A Friday backdown on Three Waters but is it too late to gain public trust? Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta joins us live. Research from the Helen Clark Foundation reveals shocking mental health statistics for pregnant women in New Zealand, the report’s author and former Green MP Holly Walker joins us live. Then, Head of Maternal and Infant Mental Health at Counties Manukau DHB Tanya Wright on what health experts at the coal face are experiencing. Newshub’s Australia Correspondent Emma Cr...
Apr 29, 2022•51 min
Tomorrow on Newshub Nation: Chief Medical Adviser to President Joe Biden Dr Anthony Fauci on the future of the pandemic, New Zealand’s response and how we can all ‘make science boring again’. Benefit raises kicked in this week but is it too little too late for those most in need? An extended interview with Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni. Former Prime Minister Helen Clark provides a global perspective on how New Zealand has handled the pandemic and where we go from here. And it ain’t...
Apr 01, 2022•51 min
Is New Zealand ready for universal basic income? This year on Newshub Nation, we're bringing back our Supplementary Question podcast in a new format. A longform interview by reporter Finn Hogan, unpacking thorny political issues with no time limit on the conversation. First in the hotseat is new TOP leader Raf Manji, who wants to give every Kiwi - even kids - $13,000 a year with no strings attached. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Mar 26, 2022•42 min
Labour pledged to address New Zealand’s shameful mental health statistics when they took power. After five years and billions allocated has anything improved? Health Minister Andrew Little joins us live. The human cost of Putin’s war, we talk to a Ukrainian Kiwi woman whose parents are trying to escape the besieged city of Mariupol. What is the future of Auckland’s SuperCity? A new report warns it needs to up its game to guarantee New Zealand’s future. Former Chief Science Advisor and report lea...
Mar 26, 2022•56 min
Have vaccine passports run their course, and with the economy in for a bumpy ride, is the government doing enough to keep spending ticking over? Tourism and Small Business Minister Stuart Nash is in the hot seat. Misinformation is washing across social media - helping fuel the anti-vaccine movement in New Zealand, and a tool in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Finn Hogan breaks down the politics of the internet. Green MP Golriz Ghahraman with what she thinks New Zealand should do about the war in U...
Mar 18, 2022•50 min
A critical report says the Government’s COVID-19 response is failing and will fail further once the country re-opens. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson hits back. After a whirlwind week in Wellington, Senior Reporter Conor Whitten breaks down the latest on the National Party’s nightmare before Christmas. Then Professor Jennifer Curtin from Auckland University Politics on what will define the end of Judith Collins’ reign. Forty percent of male prisoners are back behind bars within two years o...
Nov 27, 2021•50 min
Has Delta caught our health system flat-footed? Case numbers - and deaths - are steadily rising with greater freedoms looming. Health Minister Andrew Little on whether hospitals are prepared for a summer surge. And the most significant Climate Summit in history is wrapping up this week but what has it achieved? European Correspondent Lisette Reymer joins us live. Then Senior Reporter Conor Whitten brings the latest from the final day of APEC. They’re on the frontlines of the pandemic but many ar...
Nov 13, 2021•51 min
With a COVID question mark hanging over Kiwi Christmas, an extended interview with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. A new Ministry for disabled New Zealanders has been decades in the making but will it deliver? Lawyer and advocate for the disabled, Dr Huhana Hickey joins us live. Dr Api Talemaitoga, a south Auckland GP and advisor on the National COVID Response Group outlines his concerns about home isolation for COVID cases, especially for Pacific and Māori families. Then to dissect the news of t...
Nov 05, 2021•52 min
Delta’s spread from Auckland to Christchurch. Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker tells us why he thinks the Government’s approach to the virus is absurdly inconsistent. Schools have been told by the government to stop streaming students but it’s an open secret that many still do. Anna Bracewell-Worrall investigates. Then Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti on whether it's too soon to re-open schools and what can be done to catch students up after our longest lockdown. New evidence shows...
