This week the Gals talk about a big funding boost to Corrections (and the awful press conference that announced it), MPs behaving badly and FOMO over Auckland’s water deal.

Holly has some issues with strong language used by Te Pāti Māori, Brigitte can’t change a lightbulb and Georgie consumes too much wine to make any sense.

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This week the Gals talk about the end of the James Shaw era, politicians getting pay rises, Winston Peters and his latest legal kerfuffle and Pharmac funding.

Our Yass Queen goes to democracy wine, the world’s worst arts spokesperson gets our Beehave Mate and we answer a listener’s question about the political leanings of journalists and commentators.

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This week the Gals discuss the first Ministerial demotion of the Coalition Government, junior doctors going on strike, threats against MPs and a failed summons to the Waitangi Tribunal.

Brigitte puts her democracy nerd hat on to answer this week’s listener question and we crown our first non-human Yass Queen.

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In this week's pod Georgie is away, so the two other Gals play!

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This week the Gals talk about the new 36-point Government Action Plan and whether you can run a country like a company.

In other business, we talk about attracting more teachers to New Zealand, cash-strapped councils and how the Government plans to make doing some DIY a bit easier.

An awesome group of Northland school students are given the Yass Queen Crown while our Beehave Mate goes to a government agency…

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This week the Gals talk about being hacked by a so-called friend, sliced up dolphins, tax and changing one’s mind on period poverty.

Holly fires a senior public servant (Brigitte just relegates them to cleaning duty) and Georgie sips cognac…. The results were interesting.

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This week the Gals discuss the economy, Chumbawamba, wine biscuits and what the heck our spies are up to.

Holly has some thoughts on the Government’s expectations of Kāinga Ora, Brigitte crowns a voting stuff-up as our Beehave Mate for the week and Georgie speaks about how Winston Peters has improved her drive to work.

We also answer a question from a listener about the Family Boost payments promised by National.

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This week the Gals talk about new Green co-leader Chloe Swarbrick’s tricky first week in the job, interest deductibility compromises and bailouts for ski fields.

The Yass Queen crown is shared by three amazing young people, and Holly gets her Karen on for Beehave Mate.

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This week the Gals chat about the end of the Government’s 100-day plan, fast tracking projects, school lunches and the PM’s little entitlement problem.

Georgie gets the rage when discussing the news of the week and Brigitte crowns an anonymous heckler from the Wellington City Council as our Beehave Mate.

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This week, the Gals chat about the crackdown on gangs, school building projects up in the air and the proposed shutdown of Newshub’s newsroom.

Brigitte displays her shockingly poor knowledge of cricket and her shockingly huge knowledge about all things democracy.

Georgie gives Winston Peters some praise and we giggle about one politician’s chameleon accent.

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