Today on the show…

 - Labour’s Willow-Jean Prime should be sacked for arrogantly refusing to work with national over NCEA changes. Honestly she's a waste of space.

 - And my weekly panel comes back together. Stuart Nash and Ashley Church join me to discuss the week that was

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Today on the show…

 - The government says 2026 is when the economy will boost. But until then it’s all Labour’s fault. It’s confusing, isn’t it?

 - 2025 was meant to boom but it’s been a bust. Unemployment is spiking - especially in Auckland. Tonight I'll show how many times in 15 minutes National blames Labour and I’ll show you why 2026 is expected to go off with a sonic boom.

 - And Ian Fraser from Seniors at Work joins us to discuss how the job market in NZ is impacting our older generations.

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Today on the show…

 - This NCEA debacle has really frustrated me this week to the point that I'm actually angry about what our kids have been through and how much we have let them down.

 - When I say ‘we’ I actually mean successive governments, education ministers, policy wonks, educators, education leaders and even teachers to a point.

 - This is on you.. this is your area of expertise and you've used our kids as guinea pigs in a flakey system

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Today on the show…

 - You were demanding it be put on hold and you’ve had a victory! Is this a real blow for co-governance? Sure it is. For now.

 - Will locals now get to have their say? I’m not so sure about that. But the secretive joint management agreement between the Taupo District Council and local iwi Ngati Tuwharetoa which was meant to pass late last week has been put on hold by councillors who refused to play ball.

 - Christine Rankin is one of them. She joins me to discuss it all.

 - Plus some Letters to the Editor!

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Today on the show…

 - I’m joined tonight by Education Minister Erica Stanford for an exclusive one on one chat about the gutsy and overdue call to dump NCEA in our schools.

 - Across 23 long, wasted years and NINE Ministers - we have sat by and watched thousands of kids go through the failed system. These kids have been able to game the system, get credits without doing much and pass before the end of year exams so they don’t show or don’t care.

 - A hopeless qualification that is not recognised by anyone, and finally a Minister with a plan, some guts and a tone of ambition for our young teenagers has acted and decisively so.

 - Plus some Letters to the Editor!

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Today on the show…

 - The Greyhound racing industry says Winston Peters decision to wind it down and ban all races from July next year is the wrong one. It was rushed and done without proper consultation.

 - Tonight we will speak to a supporter of the industry and the owner of rehomed greyhounds. He says the industry has been treated poorly, and crucial facts which show the industry has cleaned itself up have been ignored.

 - And it’s becoming clear the industry is also being blocked, muzzled and cancelled by the media. Tonight I will reveal that the Christchurch Press refused to run an open letter from Greyhound Racing NZ as part of an advertising feature they wanted to buy. 

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07:04 - INTERVIEW: Tom Rickards

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Today on the show…

 - I regard him as Auckland’s other Mayor - former National leader and head of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Simon Bridges.

 - The discussion is the future of Auckland - get this wrong and NZ nose dives

 - We can’t afford the incompetence and waste we saw from Labour on the now defunct light rail project. 228 Million down the drain!

 - Plus some Letters to the Editor!

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In a special interview with MediaWorks news journalist Azriel Taylor, former New Zealand Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins tackles vaping rules, cost of living, and local government challenges. On the economy, Hipkins argues the coalition has worsened pressures through rising rates and stalled infrastructure. He condemns climate policy rollbacks, advocating for renewable energy, and voices concerns over voting law changes. Hipkins also backs Palestinian statehood and urged moving beyond political blame towards practical solutions for New Zealand’s future.

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Today on the show…

 - Winston Peters introduced the ban on foreigners buying our houses in 2018. Now it’s about to be tweaked to give the really wealthy access to our most expensive homes. Is this a flip flop or is something more to it? Can he justify the change?

 - And my panel is back! Stuart Nash and Ashley Church the most informed, lively and fun panel talking politics - you won’t get better

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In a special interview with MediaWorks news journalist Azriel Taylor, former New Zealand Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins tackles vaping rules, cost of living, and local government challenges. On the economy, Hipkins argues the coalition has worsened pressures through rising rates and stalled infrastructure. He condemns climate policy rollbacks, advocating for renewable energy, and voices concerns over voting law changes. Hipkins also backs Palestinian statehood and urged moving beyond political blame towards practical solutions for New Zealand’s future.

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