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With both the National and Green Party conferences this weekend, Political Reporters Jenna Lynch and Amelia Wade cross live to bring you the latest. Has the government broken its word to the families of Pike River? An exclusive report from Senior Reporter Conor Whitten. And the Minister with a hospital pass of a portfolio, Andrew Little joins Newshub Nation live in studio. We investigate the futur...

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 Pit...

The shocking extent of child exploitation imagery being hosted online in NZ. Anna Bracewell-Worrall’s exclusive investigation.  Jacinda Ardern has hosted an APEC power party, former PM Helen Clark gives us an insight into how crucial these meetings can be. He’s the man charged with taking our economy into the digital future, David Clark joins us live in the studio. Furious farmers took to the stre...

He’s responsible for keeping New Zealand green but has Environment Minister David Parker gone far enough fast enough? Then, embattled Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt fronts up to Tova O'Brien over giving taxpayer money to the mob. On the Pitch: Simeon Brown gets 5 minutes to convince you he’d make a better Corrections Minister than Kelvin Davis. And to dissect the news of the week: PR ma...

Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi on what the power sharing proposed by He Puapua should actually look like. And COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins on whether the Pfizer roll is more of a fizzer. National has vowed to repeal the govt's proposed hate speech laws should they get back into power, Justice Spokesperson Simon Bridges explains why. Mark Mitchell has been stabbed, shot at and tha...

Four years into the Labour Government and despite lofty promises the housing market remains too hot to handle - what’s Housing Minister Megan Woods' plan to make homes affordable. The government is planning to make hate speech a crime - is the move long overdue or a step too far? Justice Minister Kris Faafoi joins Tova O’Brien. And we may have dodged yet another COVID bullet but tensions remain hi...

It's our nuclear free moment but is it too late for the planet? Climate Commission Chair Rod Carr and Climate Change Minister James Shaw join Tova O'Brien. Watch Newshub Nation 9:30am Saturday/10am Sunday on TV3, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Newshub Nation is supported by NZ On Air. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

China, spies and deals: it's all about the hustle when you're Trade Minister but is Australia doing it better? Damien O'Connor joins Ryan Bridge live. Following a tense election, chaotic aftermath and accusations of treason. What will happen next? Samoa's Prime Minister elect joins us from Apia. A special report by Conor Whitten on the growing number of Kiwis secretly taking Class A illegal psyche...

Fresh from delivering his fourth budget Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins Tova O'Brien. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Newshub Nation Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio joins us live. David Shearer, fresh from the UN talks Israel, Palestine and NZ's response. Also what happens to a country when half its jobs disappear? Newshub Nation investigates the harrowing effect on Fiji of a year without tourists.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Today marks the two-year of anniversary of the Christchurch Call. But what has it actually achieved? Supplementary Question is a politics and current affairs podcast produced by Newshub Nation and hosted by Digital Editor Finn Hogan. Each episode is framed around a different question with an expert guest coming on board to help Finn answer it.  Made with help from the NZ on Air Platinum fund. See...

This week Minister for Children Kelvin Davis, Police Minister Poto Williams and National's Justice Spokesperson Simon Bridges join Newshub Nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to the full broadcast of Newshub Nation from May 01, 2021. Including interviews with Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni, Green MP Chloe Swarbrick and our expert panel.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dragon and the Taniwha: Newshub Nation's full extended interview with Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta. Global flashpoints and New Zealand’s relationship with our allies and rivals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kia ora and welcome to Supplementary Question, a politics and current affairs podcast produced by Newshub Nation. We're back for a ten episode season this year, releasing monthly. Each episode your host Finn Hogan asks a new question and finds the most informed and interesting people to help him answer it. First up this year, an issue which continues to divide the country. What's next for drug ref...

Power pair Tova O'Brien and Mihingarangi Forbes host a blockbuster exploration of the nation’s health services. Associate Health Minister (Maori Health) Peeni Henare joins Mihi to talk vaccinations, mental health - and how much power we'll give the new Maori Health Authority. Fresh from the front lines of public health herself, she was catapulted into Cabinet, where she’s in charge of much of wome...

Livid landlords, gutted first home buyers - Finance Minister Grant Robertson defends the government’s housing announcement. Māori are the worst affected by the housing crisis so why weren’t they prioritised in this week’s announcement? Reaction from Manukau Urban Maori Authority Chair Bernard O'Donnell and former homeless mother-of-three Mary Moeke-Te Purei. Racism is rising, and needs to be stopp...

Opposition Leader Judith Collins on bad reviews, bad polls and bad behaviour - can she keep the National Party show on the road? She joins us live. Tourism Minister Stuart Nash outlined his vision for the industry in Queenstown this week - we ask tourism operator Matt Wong how it was received on the ground. The business of babies is booming but are desperate couples paying thousands for optional e...

Two years on from the March 15 terrorist attack - what has been done to support the survivors and their families and make sure nothing like it ever happens again? Political editor Tova O’Brien is in Christchurch with a survivor of the shooting, as well as the Minister in charge of implementing the Royal Commission’s report and our intelligence agencies - Andrew Little. Then, to the Auckland studio...

Tomorrow on Newshub Nation: Muddled messaging and misinformation? Associate Minister of Health Peeni Henare on lockdowns, rule-breakers and of course the very latest numbers. We talk to journalist David Farrier and public narrative researcher Jess Berentson-Shaw on conspiracy theories and the government’s fluctuating tone. Criminal defense lawyer Marie Dyhrberg says Green MP Jan Logie’s Sexual Vio...

This weekend on Newshub Nation:Does her new role as Associate Minister for Housing put her on a collision course with the Prime Minister? Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joins us live. Economist Shamubeel Eaqub on what can be done about our stubborn housing problem.10 years since 29 men were killed at Pike River mine and still no agreement on what went wrong - but engineer and investigator R...

The surprise pick for Foreign Minister, Nanaia Mahuta and the minister in charge of embattled Oranga Tamariki, Kelvin Davis. They lead a record number of Maori ministers in government - what measurable changes will they make? The specials have delivered another MP for the Maori Party, we speak to Debbie Ngarewa-PackerWith the U.S. Election hanging on a knife's edge, National Correspondent Patrick...

The preliminary referendum results are in - it's a yes to euthanasia and a no to cannabis. David Seymour and Chloe Swarbrick join us with their reactions. We cross live to Patrick Gower in Washington DC - ahead of what could be the most consequential US election in a generation. Plus, it’s the end of an era - Simon Shepherd joined veteran New Zealand First MPs in Parliament for that bittersweet mo...

Kia ora and welcome to Supplementary Question, a politics and current affairs podcast produced by Newshub Nation.  Each episode your host Finn Hogan asks a new question and finds the most informed and interesting people to help him answer it. This week, in our last episode before the election, Finn examines the unanswered questions about the biggest story of the decade. What do we still not know a...

It’s our finance debate - how much will Grant Robertson and Paul Goldsmith put in your back pocket over the next three years?  Plus, behind the scenes in the campaign van with Labour leader Jacinda Ardern. Then: can she close the gap in Auckland Central? It’s National’s Emma Mellow’s turn for five hot minutes on The Pitch.  And who’s up, who’s down and who’s delusional? Finn Hogan with our final p...