Hold on New Zealand, we have a Government - a three-party coalition for the first time in our history. Deputy Prime Minister-in-waiting David Seymour joins us. How is incoming Finance Minister Nicola Willis going to pay for those tax cuts? She's with us too. And a diplomatic breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas war - former Prime Minister Helen Clark on what the global community needs to do during the pause. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Nov 24, 2023•53 min
Christopher Luxon should be at APEC this weekend... instead he's entering a 15th day of talks trying to form a government... could his foreign buyers tax be dead? Meanwhile, it's a never-ending campaign for the people of Port Waikato... we are with the leading candidates. And the new Green MP who was once an actor in a memorable TV commercial - coming up on BackStory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 18, 2023•53 min
It's been a month since election day... but still, no government... we check in on the very cloak-and-dagger happenings around Parliament this week. Gerry Brownlee though, has been getting on with the job... at the Pacific Islands Forum - could he be our next foreign minister - he joins us. And Early Childhood Teachers went on strike this week... we hear from one - about why the sector is at breaking point. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Nov 10, 2023•53 min
On the programme today: the specials are in, so how does that change who's in who's out and who needs Winston. 29 countries sign a pledge to make Artificial Intelligence safe, but where was New Zealand? And on Backstory - the new MP who was once a pilot and a personal assistant to a prince. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 03, 2023•53 min
New Zealand is calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza... we speak to the Israeli Defense Force... and a UN worker on the frontlines of this conflict as it intensified overnight. Climate was a poor cousin to cost of living during the election, so what could happen under a new government? And Backstory is back with an MP who's been a familiar voice for farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 28, 2023•52 min
From a historic majority - to opposition in one term... what went wrong for Labour - and how does it rebuild... We ask Carmel Sepuloni. Winston's back but uncharacteristically quiet... so what will he be like in negotiations? Former NZ First MP Ron Mark with his insights. And we meet some of Parliaments newest MPs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 23, 2023•53 min
The dust has settled and there will be a new Government. Join Newshub Nation to make sense of it all as we interview the party leaders, investigate coalition options, and unpack the jargon with our political experts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 14, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Nicola Willis and Grant Robertson are here for our final pre-election debate. Who's nailing the campaign online - and who's gone weird on Tik Tok? Our Digital Power Rankings - election edition. And fear and loathing on the campaign trail - a special report on MP safety. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 07, 2023•54 min
Welcome to the first Leaders' Debate for our Minor Parties, but these are no minnows - they will shape the next Government of New Zealand, in just 22 days. Rebecca Wright moderates a debate between ACT's David Seymour, NZ First's Winston Peters, The Green's Marama Davidson, and Te Pāti Māori's Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 22, 2023•47 min
Competent - or just Confident? It's a question swirling around the Nats Tax plan... we sit down with Christopher Luxon. Two doctors and a contest of ideas. Labour's Ayesha Verrall and National's Shane Reti head to head. And the numbers are in - we've polled one of this election's most fascinating battleground electorates... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 16, 2023•53 min
Battleground electorates where there's everything to play for this election. Finn Hogan's Digital Power Rankings - special campaign edition. And you thought you knew James Shaw? Well... check out his Backstory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 08, 2023•53 min
Parliament has risen, the campaign starts today and Chris Hipkins fights his first election as Prime Minister... He joins us live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 02, 2023•56 min
Is there a path back for Labour? The Deputy Prime Minister is here for her pre-election interview. Chasing the unicorn: What women want to see from our politicians - and why it matters so much. A political love story - on Backstory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2023•52 min
Strap in for our first head-to-head debate this election season: our Young Leaders' Debate. Getting the best deal: minor parties in parliament reveal their coalition bottom lines. And the MP who surfs, and started a family in her teens. A familiar leader in a whole new light....on Backstory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Aug 12, 2023•53 min
How will New Zealand take on big tech? Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson joins us. Riding high in the polls...Act Party leader David Seymour's pre-election interview. Andrew Little launches New Zealand's first National Security Strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 05, 2023•51 min
Following explosive revelations of misconduct in youth justice facilities, Minister for Children Kelvin Davis fronted this morning on Newshub Nation for an extended interview. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2023•53 min
In July last year a shellshocked James Shaw was ejected as Green Co-leader at his own party conference. Could it happen again? He joins us one week out from this year's agm. Also, why is our government suddenly putting nine million dollars into a "foreign interference work programme"? And can New Zealand continue to produce enough food? Forward-thinking Kiwis are growing their own, and stockpiling the surplus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices....
