about the way forward.
Plus, a return to normal depends on kiwis getting the jab - but what if they don't want to Anna Bracewell-Worrall reports on why some are vaccine hesitant.
And the South Island remains in Level 4 - for now. Westland Mayor Bruce Smith on what the shift to Level 3 will mean for his community and whether it is coming too late.
Then to dissect the news of the week we are joined by our panel: Newsroom Political Editor Jo Moir and Former National MP Agnes Loheni.
And then Digital Editor Finn Hogan on who's up and who’s down on social media this lockdown.
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Labelled a 'code red' for humanity, the IPCC's latest landmark report has put the planet's plight in the starkest terms to date. But despite the apocalyptic stakes, climate change is still most often treated as one of the issues instead of the only issue.
With the very future of civilization on the line, this episode Finn asked the literally burning question - what stops people caring about about climate change?
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With both the National and Green Party conferences this weekend, Political Reporters Jenna Lynch and Amelia Wade cross live to bring you the latest.
Has the government broken its word to the families of Pike River? An exclusive report from Senior Reporter Conor Whitten.
And the Minister with a hospital pass of a portfolio, Andrew Little joins Newshub Nation live in studio.
We investigate the future of adoption in Aotearoa with Canterbury University Lecturer Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll and Filmmaker Barbara Sumner.
And to make sense of the news of the week we are joined by our panel: Political Commentator Neale Jones, Politik Editor Richard Harman and Newshub Presenter Oriini Kaipara.
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With the trans-tasman bubble popped for at least 2 months, Professor Des Gorman on whether it should reopen anytime soon.
Then Australian Correspondent Emma Cropper crosses live from the thick of the surging outbreak in Sydney to bring us the latest. Gangs, guns and cops: With National calling for her resignation, embattled Police Minister Poto Williams joins us live in the studio.
Then on the Pitch: ACT Justice spokesperson Nicole Mckee gets five minutes to argue why she’d make a better Minister than Kris Faafoi.
Which MP hails from the Republic of Whangamōmona and loves tax? We peek inside the life of Labour's Deborah Russell as she shares her Backstory.
And who’s up, who’s down and spending large - Digital Editor Finn Hogan gives us his social media power rankings.
To dissect the news of the week on our panel: Dr Lara Greaves from Auckland University Politics, political commentator and lawyer Brigitte Morten and Dominion Post Editor Anna Fifield.
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The shocking extent of child exploitation imagery being hosted online in NZ. Anna Bracewell-Worrall’s exclusive investigation.
Jacinda Ardern has hosted an APEC power party, former PM Helen Clark gives us an insight into how crucial these meetings can be.
He’s the man charged with taking our economy into the digital future, David Clark joins us live in the studio.
Furious farmers took to the streets to protest Govt regulation yesterday, Dairy NZ’s Tim Mackle on what drove them to nationwide action.
And to dissect the news of the week we are joined by our panel: Professor Jennifer Curtin from Auckland University Politics Department, and Newshub Nation's Digital Editor Finn Hogan.
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He’s responsible for keeping New Zealand green but has Environment Minister David Parker gone far enough fast enough?
Then, embattled Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt fronts up to Tova O'Brien over giving taxpayer money to the mob.
On the Pitch: Simeon Brown gets 5 minutes to convince you he’d make a better Corrections Minister than Kelvin Davis.
And to dissect the news of the week: PR man and former National staffer Ben Thomas, clean water campaigner Marnie Prickett and Newshub political reporter Jenna Lynch.
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Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi on what the power sharing proposed by He Puapua should actually look like.
And COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins on whether the Pfizer roll is more of a fizzer.
National has vowed to repeal the govt's proposed hate speech laws should they get back into power, Justice Spokesperson Simon Bridges explains why.
Mark Mitchell has been stabbed, shot at and that was before he reached the rough and tumble of Parliament. He joined Newshub Nation to share his Backstory.
And to dissect the news of the week on our political panel: Former National Government Minister Chris Finlayson, Professor Tracey McIntosh and Māori TV political reporter Rukuwai Tipene-Allen.
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Four years into the Labour Government and despite lofty promises the housing market remains too hot to handle - what’s Housing Minister Megan Woods' plan to make homes affordable.
The government is planning to make hate speech a crime - is the move long overdue or a step too far? Justice Minister Kris Faafoi joins Tova O’Brien.
And we may have dodged yet another COVID bullet but tensions remain high in the capital. Professor Michael Baker on our latest pandemic scare.
And dissecting the news of the week on our panel: CEO of Waipareira Trust John Tamihere, Bernie O'Donnell who is Chair of the Manukau Urban Maori Authority, and senior journalist Maria Slade from the National Business Review.
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It's our nuclear free moment but is it too late for the planet? Climate Commission Chair Rod Carr and Climate Change Minister James Shaw join Tova O'Brien.
