Politics NZ

Web caption: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

With distracting party politics the focus out side the House, MPs were brought back on task by the Speaker on more than one occasion this week. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Christopher Luxon has stared down his critics in caucus, forcing his MPs to demonstrate their loyalty with a dramatic vote of confidence. He survived the week - but still faces an almighty challenge in turning around poor polling and keeping together an increasingly fractious coalition. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Join Wallace chapman for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Guyon Espiner, Jacqui van Der Kay and Wayne Mapp. On this week's show: Christopher Luxon survives a vote of confidence, but will he survive Winston Peters?; the politics of the India FTA and the "butter chicken tsunami"; Trump extends the Iran War indefinitely, what does that mean and back home...

Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Step into the past and picture the early days of Parliament and the 1890s Victorian neighbourhood it sat in, with help from historian Elizabeth Cox. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Cyclone Vaianu has resurfaced difficult questions around resilience and retreat. And did New Zealand dodge disaster - or just over-do the warnings? RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch examines the fall-out from the latest weather bomb. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Labour leader Chris Hipkins cries in response to a social media post by his ex-wife. Should we be listening? We chart the history of political scandals from the Profumo Affair through to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. Political scandals from the Profumo Affair through to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky – how has journalistic reporting on this thorny issue evolved and how much do we really need...

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Ruwani Perera, Marian Hobbs, and David Farrar. On the show tonight: Is New Zealand about to have its third Covid election? Punters suggest that in a pessimistic economic era, National might be pivoting campaign strategy to once again draw to mind the memories of Covid-19 and its management under Labour...

National's Chris Bishop and Labour's Vanushi Walters joined Morning Report for the Weekly Political Panel. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Neale, Tim and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including Winston Peters' recent meeting with Marco Rubio. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

What if a group of randomly selected people were put in a room and asked to hammer out national policy? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

In Focus on Politics, political reporter Lillian Hanly takes a look at a meeting between Foreign Minister Winston Peters and his US counterpart Marco Rubio, as President Donald Trump ramps up his threats toward Iran. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

After Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's arrest for his links to Epstein, questions arise about his place in the line of succession. We explore how New Zealand remains tied to the Crown and why changing it is more complex than it seems. As scandal surrounds Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, attention has turned to his place in the royal line of succession in New Zealand. In this episode of Context, we explore...

Join Wallace Chapman for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Peter Dunne, Lillian Hanly and Corin Dann. On the show tonight: the extraordinary last 24 hours in the US-Israel Iran War. Seemingly a full-scale destruction of Iran was avoided at the 11th hour with Donald Trump giving the peace process another two weeks. Another political poll, the Taxpayer U...

The House saw a dichotomy of tempos this week, from a heated debate about fisheries one day, to a lighthearted, and at times even funny debate on parody and satire law. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

New Zealand is the only country with a drug-buying agency like Pharmac - but how did we get here? This episode traces its origins, and through politics and patient stories explores the tough trade-offs at the heart of our health system. Pharmac decides which medicines New Zealanders get and which they don’t. It’s one of the most powerful institutions in our health system, negotiating hard with glo...

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists David Farrar, Sue Bradford, and Luke Malpass. First, a Cabinet reshuffle is due tomorrow - the panellists predict who might take up new portfolios. Then, successive governments have struggled to decide how much fuel storage is appropriate for New Zealand to have. Now that a global fuel crisis is upon u...

Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Brigitte, Lianne and Susie Ferguson discuss recent events in politics including the Government's response to rising fuel prices and shortages. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

With politicians' attention very much looking outward amidst talks of a potential escalation in the conflict, or even a fuel crisis reminiscent of the 1970s, Parliament still nonetheless had things to address back home. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The fuel crisis has forced responses from the government on supply and cost, but the problem must be handled with care - and perceptions of a lack of support could see National's own support suffer. Labour is refusing to help by offering solutions, a strategy that may backfire. Political Reporter Russell Palmer gauges the parties' handling of a hot-button issue. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for...

As fresh polling fuels political debate, Guyon and Corin look back on our most explosive poll results - including the one that truly changed the game. What makes voters change their minds? In this episode of Context, a potted history of Political Polling. With the National Party making headlines with its latest numbers, Corin and Guyon examine one of the most explosive poll results in NZ history....

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Jacqui Van Der Kay, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Ron Mark. On the show today: the twists and turns of the fuel crisis; will New Zealand get involved in the Iran War?; Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon both had very bad weeks recently, but it looks like it hasn't hurt them in the polls, and would our panel...

Wednesday morning's political panel with National's Paul Goldsmith in for Nicola Willis and Labour's Carmel Sepuloni. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details