Independent politics and media podcast from NZ
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This week Labour flipped on a KiwiSaver GST plan & Luxon flopped to rule out Freedom NZ. In international news we talked the death of Gorbachev. Did Boris Johnson sink a peace deal in Ukraine? Finally, Chile is going to the polls on the 49th anniversary of the election of Salvador Allende, to vote on a historically progressive Constitution. https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
On the 18th anniversary of the Enough is Enough rally and 6 months after the parliament grounds occupation, the Tamakis were back marching through Wellington this week. We discuss their direction, how Christopher Luxon has reacted, and what to anticipate at the electoral end of the reactionary right. With Rustie, Kyle and Philip. https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Julie Anne Genter MP goes on 1/200. We discussed where the Greens are now, electoral theories of change, cost of living arguments and what is wrong (or right) with our civil service institutions. With Philip & Kyle. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
Philip and Branko discuss the dual National and Labour ‘bullying’ sagas, climate change and extreme flooding across NZ, and the plight of striking fire fighters. Start - National and Labour internal affairs 28.20 - Flooding 36.00 - Fire Fighters https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
We're back with another cheery current events ep to warm the cockles of your heart. The Labour & National Parties are on trial over donations scandals. The cost of living payments are putting the 'mean' in means testing. Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan so now we have to talk about nuclear war again. With Branko, Kyle & Philip. start - Labour and National Donations in court 14:00 - Cost of Living 35:22 - Taiwan https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Kyle and Rustie chat with 3 progressive candidates for local elections. Louise, Lachlan and Jon talk about their respective campaigns in Hamilton, Wellington and Auckland, what it's like on the ground and how they're talking about local issues with the electorate. https://vote.louisehutt.com/ https://lachlanpatterson.nz/ https://jon-turner.com/ https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
The 1 of 200 crew survey the wreckage of the last week of takes on the Green Party leadership furor, and find that one week on, the nation's pundits still have no idea what they're talking about. Maybe they should've listened to our last episode. We close by comparing the Labour government's inaction to the good-but-bad climate bill unveiled in the US this week. 5:00 - Green Party leadership 36:00 - US Climate Policy https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Kyle talks with Michael Wolfe of Tohatoha Aotearoa Commons about NZ’s recent Free Trade Agreements and the impact of the new copyright rules we’re signing up to. You can find out more about Tohatoha on their website https://www.patreon.com/1of200
At the Green Party AGM, around 30% of delegates voted to 'Reopen Nominations' rather than give James Shaw another year as co-leader. What does that mean? Two men accused of fraud over donations to the NZ First Foundation have been found not guilty by the High Court. Start - Green Party Leadership 42:50 - NZ First Foundation https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Kyle and Philip talk with Marco de Jong from the Cancel RIMPAC coalition about the mythos of NZ’s independent foreign policy and the stark reality of what closer military coordination with the US looks like for the future of the Pacific. https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/cancel-rimpac-2020-new-zealand-withdraw-1 https://www.nzalternative.org/ https://www.instagram.com/cancelrimpac_aotearoa/ https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Kyle and Philip chat with Mark about Guy Williams’ ‘interview’ with Leo Molloy, the ability of conspiracist groups to get favourable coverage in establishment media and the new covid ‘response’ changes from Labour. Start - Guy Williams 'interview' with Molloy 24:45 - Nurses For Freedom in the media 39:00 - Labour's 'new' covid measures https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Just Kyle and Branko this week, blitzing through a parade of major global developments: Abe dead; Johnson finished; Ardern hits Oz. Is the Australia-New Zealand partnership back? Is the government walking back on its drift toward the Washington orbit? And why is the media so damn soft on Luxon? We can't promise we'll give you the answer, but you'll at least enjoy the journey. 1:00 - Assassination of Shinzo Abe 8:25 - Boris Johnson resignation 21:50 - Luxon v Ardern on the world stage 35:00 - NZ/...