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China, spies and deals: it's all about the hustle when you're Trade Minister but is Australia doing it better? Damien O'Connor joins Ryan Bridge live.
Following a tense election, chaotic aftermath and accusations of treason. What will happen next? Samoa's Prime Minister elect joins us from Apia.
A special report by Conor Whitten on the growing number of Kiwis secretly taking Class A illegal psychedelics - for their mental healthThe Prime Minister thinks New Zealand will be a republic in her lifetime.
We ask the UK High Commissioner exactly what she thinks of that. And analysis from our political panel Dr Damon Salesa from Auckland University Pacific Studies, Newshub's Europe Correspondent Lisette Reymer and former National MP Agnes Loheni.
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Fresh from delivering his fourth budget Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins Tova O'Brien.
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Today on Newshub Nation Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio joins us live. David Shearer, fresh from the UN talks Israel, Palestine and NZ's response.
Also what happens to a country when half its jobs disappear? Newshub Nation investigates the harrowing effect on Fiji of a year without tourists.
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Today marks the two-year of anniversary of the Christchurch Call. But what has it actually achieved?
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This week Minister for Children Kelvin Davis, Police Minister Poto Williams and National's Justice Spokesperson Simon Bridges join Newshub Nation.
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Listen to the full broadcast of Newshub Nation from May 01, 2021. Including interviews with Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni, Green MP Chloe Swarbrick and our expert panel.
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The Dragon and the Taniwha: Newshub Nation's full extended interview with Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta. Global flashpoints and New Zealand’s relationship with our allies and rivals.
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Kia ora and welcome to Supplementary Question, a politics and current affairs podcast produced by Newshub Nation. We're back for a ten episode season this year, releasing monthly.
Each episode your host Finn Hogan asks a new question and finds the most informed and interesting people to help him answer it.
First up this year, an issue which continues to divide the country.
What's next for drug reform in New Zealand?
Including interviews with; Health Minister Andrew Little, National Justice Spokesperson Simon Bridges, Green MP Chloe Swarbrick, Entheos Foundation Founder Amadeus Diamond and Dr Suresh Muthukumaraswamy from Auckland University.
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Power pair Tova O'Brien and Mihingarangi Forbes host a blockbuster exploration of the nation’s health services. Associate Health Minister (Maori Health) Peeni Henare joins Mihi to talk vaccinations, mental health - and how much power we'll give the new Maori Health Authority. Fresh from the front lines of public health herself, she was catapulted into Cabinet, where she’s in charge of much of women’s health. Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall is live with Tova. And a special report: If you want to have a child by surrogate in NZ, you'll have to navigate 66-year-old laws. Simon Shepherd follows the twists and turns of one baby’s journey. And a crack team of political commentators share their analysis - Dr Rhys Jones, senior lecturer in indigenous health, High Court barrister and solicitor Brigitte Morten and Chair of the National Urban Maori Authority, Lady Tureiti Moxon. Newshub Nation on TV3, 9.30am Saturday, 11am Sunday. Proudly brought to you by New Zealand on Air’s Platinum Fund.
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Livid landlords, gutted first home buyers - Finance Minister Grant Robertson defends the government’s housing announcement.
Māori are the worst affected by the housing crisis so why weren’t they prioritised in this week’s announcement?
Reaction from Manukau Urban Maori Authority Chair Bernard O'Donnell and former homeless mother-of-three Mary Moeke-Te Purei.
Racism is rising, and needs to be stopped - Anna Bracewell-Worrall with a stark warning from the New Zealand Asian community.
Why has the government backtracked on its commitment to go further into the Pike River mine? Conor Whitten unearths documents and reveals the reason why Pike families say they’re let down.
Plus, we are joined by our political panel...Newshub reporter Madison Reidy, PR consultant Ben Thomas and executive director of the Maori Council Matthew Tukaki.
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Opposition Leader Judith Collins on bad reviews, bad polls and bad behaviour - can she keep the National Party show on the road?
She joins us live.Tourism Minister Stuart Nash outlined his vision for the industry in Queenstown this week - we ask tourism operator Matt Wong how it was received on the ground.
The business of babies is booming but are desperate couples paying thousands for optional extras not backed by science? A special report from Anna Bracewell-Worrall.
On The Pitch we give National's Immigration spokesperson Erica Standford five minutes to tell us why she’d make a better Immigration Minister than Kris Faafoi.
Conor Whitten discovers that New Zealand’s former chief mines inspector believes expanding the recovery mission at Pike River is both feasible and safe.
And we are joined by our panel - NBR Senior Journalist Dita De Boni, Auckland University Politics Lecturer Dr Lara Greaves and Sunday Star Times editor, Tracy Watkins.
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Two years on from the March 15 terrorist attack - what has been done to support the survivors and their families and make sure nothing like it ever happens again?