Oct 30, 2021•51 min
It’s V-day across the motu. We’re shooting for a record 100,000 Kiwis vaxxed in 24 hours but is it too little too late to derail delta? Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins us live. We talk to a midwife who is going to quit her profession rather than get the jab. The most important climate conference in history - COP26 - is fast approaching but are we too late to avert catastrophe? James Shaw on New Zealand’s plan to curb emissions. To dissect the political news of the week we are joined ...
Oct 15, 2021•50 min
After a tense week of bouncing numbers, Auckland’s future remains uncertain. With Cabinet's crucial decision looming, epidemiologist Rod Jackson tells us whether leaving lockdown is too risky. Despite repeated calls for it to be dumped, controversial child safety agency Oranga Tamariki is instead to be transformed. The man behind the decision and chair of the ministerial advisory board, Matthew Tukaki joins us live. New Zealand’s video game sector is on track to be worth a billion dollars by 202...
Oct 02, 2021•50 min
An extended interview with National Leader Judith Collins as she outlines her vision for the future of New Zealand. Delta has already cost the country billions and with normality still out of reach, Minister for Small Business Stuart Nash on how the Government will support those hit hardest. The race to reopen New Zealand is on but are we really going to do it with all our children under 12 years old unvaccinated? Simon Shepherd reports. To dissect the news of the week on our panel: High Court B...
Sep 25, 2021•50 min
Herald senior journalist Sam Hurley has been researching the terrorist since 2017, including attending his trial. He joins us live. Then, terrorism expert Dr Chris Wilson from Auckland University Politics. And are our border workers a delta ticking time bomb? Conor Whitten investigates. Then, Minister of Defence and Associate Minister of Health (Māori health) Peeni Henare joins us live. A top scientist calls them "virus factories" - how our school buildings are geared to spread delta. Anna Brace...
Sep 04, 2021•52 min
Has the government got a problem communicating properly with its pacifika partners? Pakilau Manase Lua heads up the Pacific Response Coordination Team and says, “too little too late”. Then, Pacific Peoples Minister Auptio William Sio responds. And what if elimination just...doesn’t work? Senior Reporter Conor Whitten talks to the experts about the way forward. Plus, a return to normal depends on kiwis getting the jab - but what if they don't want to Anna Bracewell-Worrall reports on why some are...
Aug 28, 2021•50 min
Labelled a 'code red' for humanity, the IPCC's latest landmark report has put the planet's plight in the starkest terms to date. But despite the apocalyptic stakes, climate change is still most often treated as one of the issues instead of the only issue. With the very future of civilization on the line, this episode Finn asked the literally burning question - what stops people caring about about climate change? Supplementary Question is a politics and current affairs podcast produced by Newshub...
Aug 11, 2021•19 min
With both the National and Green Party conferences this weekend, Political Reporters Jenna Lynch and Amelia Wade cross live to bring you the latest. Has the government broken its word to the families of Pike River? An exclusive report from Senior Reporter Conor Whitten. And the Minister with a hospital pass of a portfolio, Andrew Little joins Newshub Nation live in studio. We investigate the future of adoption in Aotearoa with Canterbury University Lecturer Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll and Filmmaker...
Aug 07, 2021•51 min
With the trans-tasman bubble popped for at least 2 months, Professor Des Gorman on whether it should reopen anytime soon. Then Australian Correspondent Emma Cropper crosses live from the thick of the surging outbreak in Sydney to bring us the latest. Gangs, guns and cops: With National calling for her resignation, embattled Police Minister Poto Williams joins us live in the studio. Then on the Pitch: ACT Justice spokesperson Nicole Mckee gets five minutes to argue why she’d make a better Ministe...
Jul 27, 2021•52 min
The shocking extent of child exploitation imagery being hosted online in NZ. Anna Bracewell-Worrall’s exclusive investigation. Jacinda Ardern has hosted an APEC power party, former PM Helen Clark gives us an insight into how crucial these meetings can be. He’s the man charged with taking our economy into the digital future, David Clark joins us live in the studio. Furious farmers took to the streets to protest Govt regulation yesterday, Dairy NZ’s Tim Mackle on what drove them to nationwide acti...