The OG 3 (Branko, Kyle & Philip) caught up for a long chat covering a wide spectrum of issues. The Proud Boys have been declared a terrorist organisation. Rating the idea of Health NZ vs District Health Boards. Jacinda in Europe for a trade deal with the EU, speaking at NATO & great power aggression. Track Times 2.30 - Terrorist Proud Boys 21.35 - Health NZ 35.00 - EU NZ trade 45.30 - NATO and geopolitics https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Kyle, Jan and Rustie discuss the French Parliamentary elections and the by-election in Tauranga with the spectre of the reactionary right looming over both. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
Realism: these days, you either love it or hate it, with the Ukraine war and analysis of its causes and solutions prompting a debate about its merits. To cut through the noise, Danny Bessner joins Branko to explain the history of realism, what we can learn from it, what we should reject, and its stark limits. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
The ILO have dismissed Business NZ on FPAs. The He Waka Eke Noa plan has been released and is far too weak. The National Party are polling better & better under Luxon. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
Kyle hosts Adam and Pedagogy to discuss their experiences of teaching at the chalk-face while the Omicron wave rips through NZ schools. They discuss the challenges for students and staff as an under-resourced, poorly communicated health response from the Ministry flounders as we head into winter. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
An update on Business NZs FPA misinformation campaign (not mad just disappointed). Won't somebody please think of the children; Covid is ripping through our schools. Finally in geopolitics, the NZ government seems to have definitively chosen Team USA. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
If you think Government budgets over the last couple of decades had NZ society pretty much sorted out, you probably liked this budget. But why are you listening to us, are you lost? After the political & media reaction to the 2022 budget, Paul, Kyle & Philip sit down to talk it through. From some specifics on health & welfare, to inflation & fiscal rules, to political narratives & strategies for 2023, the team discuss the budget in long form....
Kyle, Paul and Philip discuss Business NZ’s approach to FPAs, Tauranga by-election candidates and the Emissions Reduction Plan.
CW: Mental health and suicide in the context of health work Kyle and Justine speak with PSA Organiser Will Matthews about the Allied Health Workers strike and the current state of our health service. Sign the petition to support our health workers here Would you like to donate to the hardship fund to support striking allied health workers? You can donate via bank transfer to account number 02-0536-0016596-25. Please include the initial of your first name, your full surname and “APHST” in the cod...
The team discuss the trespass notices for protestors at Parliament, the shifting tides of climate reporting and policy and the recent furore over a wealth tax.
Kyle, Philip and Justine discuss the media and political discourse in the last couple of weeks about Ram Raids and Crime Waves, before a brief overview of Labour's incoming Three Waters restructure and the risks of conflating the issues involved.
Kyle chats with Rustie and Joe about the context of the Australian election campaign, what's happening and the possible results.
Kyle and Jan discuss Ardern's return to the world stage, China and US posturing over the Solomon Islands, a final note before the French election and the killing of Kaoss Price by police earlier in the week.
1/200 tackles the election in France, where an uninspiring, racist centrist is once more the only thing standing between a victory for the Far Right. Branko picks the brain of Jacobin European editor David Broder , before they're joined by a surprise mystery host .
The 1/200 crew has taken a page out of Christopher Luxon's book and cut the crew to just two this week, for efficiency's sake. Philip and Branko discuss Luxon's blundering policy prescriptions and, speaking of things no one's thinking too much about, New Zealand's slow motion embroilment in the war in Ukraine.
Kyle is joined by First Union’s Ed Miller to discuss Fair Pay Agreements and some of the recent campaigns to support workers in NZ. Keep up to date with what’s happening in the union space on the First Union TikTok !
Philip, Paul and Jan discuss numerous issues in the week gone - the latest NZ political polling, the resignation of MoH leadership, housing policy, the IPCC report and finally a hat-tip to the upcoming French elections.
Justine, Philip and Kyle pay tribute to Moana Jackson, discuss the recent April 1 policy changes to NZ’s welfare state, the resignation of Louisa Wall, and whether we’ll see a change in direction from the Greens that will push Labour from the left.
