Newshub Nation July 24, 2021

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 Minister than Kris Faafoi.

Which MP hails from the Republic of Whangamōmona and loves tax? We peek inside the life of Labour's Deborah Russell as she shares her Backstory.

And who’s up, who’s down and spending large - Digital Editor Finn Hogan gives us his social media power rankings.

To dissect the news of the week on our panel: Dr Lara Greaves from Auckland University Politics, political commentator and lawyer Brigitte Morten and Dominion Post Editor Anna Fifield.

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