Political editor Tova O’Brien is in Christchurch with a survivor of the shooting, as well as the Minister in charge of implementing the Royal Commission’s report and our intelligence agencies - Andrew Little.
Then, to the Auckland studio with Simon Shepherd with analysis from Muslim leader Aliya Danzeisen.
And a foreign ambassador accused of exploitation on Kiwi soil - a shocking report from Senior reporter Conor Whitten.
Plus, we are joined by our political panel: Newshub political reporter Jenna Lynch and PR consultant Scott Campbell.
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Tomorrow on Newshub Nation:
Muddled messaging and misinformation? Associate Minister of Health Peeni Henare on lockdowns, rule-breakers and of course the very latest numbers.
We talk to journalist David Farrier and public narrative researcher Jess Berentson-Shaw on conspiracy theories and the government’s fluctuating tone.
Criminal defense lawyer Marie Dyhrberg says Green MP Jan Logie’s Sexual Violence Bill has serious flaws - they debate the bill.
The government's new medicinal cannabis regime was supposed to make it easier for patients and doctors but it could be poised to make things a whole lot harder. Anna Bracewell-Worrall reports.
And to discuss the political news of the week we are joined by our panel: political commentator Ben Thomas and Auckland University Politics lecturer Dr Lara Greaves.
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This weekend on Newshub Nation:Does her new role as Associate Minister for Housing put her on a collision course with the Prime Minister? Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joins us live.
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub on what can be done about our stubborn housing problem.10 years since 29 men were killed at Pike River mine and still no agreement on what went wrong - but engineer and investigator Richard Healey says he and some of the families have crucial new evidence.
He shares it exclusively with Newshub Nation, live from Christchurch.New figures obtained by Newshub Nation show that not only are police handling too many mental health crisis callouts alone - but some of those police have been armed. Corazon Miller investigates.
Steeped in politics from a young age, Labour’s Camilla Belich is now expecting her third child soon after starting her first term as an MP. Newshub Nation joined her at home to hear her Backstory.
Plus, analysis from our political panel: political scientist Dr Lara Greaves, Stuff’s Sundays Editor Tracy Watkins, and Auckland Councillor Efeso Collins.
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The surprise pick for Foreign Minister, Nanaia Mahuta and the minister in charge of embattled Oranga Tamariki, Kelvin Davis.
They lead a record number of Maori ministers in government - what measurable changes will they make?
The specials have delivered another MP for the Maori Party, we speak to Debbie Ngarewa-PackerWith the U.S. Election hanging on a knife's edge, National Correspondent Patrick Gower joins us live from Washington DC.
Meet the newest members of the Government's inner circle - Jan Tinetti, Michael Wood, Kiri Allan and Ayesha Verrall.
And, analysis from our political panel, Former Green Party MP Sue Bradford, Auckland University politics lecturer, Dr Lara Greaves and executive director of the Maori Council Matthew Tukaki
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The preliminary referendum results are in - it's a yes to euthanasia and a no to cannabis. David Seymour and Chloe Swarbrick join us with their reactions.
We cross live to Patrick Gower in Washington DC - ahead of what could be the most consequential US election in a generation.
Plus, it’s the end of an era - Simon Shepherd joined veteran New Zealand First MPs in Parliament for that bittersweet moment when they packed up their offices and political careers.
In Backstory - we go home, and to the mosque, with New Zealand’s first African MP, Ibrahim Omer.
And commentary from our political panel: former Green Co-leader Russel Norman and former National and NZ First MP Tau Henare.
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Kia ora and welcome to Supplementary Question, a politics and current affairs podcast produced by Newshub Nation.
Each episode your host Finn Hogan asks a new question and finds the most informed and interesting people to help him answer it.
This week, in our last episode before the election, Finn examines the unanswered questions about the biggest story of the decade.
What do we still not know about COVID-19?
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It’s our finance debate - how much will Grant Robertson and Paul Goldsmith put in your back pocket over the next three years?
Plus, behind the scenes in the campaign van with Labour leader Jacinda Ardern.
Then: can she close the gap in Auckland Central? It’s National’s Emma Mellow’s turn for five hot minutes on The Pitch. And who’s up, who’s down and who’s delusional? Finn Hogan with our final pre-election digital power rankings.
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Our euthanasia debate. ACT Party leader David Seymour defends the End of Life Choice Act and palliative care specialist Dr Sinead Donnelly warns us against it.
Plus interviews with two people at the end of their lives: one will vote yes, one will vote no.
On The Trail: reporter Conor Whitten gets exclusive behind the scenes access to National leader Judith Collins in her biggest week yet on the campaign.
And we give Jami-Lee Ross a policy grilling, while he gives his pitch for a seat in Parliament. Plus, analysis from our panel: PR consultant Trish Sherson and Auckland Councillor Efeso Collins.
