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Description Kyle chats with Paris Marx and Kieran McLean about the turn to the right across western liberal democracies and the way that bigotry politics is being used as the leading edge to mask increasingly extreme neoliberal economic reform - with close reference to NZ, Canada and the US. This episode’s co-hosts: Kyle, Paris, Kieran Timestamps 0:00 Introduction / ACT in NZ 5:05 The Situation in...

Description This week we discuss ACT party candidate troubles and the marginal shift in media coverage of right-wing parties. We dip into some policy critique as ACT and National seek to cash in on crime rhetoric with increasingly incoherent announcements. And why isn’t Labour taking advantage of the current vacuum to offer anything to voters? This episode’s co-hosts: Kyle, Finlay, Jimmy Timestamp...

Description It’s been a busy and horrible week in NZ politics and 1/200 has tried to cover as much as possible without losing it. We talk about the parties’ tax plans, the lack of sufficient policy from the big two, and the removal of covid mandates. The second half of the cast descends into rant against right-wing parties (predominantly NZ First and ACT) choosing to go after the extremist vote an...

Description Kyle and Josephine are joined by Arama Rata to discuss the new Te Pāti Māori policy for a Mokopuna Māori Authority, the re-emergence of discourse around Labour’s “Mass Arrivals” bill, and the release and subsequent concerns raised by NZ’s updated defense strategy. Petition against AUKUS This episode’s co-hosts: Kyle, Josephine, Arama Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 4:37 Te Pati Maori Moko...

Description Kyle and Mark try and cover the entirety of a ludicrous week in NZ and international politics. From Kiri Allan to Climate Crises through “leaked” tax policy and National’s bizarre new stance on sex education. This episode’s co-hosts: Mark, Kyle Timestamps 0:57 Upcoming topics 2:35 Kiri Allan’s Resignation  20:09 Nationals leaked Labour Tax Policies and GST 35:59 The lack of climat...

Description 1/200 is joined by Rustie and Finlay to talk recent polling coverage, Labour’s multiple announcements about crime policy, and National’s attempt to raid renters’ Kiwisaver accounts. This episode’s co-hosts: Kyle, Rustie, Finlay Timestamps 1:08 Polling Update 20:55 Labour’s crime policies 36:45 National Policy  Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive Support us here: https://www.patreon....

Description 1/200 spoke with Christine Rose from Greenpeace Aotearoa about the multi-organisation campaign to make climate change an election year issue. This episode’s co-hosts: Kyle, Christine Timestamps 2:02 The lack of climate media coverage 8:35 pushing back on rhetoric 13:30 industrial farming and food insecurities 17:05 bringing issues to the campaign 38:08 Frontline community support 44:50...

Description We speak with Finlay and Mikey about People Against Prisons Aotearoa and their new Care not Cages campaign and discuss crime policy and youth justice particularly in regards to right-wing rhetoric. We also manage to find time to cover Hipkins’ ruling out of wealth and capital gains taxes. Find the Care Not Cages website here This episode’s co-hosts: Kyle, Finlay, Mikey Timestamps 1:46...

Description Kyle speaks with highschool teachers Adam and Pmax about the current multiple crises in our schools, and with our education system. We discuss recruitment, retention and the funding situation that’s led to strikes as well as the structural and institutional issues and how government might start to fix them. This episode’s co-hosts: Kyle, Adam, Pmax Timestamps 2:03 The secondary strike...

Description We talk within the “Wellington Bubble” with returning guests Mark Cubey and Stephanie Rodgers ( mastadon and tiktok links). What is happening with coverage of wahine Māori in our political media? We discuss the incessant yammering about Tory Whanau and Kiri Allan and how much at odds it is with other politicians. The Greens released an extensive housing and renters policy this week, bu...

Description 1/200 is joined by International Relations expert Van Jackson to discuss NZ’s Foreign Policy paradigm, what it means to defer to a “rules based order” and the issues with global hegemony. This episode’s co-hosts: Branko, Kyle, Van Timestamps 1:38 Van Introduction 3:16 Adopting Trump Politics 6:47 Liberal Primacy 10:10 the shift of asia pacific to indo pacific 28:00 global hegemony 32:4...