Jul 18, 2021•51 min
He’s responsible for keeping New Zealand green but has Environment Minister David Parker gone far enough fast enough? Then, embattled Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt fronts up to Tova O'Brien over giving taxpayer money to the mob. On the Pitch: Simeon Brown gets 5 minutes to convince you he’d make a better Corrections Minister than Kelvin Davis. And to dissect the news of the week: PR man and former National staffer Ben Thomas, clean water campaigner Marnie Prickett and Newshub politic...
Jul 10, 2021•52 min
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi on what the power sharing proposed by He Puapua should actually look like. And COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins on whether the Pfizer roll is more of a fizzer. National has vowed to repeal the govt's proposed hate speech laws should they get back into power, Justice Spokesperson Simon Bridges explains why. Mark Mitchell has been stabbed, shot at and that was before he reached the rough and tumble of Parliament. He joined Newshub Nation to share his Ba...
Jul 03, 2021•50 min
Four years into the Labour Government and despite lofty promises the housing market remains too hot to handle - what’s Housing Minister Megan Woods' plan to make homes affordable. The government is planning to make hate speech a crime - is the move long overdue or a step too far? Justice Minister Kris Faafoi joins Tova O’Brien. And we may have dodged yet another COVID bullet but tensions remain high in the capital. Professor Michael Baker on our latest pandemic scare. And dissecting the news of ...
Jun 26, 2021•50 min
It's our nuclear free moment but is it too late for the planet? Climate Commission Chair Rod Carr and Climate Change Minister James Shaw join Tova O'Brien. Watch Newshub Nation 9:30am Saturday/10am Sunday on TV3, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter . Newshub Nation is supported by NZ On Air. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 15, 2021•51 min
China, spies and deals: it's all about the hustle when you're Trade Minister but is Australia doing it better? Damien O'Connor joins Ryan Bridge live. Following a tense election, chaotic aftermath and accusations of treason. What will happen next? Samoa's Prime Minister elect joins us from Apia. A special report by Conor Whitten on the growing number of Kiwis secretly taking Class A illegal psychedelics - for their mental healthThe Prime Minister thinks New Zealand will be a republic in her life...
May 31, 2021•51 min
Fresh from delivering his fourth budget Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins Tova O'Brien. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 22, 2021•50 min
Today on Newshub Nation Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio joins us live. David Shearer, fresh from the UN talks Israel, Palestine and NZ's response. Also what happens to a country when half its jobs disappear? Newshub Nation investigates the harrowing effect on Fiji of a year without tourists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 17, 2021•50 min
Today marks the two-year of anniversary of the Christchurch Call. But what has it actually achieved? Supplementary Question is a politics and current affairs podcast produced by Newshub Nation and hosted by Digital Editor Finn Hogan. Each episode is framed around a different question with an expert guest coming on board to help Finn answer it. Made with help from the NZ on Air Platinum fund. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
May 14, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 2
This week Minister for Children Kelvin Davis, Police Minister Poto Williams and National's Justice Spokesperson Simon Bridges join Newshub Nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 08, 2021•50 min
Listen to the full broadcast of Newshub Nation from May 01, 2021. Including interviews with Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni, Green MP Chloe Swarbrick and our expert panel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 01, 2021•50 min
The Dragon and the Taniwha: Newshub Nation's full extended interview with Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta. Global flashpoints and New Zealand’s relationship with our allies and rivals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 24, 2021•50 min
Kia ora and welcome to Supplementary Question, a politics and current affairs podcast produced by Newshub Nation. We're back for a ten episode season this year, releasing monthly. Each episode your host Finn Hogan asks a new question and finds the most informed and interesting people to help him answer it. First up this year, an issue which continues to divide the country. What's next for drug reform in New Zealand? Including interviews with; Health Minister Andrew Little, National Justice Spoke...
Apr 22, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 1
