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Q+A episodes:

04.20.2024
Israeli Ambassador on rising Gazan civilian deaths and its impact on peace
With Ran Yaakoby.
04.13.2024
Helen Clark: Israel-Iran tension, China, and why I worry about AUKUS
With Helen Clark, Mane Tahere and Dr Ritesh Shah.
04.06.2024
Stopping people dying on the job - Brooke van Velden on workplace safety
With Brooke van Velden and Chris Penk.
03.23.2024
Simeon Brown: Why NZ needs more toll roads
With Transport and Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. Also on the show: Janette Sadik-Khan, former New York City Department of Transportation commissioner and transport consultant.
03.16.2024
Dr Shane Reti: Gaming the health system, Pharmac, and smokefree policy
With Dr Shane Reti, Grant Robertson and Dr Natalia Kanem.
03.09.2024
Chris Bishop: Why ministers are taking major new powers
With Chris Bishop and Barbara Edmonds
03.02.2024
Matt Doocey: Taking over crisis-hit mental health system
With Matt Doocey, Peeni Henare and Peter Bale
02.24.2024
How geopolitical tensions are putting pressure on Air New Zealand
With Greg Foran, Dr Patrick Thomsen, Josephine Bartley Geoff Cooper and Rouben Azizian.
02.17.2024
Chris Hipkins: Co-governance, Covid-19, and whether he’ll be PM again
Chris Hipkins, Erica Stanford, Sharon Zollner and Maiki Sherman.
02.10.2024
Chlöe Swarbrick: Green Party politics, working with National, and Palestine chants
With Chlöe Swarbrick, Louise Upston and Simon Shuster
02.05.2024
David Seymour: Why Treaty of Waitangi principles should be redefined
With David Seymour, Rahui Papa, Natalie Coates and Maiki Sherman.
12.02.2023
Chris Bishop: What new government will get done by Christmas
With Chris Bishop, Dr Erik Monasterio, Liam Hehir, Jenée Tibshraeny, and Josephine Bartley
11.25.2023
Nicola Willis: Treasury’s briefing, smoking tax revenue, and the upcoming mini-budget
With Nicola Willis, David Seymour and Rod Oram.
11.18.2023
Nanaia Mahuta: Three waters, Labour’s centrism, and her actions as foreign minister
With Nanaia Mahuta and Benedict Collins
11.11.2023
Gerry Brownlee: “Very good deal” signed between Tuvalu and Australia
With Gerry Brownlee, Josie Vidal, Shane Martin, and Benedict Collins.
11.04.2023
Chris Bishop: National prepares to form three-party government
With Chris Bishop, David Seymour, Willie Jackson and Chris Tooley.
10.28.2023
Jonathan Sumption: Why governments were wrong to fight Covid-19 with lockdownsPODCAST QA 2910
With Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption, Alex Jones and Logan Church.
10.21.2023
How Auckland swung away from Labour
With Dr Carlos Cheung, Aigagalefili Fepulea'i Tapua'i, Fisher Wang, Felix Poole and Professor Jonathan Boston
10.14.2023
Chris Bishop: How the election win came together for Nationa
With candidates from National, Labour, New Zealand First, Te Pāti Māori, Greens and ACT.
10.07.2023
Wayne Langford: What Fed Farmers want in the election
With Wayne Langford, Sue Bradford and Tim Hurdle.
09.30.2023
Winston Peters: Gang policy, co-governance, and donations
With Winston Peters and James Shaw
09.23.2023
Grant Robertson and Nicola Willis clash in fiery finance debate
With Grant Robertson and Nicola Willis.
09.16.2023
David Seymour: Welfare, crime, and ACT’s lost candidates
David Seymour, Wayne Brown and Emily Hanford.
09.09.2023
Chris Luxon: Social housing, climate, and economic credibility
With Chris Luxon and Rawiri Waititi.
09.02.2023
Todd Stephenson: ACT’s plans for Pharmac
ACT candidate Todd Stephenson joins Q+A to talk about his history in the pharmaceutical industry, and how ACT would reform Pharmac.
09.02.2023
Nicola Willis: National’s tax plan and foreign buyers concern
National’s deputy leader and finance spokesperson Nicola Willis joins Q+A live to talk about the proposal on taxing foreign buyers, whether it will raise the revenue National is promising, and whether it would breach international tax treaty obligations.
09.02.2023
Chris Hipkins: Tax, crime, and Labour's record of delivery
Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins Q+A to talk about some of the major policies of his party’s campaign, and whether Labour has a record in Government to run on.
09.02.2023
Q+A September 3 - Campaign launches, tax, and Pharmac
With Labour leader Chris Hipkins, National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis, and ACT candidate Todd Stephenson.
08.26.2023
Rodney Jones: Why NZ is so vulnerable to China’s economic slowdown
With Rodney Jones, Julie-Anne Genter and Hana Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.
08.19.2023
Simeon Brown: Transport emissions, roads, and the public service
With Simeon Brown and Raf Manji
08.12.2023
Steven Joyce: Putting his political career on the record
With Steven Joyce, Brett Christophers, and James Shaw.
08.05.2023
Grant Robertson: Cyclone buyouts, fiscal holes, and Labour’s tax package
With Grant Robertson and Andrew Little.
07.29.2023
Megan Woods: Has the government fixed the housing crisis?
Megan Woods and Sam Dean
07.22.2023
Kelvin Davis: Prisoner numbers, Oranga Tamariki, and whether New Zealanders are safer
With Kelvin Davis, Shane Reti, and Sir Simon Schama.
07.08.2023
Damien O’Connor: Trade, China, and farming emissions
With Damien O’Connor, Marama Davidson and Merepeka Raukawa-Tait
07.01.2023
Margie Apa: How Health NZ has performed one year in
It's been one year since Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora replaced DHBs. In that time, have things improved in the health system? Health NZ boss Margie Apa reflects on how things are going.
07.01.2023
Jan Tinetti: Is the education system in crisis?
Education Minister Jan Tinetti joins Q+A to discuss a wide range of issues, including the NCEA overhaul, workforce burnout and staffing issues, attendance, funding problems in the tertiary sector, and New Zealand’s performance on literacy measures.
07.01.2023
Q+A July 2: The state of our education, health, and food
Education Minister Jan Tinetti joins Q+A to discuss a wide range of issues in the sector. Author Emily King looks at how New Zealand produces food. Finally, Te Whatu Ora Health NZ CEO Margie Apa reflects on one year since...
06.24.2023
Deborah Russell: Has this census been a success?
With Deborah Russell, Alex Tan and Arihia Bennett.
06.17.2023
Schools taking desperate measures to keep working students in class
With Warwick Godfery and Graham Grant.
06.10.2023
Chris Luxon: Genetic engineering, farming emissions, and capital gains taxes
With Chris Luxon, Daniel Kritenbrink and James Renwick
05.27.2023
Chris Bishop: Why National is dropping bipartisan housing deal
With Chris Bishop, Benedict Collins, and Carrie Hurihanganui.
05.20.2023
Ginny Andersen: Crime, violence, and video games
With Ginny Andersen, Dr Rahul Sen, Fran O'Sullivan and Sue Moroney.
05.13.2023
Andrew Hoggard: Why I chose to run for ACT
With Andrew Hoggard, Jonnie Penn and Helen Robinson
05.06.2023
Willie Jackson: Why Meka Whaitiri left Labour
With Willie Jackson, Mei Heron, Dr Joseph Wu and Dr Ayesha Verrall.
04.29.2023
Damon Salesa: AUT leader on challenges facing universities
A Vice-Chancellor that has proposed large job cuts at AUT is warning that many other institutions will face the same challenges this year.
04.29.2023
New clinic promises innovative obesity treatment
Dr Rinki Murphy and Dr Brian Yow discuss a programme to turn around obesity and diabetes treatment in Auckland's Counties Manukau.
04.29.2023
National's Nicola Willis talks tax and fairness
National's finance spokesperson discusses the research released by IRD on the tax position of New Zealand’s wealthiest families. Plus, is National open to working with Winston Peters?
04.29.2023
Q+A April 30 - Tax, diabetes treatment, and AUT
With National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis, Dr Rinki Murphy, Dr Brian Yow, and AUT Vice-Chancellor Damon Salesa.
04.23.2023
Crime, alcohol, hate speech and Meng Foon donations - Justice Minister Kiri Allan
With Justice Minister Kiritapu Allan, Dame Annette King, and PWC tax partner Geof Nightingale.