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Join us in some of the country’s most tightly-fought electorates - where the candidates are fighting for both their political careers and the future of their parties in Parliament.
We reveal the exclusive results of Newshub Nation’s first-ever Reid Research poll on the seat of Auckland Central. Can high-profile Chloe Swarbrick secure the Green Party's future?
Plus, we’re on location on the shores of the Bay of Islands for a debate between Northland’s leading candidates: Willow-Jean Prime, Matt King and Shane Jones - who despite splashing the cash is fighting for local support and the life of New Zealand First.
And, Senior Reporter Conor Whitten visits the heartland electorate of Te Tai Hauauru where Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is battling to take the seat from Labour’s Adrian Rurawhe and put the Maori Party back into Parliament.
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Shane Reti thinks he’d make a better Health Minister than Chris Hipkins. With only five weeks to polling day Hipkins and Reti battle it out in Newshub Nation’s health portfolio debate.
Māori Party Co-leader John Tamihere unveils a cornerstone policy live on the programme.
And Backstory: how well do we really know our politicians? We join Labour MP Kiri Allan for a road trip around the East Coast.
Plus, TOP Deputy Leader Shai Navot gives her five-minute pitch for a seat in Parliament
And analysis from our political panel: former Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman, and former Green MP Sue Bradford.
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New modelling says Maori who catch COVID are 50% more likely to die from it than non-Maori. Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare - who has special responsibility for Maori health - joins us with his plan to stop that from happening.
It ain't easy being Green - especially this week. We ask former Green Party communications and policy director David Cormack what James Shaw’s error of judgement has cost his party.Taiwan’s Covid response is among the best in the world: no lockdown and an epidemiologist for Vice President. We follow Kiwi drag queen Taipei Popcorn in Taipei to see firsthand how they do it.
It’s been a National seat for 4 elections, but the resignation of Nikki Kaye means the Auckland Central electorate is up for grabs. Labour’s Helen White gives her five-minute pitch for why voters should give it to her.
Plus, road tripping the East Coast with Kiri Allan, analysis from our political panel Marg Joiner and Shane Te Pou, and Vision New Zealand leader Hannah Tamaki on the campaign trail in Rotorua.
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Kia ora and welcome to Supplementary Question, a politics and current affairs podcast produced by Newshub Nation.
Each episode your host Finn Hogan asks a new question and finds the most informed and interesting people to help him answer it.
This week he asked a question with frightening implications considering an election is mere weeks away and we're in the midst of a global pandemic.
Are conspiracy theories going mainstream?
Featuring special guests: David Farrier, Dr M Dentith and Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw.
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How long can our economy survive lockdown yo-yo? Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins us live.
Dr Shane Reti defends National’s new border policy from claims it shows a complete disregard for New Zealanders overseas.
Our US Correspondent Ameshia Cross joins us to discuss a Democratic National Convention unlike any we’ve seen before. Senior clinical psychologist Dr Ainsleigh Cribb-Su’a on the psychology of conspiracy theories, racism in health and surviving lockdown anxiety.
In The House: a week in the halls of power that we never expected to see.
Plus, analysis from our political panel - Newshub Investigations Reporter Michael Morrah, and Editor of the Sunday Star-Times, Tracy Watkins.
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We cross live to Health Minister Chris Hipkins for the very latest on our Covid-19 second-wave. Opposition leader Judith Collins with her reaction to the new plan, thoughts on her party’s conduct this week - and the election date debate.
Plus what does the second wave mean for our financial survival? We speak to economist Brad Olsen and a devastated business owner.
Scientist Dr Jemma Geoghegan on the genome project that could unlock the mystery behind our latest cluster
And epidemiologist, Professor David Murdoch on the likelihood of undiscovered community transmission - and whether elimination remains a realistic goal.
Plus, analysis as always from our political panel - this week, former Act Party Deputy Leader Heather Roy and former Labour Party President Mike Williams.
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Chlöe Swarbrick and Nick Smith battle it out over cannabis reform in our second election debate of 2020.
On the day the Labour Party launches its election campaign, campaign chair Megan Woods joins us for a taste of what’s to come.
On current polling, she'll be in Parliament: just who is ACT's Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden? She gives us her pitch.
And political analysis from commentators Sue Bradford and Liam Hehir, and political reporter Anna Bracewell-Worrall.
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Welcome to Supplementary Question, a politics and current affairs podcast produced by Newshub Nation.
Each episode our Digital Editor Finn will be asking a different question and getting the most interesting and informed people to help him answer it.
In this inaugural episode, he asked an open question, or at least, a question on openness: Is our most important transparency law no longer fit for purpose?
With guests Andrew Little, Andrew Eccelstone and Peter Boshier.
Special thanks to Kethaki Masilamani. Music from Ghosts I - IV by Trent Reznor. Used under creative commons licence.
