This week the Gals talk tough on crime and paywave fines, censorship of youth MPs and the ferries. Again.

Yass Queen goes to amazing young students Amelia and George, and Beehave Mate to the Warehouse for saying girls can’t do long division.

Halfway through the electoral term, the Gals take the opportunity to talk to senior politicians about how it is all going.

In this episode, Minister for Everything, Chris Bishop reveals why he got demoted from his favourite portfolio, that he hates small plates at restaurants and why housing is too important to be screwed up again.

This week the Gals discuss big new housing powers for central government, the dumpster fire that is the world right now, Scrutiny Week and a roundup of employment and health announcements.

Yass Queen to a new female boss and Beehave Mate to an obfuscating Kiwi bloke.

Question Time: Who wore it better - Chris Bishop or Miley Cyrus?

This week the Gals chat about Fieldays and who is up and who is down with farmers, the country’s new stalking legislation, a jet setting senior citizen and a report about Tamariki Māori in state care.

Brigitte gets a telling off for weird pronunciation, Esther deals with literal s**t and Georgie admits to not caring about privacy.

Yass Queen gets contentious, and Beehave Mate sparks a conspiracy.

Question Time: Will Chris Hipkins be leader of the Opposition at the next election?

This week the Gals discuss the shocking revelations that led to the resignation of one of the PM’s staffers, two political polls, a verbal stoush at the NZ Music Awards and what’s in the biscuit tin?

Yass Queen to a young Wellington woman and mental health advocate and Beehave Mate to China’s secret web of prisons.

Question Time: What happened in Parliament this week?

This week the Gals discuss the Deputy PM swapsies, a leaky public service, post-Budget claims of fiscal holes and the Regulatory Standards Bill.

Yass Queen to bikes on buses and Beehave Mate to women taking down other women.

Question Time: RNZ or Newstalk ZB?

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This week the Gals digest Budget 2025 – The Growth Budget, the yeah nah budget, the marmite sandwich budget, the no BS Budget.

Winners, losers, wildcards and all of our reckons!

Question Time: What do you make of the education reprioritisations?

This week the Gals talk about the ongoing pay equity saga and C-bombs, the harshest punishments ever recommended by Parliament’s Privileges Committee, all things pre-Budget and the Greens’ alternate budget.

Georgie gets a defamation warning, Esther asks Labour leader Chris Hipkins if the rules around Urgency need to change, and Brigitte makes her views on the proposed suspensions for three Te Pāti Māori MPs known.

Yass Queen to pants and shorts and Beehave Mate to a local Labour Party branch for a distasteful social media post.

Question Time: Are there any rules/guides around what can be passed under urgency?

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This week the Gals discuss the Government’s surprise pay equity changes (at length!), the proposed social media age ban, pre-Budget announcements, and claims that a law change legalises the killing of our native kiwi.

Yass Queen to two Aussie blokes showing some class and Beehave Mate to some less classy Australians.

Question Time: Has National shot itself in the foot re pay equity?