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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...

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...

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 break...

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/ad...

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 priv...

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 cho...

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

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

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 ch...

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 y...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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 stockpili...

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 abo...

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

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...

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/adcho...

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...

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

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...

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 c...