The Prime Minister says his Government is calling out bureaucrats falling foul of the government's expecations.

It comes off the back of Winston Peters expressing his criticism of Māori targeted hires, after a government job was advertised as a “tikanga lead” to promote Māori customs, principles and values in the Māori policing unit.

Luxon discusses whether the reason NZ First is seeking changes to the regulatory standards bill is because they have problems internally.

The Government is officially announcing its budget on Thursday, after a series of pre-budgets announcements have been made, including multi-million-dollar funding to the film industry and urgent care facilities across the country.

Mike Hosking questions where the money’s coming from.

Prime Minster Christopher Luxon and Mike Hosking talk all this and more.

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