A holiday for Matariki, and a national infrastructure bank were just two of the new policies touted as Politicians hit the campaign once again with fresh promises and lots of elbow bumps.

As Auckland looks to join the rest of the country in level 2 we discuss the new mask rules coming Monday. We also look at all the other politics that didn’t make it to the screen this week.

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Shot by Scarlett Wild & Casey Higby

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Testing failures and border policies pushing everything from sacking to imprisonment dominated a week which began with a new election date and contained more interesting facts from Gerry Brownlee.

With COVID 19 rearing up and Auckland back in lockdown, we discuss how the election campaign will be affected, and the potential mainstreaming of conspiracy theories.

School’s out with parting shots across the Chamber. We look at the shape of the parties and what to expect from our reporters throughout the election campaign.

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Shot by Scarlett Wild & Andrew Dalton

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This week in our final poll before the election campaign we asked voters who they trust. Also RIP to the RMA and the hit & run findings on Operation Burnham.

With both National’s Andrew Falloon, and former Immigration & Workplace Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway gone in the same week, we look back at an incredible few days in politics. We also discuss allegations made under privilege by Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and how his tone is changing as the election gets closer.

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Shot by Cameron Murray & Andrew Dalton

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Dreams ended and dreams realised as a number of MPs bow out following Judith Collins’ successful bid to lead the National Party. Also, both main parties compete to charge kiwis for the cost of managed isolation.

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Shot by Scarlett Wild & Phil Melville

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A special episode looking back at a huge week in politics with cascading admissions seeing the sensational downfall of MP Hamish Walker and former National Party President Michelle Boag, and forcing Todd Muller to front up on who else knew. Plus, who’s at fault for the repeated escapes from COVID 19 isolation?

According to David Clark, ‘Now is the right time’ to resign as health minister but not before Paula Bennett announced she’s leaving Parliament after losing the Opposition Deputy Leadership. The Govt. this week is thinking big with a $3 Billion infrastructure spend and Politicians roundly condemn foreign lobbying in the cannabis debate.

Produced and Edited by Adam Simpson

Engineered by Brian Holloway

Shot by Sam Von Keisenberg & Jenna Gotlieb

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