Jul 01, 2023•53 min
This conference weekend for National Rebecca joins us from the capital with the latest from the campaign. They might have lost Immigration Minister Michael Wood but our migrants still need answers - we meet two of them. And a political decision looms for Māori, how to decide between the Māori and general rolls - before the cutoff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 24, 2023•53 min
Aiming for the TOP, could Raf Manji become the new political powerbroker? A big week for farmers, we've been at Fieldays as parties vie for the crucial rural vote. And online loot boxes, are they gaming or a gateway to underage gambling? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 17, 2023•53 min
Nicola Willis ended a standout political week - you guessed it - clarifying comments about babies by Christopher Luxon. She joins us. The fates of Auckland's flooded and ruined homes will be sealed on Monday - but not all of them, a special report from Muriwai. And does the US have alien spacecraft? It's a story that set the internet alight this week.... and is prompting a congressional hearing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Jun 16, 2023•53 min
On the programme today: Mayor Tory Whanau hits back against her critics in Wellington City, a two-time surrogate mother in Auckland reflects on proposed surrogacy laws, and one regulator to rule them all. New moves to police media and social media are discussed by our expert media panel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 03, 2023•52 min
No budget bump in the polls for Labour - but could a new policy do the trick? We're live to Wellington where Simon Shepherd is with the Deputy Prime Minister. Scrutiny stress: Adrian Orr feels personally attacked at his press conference ... but why? Finn Hogan is here with his Digital Power Rankings and what's been making waves online. When ACT MP Mark Cameron entered Parliament he owned only one suit... and his partner had to teach him how to send an email so we travelled to his picturesque Tai...
May 27, 2023•47 min
On the programme today. Revealing the hidden details in the budget with Finance Minister Grant Robertson Big budget winners. Our gaming industry is levelling up. And one MP's story of longing and reunion - coming up on Backstory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 2023•53 min
On the programme today: He's been a man of mystery this year - traveling a lot, what's he been up to? Defence Minister Andrew Little on the future of our force. What is Brian Tamaki's election year destiny? And wisdom from an award-winning principal. Will he give our schools a pass - or a fail? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 13, 2023•53 min
How far will Te Pāti Māori go to become the powerbrokers this election? Co-leader Rawiri Waititi joins us live. With the EU playing hardball and rising power India ignoring us what's next for Trade Minister Damien O'Connor? And you think you've got bus troubles? Try waiting six hours - a special report from Finn Hogan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 06, 2023•53 min
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta discusses the future of NZ's foreign policy and AUKUS. ACT Leader David Seymour and Green spokesperson for Revenue Chloe Swarbrick debate the future of NZ's tax policy. Māori data specialist, Dr Karaitiana Taiuru, discusses the inequality genetic testing can impose on Māori and Pacifica communities. Appearing on Newshub Nation's political panel, Victoria University Associate Professor in Politics Lara Greaves, Former National press secretary Janet Wilson, and Newsr...
Apr 29, 2023•52 min
We cross live to Sydney for the latest on the sweeping liberalisation of citizenship laws for Kiwis, announced overnight The real reason we sent a delegation of 50 to the Pacific this week. Carmel Sepuloni joins us straight from her first mission as Deputy Prime Minister. And why bring back Live Animal Exports? National's new face Nicola Grigg defends the party's policy in her first longform interview. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
Apr 22, 2023•54 min
On the programme today: National Party Leader Christopher Luxon joins us for a live extended interview. Can New Zealand's rivers be swimmable again? Freshwater researcher Marnie Prickett responds to another damning report on our water quality. Which MP has been adventuring in the North Pole and Jordan, and dog-sledging in Mongolia? Find out on Backstory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 15, 2023•53 min
On the programme today. Is he sluggish on the cyclone? The man in charge of the recovery - Grant Robertson from Parliament. Paris is burning over the retirement age... will the debate catch fire here too? And the first former President to be charged with a crime - we cross to New York for the latest See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 31, 2023•53 min
On the show today: Untested Police Minister Ginny Andersen live in studio Winston Peters joins us fresh from his polarising state of the nation speech We cross live to Albert Park ahead of anti-trans activist Posie Parker's address Plus, MP Jan Logie and dancer Laura Philips join us to discuss employment rights for strip club workers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 24, 2023•52 min