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Q+A episodes:

Israeli Ambassador on rising Gazan civilian deaths and its impact on peace

Helen Clark: Israel-Iran tension, China, and why I worry about AUKUS

Stopping people dying on the job - Brooke van Velden on workplace safety

Simeon Brown: Why NZ needs more toll roads

Dr Shane Reti: Gaming the health system, Pharmac, and smokefree policy

Chris Bishop: Why ministers are taking major new powers

Matt Doocey: Taking over crisis-hit mental health system

How geopolitical tensions are putting pressure on Air New Zealand

Chris Hipkins: Co-governance, Covid-19, and whether he’ll be PM again

Chlöe Swarbrick: Green Party politics, working with National, and Palestine chants

David Seymour: Why Treaty of Waitangi principles should be redefined

Chris Bishop: What new government will get done by Christmas

Nicola Willis: Treasury’s briefing, smoking tax revenue, and the upcoming mini-budget

Nanaia Mahuta: Three waters, Labour’s centrism, and her actions as foreign minister

Gerry Brownlee: “Very good deal” signed between Tuvalu and Australia

Chris Bishop: National prepares to form three-party government

Jonathan Sumption: Why governments were wrong to fight Covid-19 with lockdownsPODCAST QA 2910

How Auckland swung away from Labour

Chris Bishop: How the election win came together for Nationa

Wayne Langford: What Fed Farmers want in the election

Winston Peters: Gang policy, co-governance, and donations

Grant Robertson and Nicola Willis clash in fiery finance debate

David Seymour: Welfare, crime, and ACT’s lost candidates

Chris Luxon: Social housing, climate, and economic credibility

Todd Stephenson: ACT’s plans for Pharmac

Nicola Willis: National’s tax plan and foreign buyers concern

Chris Hipkins: Tax, crime, and Labour's record of delivery

Q+A September 3 - Campaign launches, tax, and Pharmac

Rodney Jones: Why NZ is so vulnerable to China’s economic slowdown

Simeon Brown: Transport emissions, roads, and the public service

Steven Joyce: Putting his political career on the record

Grant Robertson: Cyclone buyouts, fiscal holes, and Labour’s tax package

Megan Woods: Has the government fixed the housing crisis?

Kelvin Davis: Prisoner numbers, Oranga Tamariki, and whether New Zealanders are safer

Damien O’Connor: Trade, China, and farming emissions

Margie Apa: How Health NZ has performed one year in

Jan Tinetti: Is the education system in crisis?

Q+A July 2: The state of our education, health, and food

Deborah Russell: Has this census been a success?

Schools taking desperate measures to keep working students in class

Chris Luxon: Genetic engineering, farming emissions, and capital gains taxes

Chris Bishop: Why National is dropping bipartisan housing deal

Ginny Andersen: Crime, violence, and video games

Andrew Hoggard: Why I chose to run for ACT

Willie Jackson: Why Meka Whaitiri left Labour

Damon Salesa: AUT leader on challenges facing universities

New clinic promises innovative obesity treatment

National's Nicola Willis talks tax and fairness

Q+A April 30 - Tax, diabetes treatment, and AUT

Crime, alcohol, hate speech and Meng Foon donations - Justice Minister Kiri Allan

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