Politics Central

Ricardo Menéndez March joins the Weekend Collective to discuss why the Green Party want to simplify the welfare system, how to bridge the gap.  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker joins the Weekend Collective to discuss the government's up-coming decision about the traffic light settings, and what health measures we actually need to feel more confident in our new normal.  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Paul Buchanan joins Politics Central to discuss why Putin can't win this war, and what low morale is looking like in the Russian army.  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Dunne joins Politics Central to wrap the political week, including if the government's focus has shifted, a return to tourism, and co-governance.  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Robert Patman discusses where Putin's gone wrong in his war on Ukraine.  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Seymour talks to the Weekend Collective about the government's quiet move to remove MIQ and self-isolation for unvaccinated Kiwis entering Aotearoa.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Little discusses why the measles vaccine roll-out was postponed during covid, and what that means now.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Green MP Eugenie Sage is with us to discuss the new recycling proposals out this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NZ Herald Business Editor at Large Liam Dann joins The Weekend Collective to talk on how big of an election issue the cost of living will become. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Niamh O'Flynn from Greenpeace joins the Weekend Collective to talk about the peace flotilla that has arrived in Helena Bay, protesting Russian oligarchs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Gillespie, International Law Professor at Waikato University, joined The Weekend Collective on Putin's statement that the West's sanctions amount to a declaration of war.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National Party Leader Christopher Luxon joined The Weekend Collective on his new tax proposals.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How effective are the sanctions?  Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark joined The Weekend Collective.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand continues to pledge its support for Ukraine.  Kyiv remains on heightened alert as Russian forces close in on all sides.  Two large explosions lit up the night sky south of the Ukrainian capital early Sunday morning local time.  The action appears to have been around Vasylkiv, which has a large military airfield and multiple fuel tanks.  It comes after Ukraine's outgunned forces held th...

Concern in Ukraine the west is abandoning the country. Border tensions with Russia continue to grow as skirmishes increase. It's thought around 190 thousand Russian troops are stationed near the border and poised to invade. The US is threatening strong sanctions if the invasion does happen. Newshub Europe correspondent Lisette Reymer joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective from Ukraine. She...

David Seymour is saying that vaccines make no difference in the transmissibility of the virus – is this true?  Helen Petousis-Harris, Vaccinologist and Associate Professor in the Department General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland, joined Tim Roxborogh and Tim Beveridge.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Seymour says vaccine mandates are causing massive social problems.   The Act Party leader wants them done away with as protests continue outside Parliament.   Seymour says the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is a game-changer.  David Seymour joined Tim Roxborogh and Tim Beveridge.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anna Burns-Francis joined Tim Roxborogh and Tim Beveridge to discuss US President Joe Biden’s meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew Hooton joined Tim Roxborogh and Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss the Anti-Mandate protest and the mandates that caused it.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US Correspondence Anna Burns-Francis joined Tim Roxborogh and Tim Beveridge live from New York with the latest in US politics. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sir Ian Taylor joined Tim Roxborugh and Tim Beverage to discuss why he hung up at the beginning of a conference call last Friday, and what he thinks of Dr Ayesha Verrall's reply.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not a sound or a soul at the Waitangi Treaty grounds today.  Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the event's been held virtually to commemorate 182 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.  Waitangi National Trust Board Chair Pita Tipene told the Weekend Collective they don't regret the decision  He says it was a good chance to do something a bit different.  “And instead of being busy and havi...

Associate professor of national security and strategic studies at Curtin University speaks to Tim Roxborogh and Roman Travers about the situation in Ukraine. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police Association president Chris Cahill speaks to Tim Roxborogh and Roman Travers about the latest stats showing that police are encountering an average of ten firearms a day. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chair of the National Māori Authority, Matthew Tutakaki, joined The Weekend Collective to discuss how we can improve the booster roll out for Māori and other minority groups. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.