Politics NZ

Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel.

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We ask whether ministers can evade questions by claiming operational independence, and note some key bills from a huge week.

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Following revelations the Ministry of Social Development had implemented performance measures related to cutting the number of people in emergency housing, political reporter Lauren Crimp takes a look at the reaction and asks the top boss whether they've left more people sleeping on the streets.

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Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Jonathan Milne, Annabelle Lee-Mather and John Boscawen. First, they look at a scathing report on the stripped back school lunch programme, and then, National's new Kiwisaver policy. Did they rob Labour's glory? And, are MPs domestic travel bills getting out of hand?

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Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel.

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Peter, Andrew and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including the wind-back by National on the Conservation Amendment Bill.

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Allegations that officials kept ministers and MPs in the dark, and MPs as bad examples. Plus, the Speaker quashes Question Time electioneering.

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National made its first major election year policy announcement this week. If elected, it would make KiwiSaver compulsory, including for those over 65 still working, automatically enroll babies and provide government contributions to those on parental leave. The suite of changes would cost more than a billion dollars over four years. New Zealand First said National had copied its own policy, and others are asking what the changes might mean for Superannuation.

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Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Sue Kedgley, Jacqui Van Der Kaay, and Tim Wilson. First, a bombshell poll for both National and Labour, putting their combined numbers at 61. Then, could tax reform be the deciding topic of the election, and is National piggy-backing on other parties with their new policy to make Kiwisaver compulsory?

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Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report for the Weekly Political Panel.

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