Inside Parliament

‘Because your polls are crap’ is how Winston Peters responded to NZ First’s 2% showing in the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll which gives hope to National as Labour shrinks from post lockdown highs. And, as border bungles lead to long lines for COVID testing, we look into the mystery of the hotel-living homeless person.

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Shot by Scarlett Wild & Jenna Gotlieb

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As finger-pointing begins over quarantine lapses we look at big changes to health announced this week. We also discuss the newly released labour list and ask how a small playground at Parliament can cost half a million dollars.

“I did a little dance” was the PM’s response to level 1 as New Zealand officially crushed COVID19 this week. A new report highlights the crumbling state of our Hospitals, and with 100 days to go til the election, minor parties are gearing up to go all out.

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Edited by Adam Simpson & Jenna Gotlieb

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As voices within & without grow louder for level 1, the Govt. holds the line. Confusion & despair for Kiwibuild hopefuls facing 2 year delays, and trouble in the safe-labour seat of Manurewa as MP Louisa Wall negotiates to step aside.

It was trial by fire for new National leader Todd Muller during a chaotic & comical caucus run this week. The Govt. announced major changes to clean up the rivers and our reporter Benedict Collins uncovered Kiwibuild delays of up to 2 years leaving buyers stuck.

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Two disastrous polls within a week and Simon Bridges is gone as National Leader. Benedict Collins reveals that ‘National MPs had been getting increasingly annoyed in lockdown’ that internal polling hadn’t been shared. After the 1 News Colmar Brunton poll, Editor Jessica Mutch-McKay added that it was National’s ‘…lowest number since 2003’. Finally, we look back to when Simon Bridges took over the top job just over two years ago.

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Research by Rochelle Duncan

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A historic budget in uncertain times saw the Government begin attempting to spend it’s way through. With unemployment expected to reach 10% in coming months, Reporter Benedict Collins was ‘fascinated by the announcement trying to get 11,000 kiwis out working in nature’, including shooting possums and wallabies, and the team ponder whether it’s time some of the Finance Minister’s choice phrases like ‘unprecedented’, and ‘rolling maul’ are ‘put on ice’.

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After a couple of days of no new COVID 19 cases, we might be heading for level 2 but with some caveats. Is Aussie PM Scott Morrison bursting the trans-Tasman bubble? and just how big would the Kiwi legalised cannabis economy be?

This week, we’re ‘beating the crap’ out of COVID 19 according to Winston Peters. We look at how life is different with some MPs back at Parliament and how the Govt is handling the transition to level 3. We also check outside the bubble to see what other political stories happened this week.

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This week, reaction to the Prime Minister’s announcement on moving to Level 3, criticism from some quarters, and criticism of the criticism from others. Plus, Flu vaccine roll-outs labelled a total disaster by some, and how will Parliament look when it resumes next week?