Politics NZ

By RNZ

If you follow New Zealand politics, you'll want to follow Politics NZ. Get Nine to Noon Politics, The Whip, Morning Report's politicians panel, Focus on Politics, The House, & Context all in one f... more

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The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.

Politics NZ episodes:

February 28, 2026 Written Questions: A less frustrating Question Time?
MPs Ayesha Verrall and Ricardo Menéndez March outline Parliament’s lesser known written version of Question Time, and compare it to its louder, less forthcoming, cousin.
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15min
February 27, 2026 Move-on powers move safety nets into the spotlight
Police will be able to tell rough sleepers and 'disorderly' people to move on, with the government announcing new powers and penalties. But move on to where? Political reporter Giles Dexter looks at how these powers would work in practice, whether the government has adequately resourced the safety nets, and what a 'reasonable distance' looks like.
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16min
February 25, 2026 The Whip 26 February 2026
Join Wallace Chapman for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Wayne Mapp, Andrea Vance and Grant Duncan. On the block for discussion tonight: the government's move-on policy for rough sleepers; should politicians use X?; the defence minister Judith Collins halts a NZDF bicultural programme, and the government quietly drops its quarterly action plans - otherwise known as "dashboard crap" by one Winston Peters.
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28min
February 24, 2026 Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere
Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere join Morning Report for the Weekly Political Panel.
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12min
February 23, 2026 Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
Gareth, Ben and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including the latest on Auckland's housing intensification plans.
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22min
February 22, 2026 Maiden speeches and memorable speeches
Following the retirement of former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe, Parliament has a new MP in, Labour's Georgie Dansey, a former teacher, and unionist based in Hamilton. She delivered her maiden speech on Wednesday this week.
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12min
February 20, 2026 Coalition pulls a U-turn on Auckland housing plans
The coalition has weakened housing intensification plans in Auckland after backlash from proponents of heritage homes. Political reporter Anneke Smith lays how the government got here and why there's still uncertainty about how Auckland will grow.
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17min
February 18, 2026 The Whip 18 February 2026
Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Ruwani Perera, Jonathan Milne, and Chris Carter.
First, the government ditches the referendum on a four-year election term, and Winston Peters makes a head-turning comment in the House.
Then, with an intense string of storms hitting the country already this year, is it time to take politics out of weather planning? And the first National Infrastructure Plan poses a similar question.
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28min
February 17, 2026 Weekly Political Panel 18 February 2026
Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel.
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14min
February 16, 2026 Political commentators Neale Jones and Liam Hehir
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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21min

FAQs about Politics NZ:

How many episodes does Politics NZ have?

The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.