In the third episode of the Three Gals Leaders Series, Labour leader and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins talks about why his keeps his family private, the importance of education and how he found being the front man for a global pandemic.

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This week the Gals discuss National and Labour’s campaign launches, Labour going hard on crime and the Nats going hard on everything.

We also talk about political donations being back in the courts.

This week’s Yass Queen goes to an American couple helping Ukrainian refugees and Beehave Mate to some lol-inducing social media content.

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Three Gals Leadership Series: National Leader Christopher Luxon

In the Gals’ second leadership series episode, the Gals korero with National Party Leader Christopher Luxon. He shares what keeps him motivated in politics, pitched his party’s approach to climate change and outed himself as a Swiftie.

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This week the Gals mark the end of the 53rd Parliament and chat about National’s tax plan, the Greens’ plan for Climate Safe Communities and Labour and New Zealand First’s conscious uncoupling.

The Gals also talk about one minor party causing trouble and what that might mean for the election campaign.

Yass Queen to one amazing domestic violence survivor and the Beehave Mate crown goes to a catwalk model MP.

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This week, the Gals discuss our politicians’ plans to crackdown on vaping, Labour’s promise to teach Kiwi kids how to manage a budget and National’s plan to fund more cancer drugs.

We also talk about the release of two more Party’s lists ahead of October’s election. Brigitte and Georgie clash on why some minor parties get more media coverage than others and Holly finds herself partly defending Winston Peters.

An outgoing MP gets the Yass Queen crown, while some well-intentioned campaign volunteers take home the Beehave Mate trophy after accidentally tearing up some Hutt Valley grass.

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In the first of the Three Gals’ leadership series, ACT leader David Seymour goes deep on the difference he believes he can make in politics, the divisive Treaty debate and government waste. Holly grills him on his comments about the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, Georgie is surprised by David’s view on lifting kids out of poverty and Brigitte gets grilled herself on common sense policies.  

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In this week’s pod, the gals universally fall more in love with James Shaw and his policy announcements on renewable energy, despair about the economy and discuss the merits of paid parental leave promises.

Holly continues her war on wasteful spending, Brigitte engages in word salad on The Opportunities Party and Georgie calls out a journalist bullying young politicians.

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This week the Gals talk about the Government’s climate change and environment announcements, plans to build three new tunnels over Waitematā Harbour and how one party will save $1 billion on day one in government.

One Gal gives some love to the Nats for their plan to ban phones in schools and another praises Green MP Golriz Ghahraman for grilling the Iranian ambassador at Parliament.

Question Time sees the Gals talk about AI and its impact in the coming years.

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This week the gals look at who could lose their job after the release of the Labour list rankings, why parents finally have a reason to rejoice on school strikes and how National plans to cover the motu in bitumen. And a bit of ranting by the gals about Labour putting politics over families when it comes to paid parental leave.

The election polls are ramping up, which means the gals are on #WinnieWatch – will Winston Peters get back in to Parliament?

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Apologies for the tech issues last week but don't worry we're back, and it's a bumper episode!

This week the Gals look at the Labour Party's latest resignation, and how the Prime Minister wedged a secret portfolio resignation in to his latest reshuffle. And while political parties are announcing policy at lightening speed, cracks are beginning to appear Parliament-side.

The Gals also mull over whether Election 2023 really is the Tax Election? Spoiler alert, it might just be as the Gals resolve - mid podcast - to host a (sexy) Three Gals Tax Policy Special!

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