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A special podcast exclusive interview with Auckland University Associate Professor Jennifer Lees-Marshment.
This interview was recorded a while ago and was originally planned as part of our Supplementary Question mini-series but unfortunately, National's time of troubles came about after the interview and the news cycle forced all side projects onto the back burner.
We're posting an edited version of our conversation here because it was a fascinating discussion and it would have been a shame to let it go to waste.
There will be moments of Todd Muller being referred to as National leader and other utterances which will date the interview a little but most of our conversation focuses on broader issues which are less time-sensitive
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Is our relationship with China in freefall? Foreign Minister Winston Peters joins us live.
Then, Sepuloni vs. Upston. The first in our series of 2020 election debates tackles Social Development - as the end of the wage subsidy looms.
How safe are New Zealanders online this election? Corazon Miller interviews Carole Cadwalladr - the journalist who broke open the Cambridge Analytica Facebook data scandal.
Plus, political analysis from the left, and right: Josie Pagani and Brigitte Morten.
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The woman standing between us, and Covid-19 at the border. How does Dr Megan Woods feel about cleaning up another Minister’s mess? She joins us live. New Zealand First's Tracey Martin on scrapping for survival as her party loses popularity. Plus, head-to-head with Nikki Kaye in Auckland Central - Chloe Swarbrick on why the seat should be hers. A special report on the highest-stakes animal welfare case in New Zealand’s history And analysis from our political panel, Shane Te Pou and Trish Sherson.
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It’s the weekend of the Maori Party campaign launch - new leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and John Tamihere join us with an exclusive first look at their election 2020 policy.
Plus we cross live to Hoani Waititi Marae, where political reporter Anna Bracewell-Worrall is covering their campaign launch.
Then, an exclusive investigation from Conor Whitten on why some pregnant women are missing out on ultrasound scans. Maternity care is supposed to be free and available to every woman - but that isn't the case. And Health Minister David Clark has known about it for at least two years.
And, the long-awaited Health and Disability Sector Review released this week could lead to a complete overhaul of our health system. We hear from review chair Heather Simpson.
Plus will the real David Seymour please stand up? We are at home with the Act Party Leader, and take a ride in the car he built by hand as a teenager.
And we’ll be joined by our political panel: RNZ presenter Mani Dunlop and former Act MP Heather Roy.
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An embattled David Clark joins us live as he awaits next week’s review into our health system. Will he hold onto his job long enough to implement the plan? And does he want to? Green MP Golriz Ghahraman, live in studio ahead of her book launch on Tuesday. We’ll talk Black Lives Matter and the state of the Green Party. Plus, Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft on his damning report into Oranga Tamariki’s treatment of Maori mothers and babies. Newly-elevated National MP Nicola Willis has been tipped as future leadership material. She gets five minutes to convince you she’d make a better Housing Minister than Megan Woods. And we are joined by our panel, Thomas Pryor of Sherson Willis PR, and Lance Norman - Head of Equity and Māori Health Outcomes at ProCare.
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With our tourism industry in tatters, is Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis the man to rebuild our biggest export earner? More on his $400 million plan.
On the ground in Washington DC with Political Commentator Ameshia Cross as protests continue to rage across the US.
Following a coup, a victory, a blunder and the shortest leadership honeymoon in memory, National's new deputy Nikki Kaye joins us live.
Plus, new modeling from physics professor Shaun Hendy, who says there's still a risk of a large Covid outbreak. Are we really ready for Level 1?
And analysis from our political panel...lawyer and AUT associate professor Khylee Quince and private investigator and former police detective Tim McKinnel.
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From the Labour Party Conference, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern fronts on the highs and lows of 2019.
Our suicide rate is almost double our road toll, and double again for Māori - we ask the head of the newly-opened suicide prevention office what she’ll do to reduce it.
And will New Zealand be slammed at the UN next week for its handling of child torture allegations at Lake Alice? Mike Wesley-Smith on his three-year investigation.
Plus, Backstory: over a glass of wine in Martinborough we hear Children’s Minister Tracey Martin’s personal history.
And we are joined by the panel: Political commentator Bryce Edwards, Brigitte Morten from Franks Ogilvie and AUT Senior Lecturer Ella Henry.
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On Newshub Nation:
Jami-Lee Ross on the murky world of political donations and electoral reform.
And the government champions its welfare reforms, but are they really fixing child poverty? We ask the Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni.
Outgoing Green MP Gareth Hughes reflects on 10 years in politics.
In The Pitch, Louise Upston gets five minutes to convince you she’d do a better job than Carmel Sepuloni as Social Development Minister.
And on The Panel, we are joined by NZ Herald Political Reporter Jason Walls, public relations expert and former National Party President Michele Boag, and Professor Innes Asher from Child Poverty Action Group.
