Politics NZ

Neale, Liam and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including Finance Minister Nicola Willis' announcement into an independent review of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy decisions made during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Two bills made strong progress this week against fierce opposition. They aim to end diversity hiring in the public service, and "rebalance" employment relations. The House considers the bills and lopsided debating.

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When is a tax not a tax? That question derailed this week's gas announcement, as ministers scrambled to explain a new levy despite having promised "no new taxes". RNZ's acting political editor Craig McCulloch examines the fallout in Focus on Politics.

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From Telecom to Air New Zealand, the BNZ to our power companies why did governments sell our state assets, and what did we get in return? Now the Government is eyeing a sale of its Chorus debt. Join Guyon Espiner and Corin Dann as they look back at four decades of selling the family silver.

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Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Lillian Hanly, Guyon Espiner and former labour MP Poto Williams.

On the show today: Is it a levy or a tax? Has the Government got the messaging right about their plan to build a 1-billion-dollar LNG import facility? Then, the retail crime advisory group has had its plug pulled. Was it a folly or did it get the job done? And finally, The Post journalist Andrea Vance has suggested MPs who use X are engaged in a form of tacit endorsement in the sharing of child sex abuse material. Is she right?

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Nicola Willis and Megan Woods joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel.

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Dale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including the politics at this year's Waitangi commemorations.

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The House sits down with a former MP to unpack what a Chief of Staff does, and what it’s been like to return to parliament, but in the back office.

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It's the third rail of New Zealand politics: Touch it and you die. From Richard Seddon's groundbreaking old-age pension, to Rob Muldoon's Dancing Cossacks to, Jim Bolger's "No ifs, no buts, no maybes" Corin and Guyon trace the history of New Zealand Superannuation.

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Thanks to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.

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Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Andrea Vance, Maria Slade, and Chris Finlayson. They discuss the latest rise in unemployment figures and how the Government will handle it, and an eventful start to Waitangi celebrations.

Then, they pick up on pollster David Farrar's arguement that New Zealand should join Australia, and finally, they look at Wellington's latest water infrastructure failure: sewage pouring out into the sea from Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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