Politics Central

US correspondent Charles Croucher joins the Weekend Collective to discuss the latest in the Trump impeachment proceedings and the withdrawal of US troops from Syria.
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New Wellington mayor Andy Foster joins the Weekend Collective to discuss his victory over rival Justin Lester.
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Dave Cull, former Dunedin mayor and president of Local Body Government NZ, talks to the Weekend Collective about the election results.
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Isabelle Steger, Deputy Asia Bureau Chief at Quartz Global News, joins the Weekend Collective to discuss the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.
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Dr Bryce Edwards joins the Weekend Collective to give his take on an interesting week for New Zealand First.
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Chloe Swarbrick, Green Party spokesperson for drug law reform, joins the Weekend Collective to discuss drug safety checking at music festivals.
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Former Christchurch mayor Sir Bob Parker joins the Weekend Collective to share his thoughts on whether voting in local body elections should be mandatory.
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As President Donald Trump’s whistleblower scandal continues, the impeachment probe has him pitted against the Democrats.
The President is accused of asking his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and the Democratic candidate's son during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
US correspondent Charles Croucher joins The Weekend Collective to make sense of it all.
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A caregiver allegedly put her hands around the throat of a frail patient, a woman was left on the floor overnight after a fall and other rest home residents were left soaked in urine.
Those claims are part of a raft of complaints made this year about a number of aged care facilities, details of which have been obtained by the Herald on Sunday.
Grey Power president Mac Welch has heard dozens of stories like these over the years and says we need an Aged Care Commissioner to look over rest homes and home care.
He joins The Weekend Collective to talk about the shocking claims.
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Critics of US President Donald Trump say there’s never been a stronger case for impeachment than right now.
There are allegations that Trump pressured Ukraine to reopen a closed investigation into Democrat Joe Biden’s son’s dealings in the country around the time of the annexation of Crimea in 2015 and 2016.
US correspondent Charles Croucher joins The Weekend Collective to discuss the allegations and whether an impeachment could be on the cards.
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