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On Newshub Nation:
The euthanasia bill passed its third reading in Parliament this week. David Seymour reveals the next law change in his sights.
Will the government disestablish RNZ and TVNZ and create a new public media entity? We discuss the future of broadcasting with media experts.
And Canada’s most controversial feminist Meghan Murphy on why she thinks transgender women are not women.
Plus, on The Pitch Scott Simpson gets five minutes to convince you he would be a better Climate Change Minister than James Shaw.
And we are joined by our panel: Political Commentator Shane Te Pou, Newsroom’s Dileepa Fonseka and Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR.
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Green MP Golriz Ghahraman tells us what's wrong with Andrew Little's foreign fighter law.
We cross live to the New Zealand First Conference.
And we ask incoming Wellington mayor Andy Foster how he will win over a divided city.
Plus, On the countdown to Canada’s election, we interview correspondent Laura McQuillan live from the CBC newsroom in Toronto.
In backstory, we meet the former butcher MP who overcame cancer.
And we are joined by our panel: Political commentator Brigitte Morten, NZ Herald Senior Writer Simon Wilson and AUT Senior Lecturer Ella Henry.
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Today on Newshub Nation...We ask Sir Roger Douglas and Susan St John how much of the $7.5 billion dollar surplus is just clever accounting - and where they’d channel the real cash.
In backstory, we join Labour's Deputy Leader Kelvin Davis at the place in Northland, where he escapes the pressure of politics.
And in the pitch, National MP Mark Mitchell on why he thinks he’d make a better Justice Minister than Andrew Little.
Plus, an exclusive TV interview with the visiting Dutch Prime Minister.
And we are joined by our panel: Newsroom Senior Political Reporter Laura Walters, former National Party GM Chris Simpson and former Labour Chief of Staff, Neale Jones.
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This week on Newshub Nation:
We ask Minister Iain Lees-Galloway about New Zealand’s high immigration levels.
And, if cannabis is legalised, should employers be able to test their workers for drugs? Business New Zealand asks if the workplace will be safe if New Zealanders vote yes in the cannabis referendum.
Then, Backstory. We meet the concert pianist, former historian and novelist MP who wants to conduct the country's finances.
Plus our new segment Watchdogs introduces us to the man charged with holding our health system to account.
And to discuss the political news of the week, we are joined by our panel: refugee advocate and 2017 New Zealander of the Year Rez Gardi, Radio New Zealand's Indira Stewart and Mathew Hooton from Exceltium PR.
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On Newshub Nation:
On a stunning week in US politics, we speak to US Ambassador Scott Brown, just back from facilitating the meeting between Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and US President Donald Trump.
Then, the head of our National Cyber Policy Office, Paul Ash, takes us behind the scenes of the Christchurch Call.
And in Backstory, we meet the MP who acted in a drama club with Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.
Then, on The Pitch, National Party transport spokesperson Chris Bishop has five minutes to convince you he’d make a better Transport Minister than Phil Twyford.
And as always we are joined by our panel: Sunday Star Times editor Tracy Watkins, Thomas Pryor from Sherson Willis, and Political commentator David Slack.
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On Newshub Nation this week:
It’s been a bad week in politics for Finance Minister Grant Robertson. And to add to his woes, economic growth is the slowest it’s been in six years. We ask him about his plan to avoid recession.
As people around the world strike for the environment, we ask Climate Change Minister James Shaw whether New Zealand’s environmental record is truly worth celebrating.
A new education report shows that school decile ratings don’t matter.
Plus Green MP Jan Logie on coming out to her traditional parents in Invercargill.
And as always we are joined by our panel: Newsroom Pro editor Bernard Hickey and political commentators Shane Te Pou and Brigitte Morten.
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On Newshub Nation this weekend:
We ask Health Minister David Clark if his suicide prevention plan ignores our most vulnerable.
And sexual assault claims in the Prime Minister’s office. Who knew what and when?
Six months on from the March 15 terrorist attacks, we ask Al Noor Mosque’s Anthony Green how the community is faring.
And is student protest still alive and well? We are joined by the author of a new book predicting a renaissance in student activism.
Then, as always we are joined by our panel to discuss the political news of the week: Islamic Community Leader Aliya Danzeisen, Head of Equity at ProCare Lance Norman and Former ACT MP Heather Roy
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A bold plan for clean rivers - but will it threaten our farms? We discuss the Government's new freshwater plan with Environment Minister David Parker.
Then, Kiwibuild has been reset but will Housing Minister Megan Woods stake her job on its success?
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark puts forward her case for yes in the 2020 cannabis referendum, and discusses life after the UN.
Plus, we ask ACT Leader David Seymour to pitch his education plan and ask whether he’s set to continue the Epsom deal with National.
Then, should the Transport Agency and local councils put macrons on Māori place names? John Michael-Swannix reports ahead of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.
