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It ain’t easy being Green. We cross live to Parliament for the latest on the Green Party leadership, plus speak with former leadership contender Kevin Hague on what could come next.  In Backstory: From Beijing, to Te Raki Paewhenua - the North Shore - and now to Parliament. Labour MP Naisi Chen's journey to politics has seen her moving between cities and cultures. Dissecting the news of the week o...

Tomorrow on Newshub Nation:As Europe burns, global emissions climb and the weather grows wilder - has our bleak climate future become our present? Climate Commission Chair Rodd Carr on whether New Zealand needs to speed up its carbon cutting. We cross live to Europe Correspondent Lisette Reymer for the aftermath of the UK’s hottest day on record and check in on the race to replace Boris Johnson. T...

Cars, guns and money: Police Minister Chris Hipkins on the Government’s new plan to hit the gangs where it hurts - but is it too little too late? The latest on the revolution in New Zealand's 67 year old adoption laws. Two experts in the field, Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll and Barbara Sumner, join us live. Antivirals are now more accessible to more Kiwis but is the Government doing enough to get poten...

With the next Covid wave crashing over a health system in crisis, Emergency Department Doctor Mark Friedericksen outlines how the frontline is coping. Then Professor Michael Baker on what’s next for the pandemic and if our surging case numbers could have been avoided. Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio joins us from the Pacific Island Forum where he walks the diplomatic tightrope betw...

It’s the biggest health shakeup in decades but the upheaval comes as our exhausted workforce is in crisis mode. One day into their jobs, the CEOs of Health NZ and Māori Health Authority Margie Apa and Riana Manuel join Newshub Nation live. A free trade deal secured, rising tensions in the Pacific and a brutal war ongoing in Europe: Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman joins Ne...

We’ll cross live to Tauranga as the by-election begins. Fresh from a meeting with the world’s defence ministers, Peeni Henare talks about rising tensions in the Pacific and cyber attacks against New Zealand. Is a recession inevitable? With economic stormclouds gathering globally, business journalist Bernard Hickey on whether things will get worse before they get better. Digital editor Finn Hogan o...

Watch the highlights of Newshub Nation's Tauranga by-election debate as the top contenders offer competing visions for the future of our fastest growing city. Dissecting the debate on our panel: former Labour Party president Mike Williams, Senior lecturer in New Zealand Politics at Auckland University Dr Lara Greaves and former National Party candidate Tania Tapsell. Also on the show: after fighti...

An exclusive poll reveals the state of the race in the Tauranga by-election. Can Labour cement its gains from 2020 and what will it foretell about election 2023? Senior Reporter Conor Whitten is on the ground in the battleground electorate, bringing behind the scenes access to each of the major campaigns. Māori Ministers have been on a roadshow selling this year's big budget spend up.. Kelvin Davi...

This weekend on Newshub Nation:Tensions in the Pacific as China offers a deal to island nations. Former Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters tells us why it could have been avoided. National is rising in the polls but is it at the ACT Party’s expense? Leader David Seymour on his election 2023 plans starting with Tauranga. On The Pitch: National Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says more guns i...

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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 Wrigh...

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 glo...

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 attache...

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...

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 t...

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 e...

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...

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...

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-o...

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 Sh...

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 Tu...

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...

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 sci...

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 k...

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...