Description 1/200 discusses the rightwing’s use of equity concerns in healthcare to make racist attacks and how this is affecting the media and political environment. Tertiary cuts continue to be ignored by Labour, why and what does it mean?? James Cameron donated to the Green Party, should we be sad about it? This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Josephine, Mark, Samah Timestamps 1:46 Healthcare Equity C...

Description I had the chance to sit down with Mark Cubey and Jeremy Rose to discuss the NZ media industry over the last few decades. We talk about the current state of news media, the challenges being faced and the opportunities for a renaissance. This episode’s co-hosts: Kyle, Mark, Jeremy Timestamps 0:50 Mark Intro 2:36 Jeremy intro 7:35 changes in media 22:00 Pundits over expertise 40:19 the co...

Description This week we focused on critiquing dominant media narratives, how establishment media frames and treats their profession. The obvious examples are based on RNZ’s recent Reuters-editing scandal, but it turns out the same patterns crop up in political campaign reporting, economics and education issues. This episode’s co-hosts: Kyle, Philip, Olivier Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive Suppo...

Description 1/200 rounds up the Auckland Council budget situation with discussion about organinsing and coalition building at the public and representative level. We’re joined by comms expert and Green Party candidate for Ōhāriu, Stephanie Rodgers to discuss the political communication pipeline, recent failures in that space and how the left can get cut through in mainstream media. This episode’s...

Description This mid-week episode we’ve been kindly afforded the audio of Aotearoa Covid Action’s latest symposium. Have you noticed more people seem to be sick? You're not alone, Kiwi's are taking 78% more sick days. One school has had to close this year due to overwhelming staff illness. We can end the disruptions to our lives and our health, but only if we take the practical lessons from the la...

Description Too much happened this week in politics, yet despite this political coverage in our media predominantly focused on sad, tired PR lines and horse-race politics between Labur and National as our gallery tried to show how they’re somehow exactly the same . We touch briefly on that dynamic but also try to cover MDRS, managed retreat and Hipkins’ ludicrous comments on the tertiary sector. T...

Description Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown has proposed a budget of sweeping cuts to public services along with the sale of Auckland Airport. He says both of these are necessary to limit soaring rates and the council’s debt. But should we believe him? Paul interviews Max Harris from campaigning group A Better Budget for Auckland to do a deep dive on the budget and discuss how it fits in to broader...

Description School Strike For Climate kids are trying to get attention back onto climate change policy in election year. ETS-style economistic thinking doesn't work in a democracy - Government is defending giving millions in corporate welfare to profitable & polluting companies. Polling after the budget and the National Party strategy in a cost of living crisis. Tertiary institutions are makin...

We’re back with a brand new season of Aotearoa’s biggest and best (allegedly) independent media and politics podcast! In this episode we consider catching up on everything that’s happened during our hiatus, decide it’s TOO DAMN MUCH and focus on the budget and the nascent campaigns for Election 2023. Welcome back and enjoy! This episode’s co-hosts: Philip, Rustie, Kyle Intro/Outro by The Prophet M...

A little-known progressive challenger from the wrong side of the tracks battles the human embodiment of business rapaciousness. No, it's not the Auckland mayoral race, but Chicago's - and this time, the progressive won. Journalist Miles Kampf-Lassin tells 1/200 how Brandon Johnson and the coalition behind him made history.

An ensemble cast looks back on 1/200 four and a half years on. We discuss the current environment, climate politics, inequality, ‘wokeism’, and the struggle for an independent foreign policy. We look at what can be done and what’s next on the agenda for left politics as we go on hiatus. With Branko, Kyle, Philip, Justine, Josephine, Paul and Mark. https://www.patreon.com/1of200

After tallying up the L's and W's from last week's Rob Campbell discussion, the OG Three discuss the bitter fruits of our political class' austerity mindset, as National nickel and dime the public sector, teachers prepare to strike, and nearly everyone finds a way to delay taking on the banks. https://www.patreon.com/1of200

We discuss the Rob Campbell public service shenanigans, ACTs disaster capitalism tactics and competing crime narratives in the wake of cyclone Gabrielle, and a brief look at lowering the voting age. With Kyle, Branko and Philip.

1/200 discuss the multi-regional disaster in NZ’s North Island with specific focus on the East Coast, reasons for the scale of the crisis and how we might respond. With Branko, Kyle and Mark.