And we are joined by our panel to discuss the political news of the week: Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR, Management Consultant Peter Fa'afiu and Greenpeace Executive Director Russel Norman.
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Our spies issued a warning this week on election interference, and foreign donations – we ask what it will take to protect our democracy in 2020?
A Waitangi Tribunal report recommended this week that Maori have their water rights recognised and maybe receive compensation – we ask the Maori Council what that would mean for Kiwis access to this crucial resource.
And she's a mother of five with a fashion business and a chemical engineering degree. Meet new National MP Agnes Loheni.
Plus on the pitch...as the Government prepares to announce its national cancer strategy, National Party health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse gets five minutes to explain what he would do in Government.
And we are joined by our panel – Politics Professor at Auckland University, Jennifer Curtin, Head of Business at NZME, Fran O'Sullivan and Chair of Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait.
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She’s the new watchdog of the SIS and the GCSB. We sit down for the first interview with the Acting Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Madeleine Laracy.
An international children's expert tells New Zealand to prepare for a dressing down by the United Nations, over the treatment of our children.
And, we’re in Taneatua for the landmark agreement between Tuhoe and child welfare agency Oranga Tamariki.
Plus, how well do you know your MPs? National MP Denise Lee invites us into her home to tell us her Backstory.
And we’re joined by our panel to discuss the political news of the week - Radio New Zealand journalist Indira Stewart, political commentator Shane Te Pou and Marg Joiner from SenateSHJ.
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Profits down, jobs may go, so why isn't Shane Jones spending more on big infrastructure projects?
Then terrorism expert Dr Chris Wilson and Islamic Community Leader Aliya Danzeisen on the power of letters sent by extremists from prison.
Plus, should mechanical harvesting of Northland’s baby mussels be allowed on our most sensitive beaches?
Chloe Swarbrick on meeting her biological father for the first time in her twenties.
And as always we are joined by our political panel to discuss the news of the week: Political Reporter Jenna Lynch, Academic and former Green MP Sue Bradford, and Waikato Chamber of Commerce CEO and former National Party General Manager Chris Simpson.
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Justice Minister Andrew Little live on Abortion Law reform, being blindsided by Winston Peters - and an exclusive announcement.
Are Police prepared to apply personal discretion to drug prosecutions? Police Minister Stuart Nash on drugs, guns, and whether he stands behind police actions at Ihumātao .
Then, We sit down with the Secretary General of NATO. His message? Get with the cyberwarfare programme.
Plus, the long arm of the Chinese Government. The Chinese Embassy responds to claims made on this show about alleged Chinese government interference in the lives of New Zealanders.
And we are joined by our panel to discuss the political news of the week: Stuff Circuit investigative journalist Paula Penfold, AUT Associate Professor Khylee Quince, and political commentator Brigitte Morten.
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Green Party co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson join us live from the Green Party conference in Dunedin. How are they tracking for election 2020?
He’s described it as a new dawn for vocational training. We ask Education Minister Chris Hipkins what his shake-up will mean for regional polytechs, and how it will affect apprenticeships.
She was born in Holland, lived with her family in a campervan for three years, and worked as an Air NZ flight attendant. First term Labour MP Marja Lubeck shares her backstory.
Then on The Pitch...National sells itself as the party that's tough on crime but what would wannabe Police Minister Brett Hudson do if he had the chance?
And as always we are joined by our panel to address the political news of the week: Media commentator Janet Wilson, Stuff senior journalist Andrea Vance and political commentator Shane Te Pou.
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With proposals for taxing farm emissions finally announced, we ask the Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor whether it’s a genuine step forward or an easy ride for farmers.
Then we take a look at what changes to child welfare will be proposed by Maori leaders, following a historic hui last weekend. Merepeka Raukawa-Tait and Lady Tureiti Moxon discuss the launch of an inquiry into Oranga Tamariki and their call for a system by Maori, for Maori.
Plus, we’re at home with an MP and her prized ponies.
And as always we are joined by our panel to discuss the news of the week: AUT Director of Maori and Pacific Advancement Khylee Quince, Iron Duke Managing Director Phil O'Reilly and Sunday Star-Times Editor Tracy Watkins.
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Will the Government’s proposed rules improve access to medical cannabis - or will only the rich get relief? We ask Green Party spokesperson for drug law reform Chloe Swarbrick and National Party health spokesperson Michael Woodhouse if the Government has got it right.
Then, the voice of experience - Europe's pre-eminent medicinal cannabis expert, Professor Michael Barnes - tells our GPs to urgently prepare for the green rush.
Plus, pressure has been building for the agriculture industry to reduce emissions. John-Michael Swannix visits a farm taking up the challenge.
And which MP is a former sole parent and a petrol head who rescues battery hens? You might be surprised.
