This week Stuff political reporter Stacey Kirk joins Katie Bradford to discuss apparent new best buds, Jacinda Ardern and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull. The fall-out from National’s leadership race begins as Steven Joyce shuffles off & Amy Adams shuffles into the finance portfolio. We flashback to the appointment of New Zealand’s first female finance spokesperson 30 years ago by the name of Ruth Richardson, and we go freedom camping with the Govt’s new working group.

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This week Katie & Andrea look at the prospects of new National leader Simon Bridges; we flashback once more to ‘84 to see who won the last public National party leadership contest and how they went (hint: not well). Finally we head into the regions with Shane Jones’ billion dollar growth fund and to the antipodes to see if the dogs found the mice.

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This week 1 News Māori Affairs reporter Yvonne Tahana & Sam Sachdeva from Newsroom.co.nz join Katie Bradford to discuss the latest 1 News poll, National’s increasingly busy leadership race, fundamental changes to school education and the latest incarnation of the TPP. We also look back to the last time National held such a public leadership contest way back in 1984.

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In our first podcast of 2018 we discuss the resignation of Leader of the Opposition Bill English, his history and who the contenders are for his job. We look at firebrand Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop’s first visit from across the ditch and what it means for joint cooperation going forward. On monday the Govt released it’s housing report so we hammer out the issues it faces and after 5 years as Political Editor, Corin leaves us this week so we can’t let that pass without telling a few stories, having a few laughs , and eating a few scones.

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In our final episode of 2017 we open a Christmas lucky dip of brickbats, bouquets, and bombshells as we reminisce on a remarkable year in New Zealand politics.

Featuring 1 News Political Editor Corin Dann, and 1 News Political Reporters Katie Bradford and Andrea Vance.

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Was Grant Robertson's mini budget a triumph or did it fail to deliver?

In our second to last podcast of the year we go over Thursday's mini budget, an error by MFAT that cost taxpayers $250,000 and David Seymour's euthanasia bill, which passed its first reading on Wednesday.

Join us next week for our Final Episode of 2017. We'll be looking at the bests and worsts of the year along with some Christmas surprises.

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This week we talk working for the dole, the report into water quality in the wake of Hawke's Bay's gastro outbreak and why are we paying so much for our petrol?

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In our 3rd to last podcast for the year we look at finally getting 26 weeks paid parental leave through Parliament, the substance of changes to overseas investment rules and what loosening LVR rules will or won’t do for first home buyers.

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This week sees the 7th Anniversary of the Pike River disaster and we look back and forward as the new Government plots a potential re-entry. We also discuss housing shortages in Wellington, peak immigration, and how did Jacinda Ardern do in her first foray into international diplomacy?

Q+A’s Jessica Mutch joins us again this week to chat about Jacinda Ardern’s first APEC. We demonstrate the ‘Grip & Grin’ and look back to 1999 when Auckland’s APEC serenaded Presidents Bill Clinton and Jiang Zemin. Also this week, the Government moves on dodgy educational institutions, and hosts a baby shower at Parliament.

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Research by Mark Hutchings

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