As always we are joined by our panel to address the news of the week: Media commentator and journalist Russell Brown, head of equity and Māori health outcomes at ProCare Dr Lance Norman, and former United Future leader Peter Dunne.
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On Newshub Nation this weekend:
The gloves came off in the Auckland mayoral campaign when John Tamihere revealed he would partially privatise Watercare, a move Phil Goff labeled ‘dumb’. The two former Labour MPs meet in a live debate.
Then, he’s National’s new finance spokesman, but who is Paul Goldsmith and will he ever be a finance heavyweight?
Plus, the biggest development New Zealand cybersecurity has seen in years flew under the radar this week. We investigate what it means, and whether we’re still lagging behind.
And how well do we really know our politicians? In the first of our new series Backstory, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson takes us home to Manurewa to meet her newborn granddaughter.
And as always we will be joined by the panel to dissect the news of the week: AUT Senior Lecturer Dr Ella Henry, Political Commentator Matthew Hooton, and Radio New Zealand’s Susie Ferguson.
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Halfway through her first term as Prime Minister, we ask Jacinda Ardern how she rates her government’s performance and whether she’ll ever utter the word Kiwibuild again.
Visiting EU Commissioner for Security, Sir Julian King, warns New Zealand to get serious about cyber warfare.
Mike Wesley-Smith asks why Housing New Zealand continues to call deaf clients who can’t use phones - then penalises them when they don’t answer.
Judith Collins fires shots at new Housing Minister Megan Woods.
And we are joined by our panel: Political Reporter for the New Zealand Herald Jason Walls, Partner at SenateSHJ, Marg Joiner and former Labour Party President, Mike Williams.
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The End of Life Choice Bill goes to vote in parliament this week - we are joined by Dr Stefanie Green, one of Canada’s leading experts in medically assisted dying - as well as two terminally ill New Zealanders with very different perspectives on the bill.
We travel to the US, where Washington Post reporter Jenna Johnson shares her hot takes on the United States democratic primaries. Who will take on Trump?
Are we going to miss our targets? Reporter John-Michael Swannix asks why there was nothing in the budget for electric vehicles.
And to discuss the highs and lows of the week in politics, we are joined by Maxim Institute CEO Alex Penk, Newsroom’s senior political reporter Laura Walters, and national communications lead for Hapai Te Hauora, Emma Espiner.
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Survivors of abuse in state care reveal serious concerns about the Royal Commission of Inquiry's ability to deliver them justice - then a representative of the commission fronts up, live.
ACT Party leader David Seymour reveals exclusive policy details ahead of the party's Sunday relaunch and rebrand.
And we introduce our new series The Pitch, in which a member of the opposition tries to sell us on their ideas in five hot minutes. This week it's Nikki Kaye with a lesson on education.
Plus we are joined by our panel: The Hui's Mihingarangi Forbes, Ben Thomas from Exceltium PR and Newshub political reporter Jenna Lynch.
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There was a big win for clean rivers and clean farming in this year’s budget but where exactly will the $229 million go? We ask Environment Minister David Parker for details.
The Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry is the latest in a string of reviews recommending a government crackdown on alcohol sales - so where's the leadership?
Mike Wesley-Smith investigates a government-funded agency impacting the lives of people with disabilities - but not always in a good way.
Then, we are joined by our panel to dissect the week in politics: former Act MP Heather Roy, Magic Talk host Ryan Bridge and political commentator David Slack.
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On Newshub Nation this weekend:
Mental health was the jewel in the crown of this week's wellbeing budget. But will it curb our escalating problem? We ask Mental Health Foundation’s Shaun Robinson and Te Rau Ora CEO Dr Maria Baker what difference the money will make.
Then we put their questions to Health Minister David Clark, as well as our own: what's the evidence behind his big plans?
Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins us to discuss whether his wellbeing budget was really transformational - and whether its surprise leak overshadowed it altogether.
And John Michael-Swannix looks at the everyday changes you’ll need to make in your household to adapt to a changing climate.
Then we are joined by our panel, Tracy Watkins, editor of the Sunday Star-Times, Bernard Hickey, Managing Editor of Newsroom Pro, and Phil O'Reilly CEO of Iron Duke Partners.
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On Wednesday, 50,000 New Zealand teachers and principals will walk out of the classroom to participate in strike action that will make history. Will Education Minister Chris Hipkins offer a last minute deal?
Bereaved by the Christchurch mosque attacks - how ACC rules have caused one family further hardship and exposed a gap in the system.
Will he or won't he? We talk to the National Party's potential renegade MP Alfred Ngaro.
And a young woman who was forced to pay child support for a baby conceived by rape, finally gets answers from Police Minister Stuart Nash.
Then, we are joined by our panel to dissect this and the news of the week: The Hui's Annabelle Lee, Thomas Pryor from Sherson Willis PR and former Alliance MP Laila Harré.
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