Focus on Politics
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Weekly insight into the political issues that matter from RNZ's gallery team.
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Coalition cracks door open to foreign buyers
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Coalition hopes for a winter thaw after OCR cut
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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The state of the opposition
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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NCEA gets failing grade from government, but has it done its homework?
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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NZ resists global push to recognise Palestinian state
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Butter battle fizzles as cost of living war drags on
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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ACT’s rallying cry meets reality check
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Regulatory Standards Bill gets its week of scrutiny
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Moe mai rā: Takutai Tarsh Kemp laid to rest
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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The United States strikes Iran
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Meth use and organised crime in New Zealand
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Coalition turfed out in latest RNZ Reid-Research poll
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Trading places: Seymour steps up, Peters gears up
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May 30, 2025 |
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A Budget of give and take, cuts and credits
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May 23, 2025 |
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From urgency to uproar: a House of Chaos?
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May 16, 2025 |
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Pay equity shake-up: billions saved, trust lost
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May 09, 2025 |
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The pros and cons of public-private partnerships
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May 02, 2025 |
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Defence Capability Plan spend-up shows the new strategic normal
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Razor-sharp race in first RNZ-Reid Research poll
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Politics and the police
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Government ups engagement with India, United States during global volatility
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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The beleaguered school lunches programme battles through another week
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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The impact of tougher access to emergency housing.
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Winston Peters' takes NZ's defence and security concerns direct to Beijing
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Shaken trust in the public service's data safeguards
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Why the coalition's squabbles are likely to escalate
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Waitangi Day from the Treaty Grounds
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Oral submissions begin on the Treaty Principles Bill
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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2024 in Politics: Change, Challenge, and Chuckles
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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All aboard the Winston Peters' rail mission
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Scrutiny week's political fireworks: is it all just for show?
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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The Coalition's First Year: Compromise and Controversy
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti arrives at Parliament
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Crown apologises as Cabinet mulls 'complex' redress for abuse in care
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Trump triumph touches NZ shores
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Minister Chris Penk lays foundations for self-certified building scheme
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Scandals dog National, the Greens while New Zealand First takes aim at Labour
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Wellington woes - government threatens council intervention
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Winston Peters bangs drum on UN veto reform
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Tobacco debate getting heated at Parliament
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Interislander ferry's future adrift amid coalition indecision
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Tough-on-crime talk becomes a numbers game
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Not-so-super markets? Commissioner warns of slow progress
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Sovereignty debate sees major parties weighing in for first time
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Coalition positions on Treaty principles crystallise at Koroneihana
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Green for go for coalition's new beneficiary traffic light system
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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7AA repeal: Why ACT's policy faces heartfelt resistance
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Swarbrick opens up about a tense AGM and the Green dream
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Abuse in care report delivers survivors' demands for justice
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Coalition's climate plan falls short of targets
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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501 deportations: The thorn in the Trans-Tasman relationship returns
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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"Every minute counts" in National's cancer commitment clean-up
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Careful cuts with little room for error: Willis' first Budget
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May 31, 2024 |
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Fast Track bill hits hurdles of public outrage
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May 24, 2024 |
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Focus on Politics for Friday 17 May 2024
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May 17, 2024 |
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Lunch cuts and cut lunch for secondary schools
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May 10, 2024 |
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Sideshows overshadow substance at Parliament
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May 03, 2024 |
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Vaping regulations battle 'immeasurably harder' under coalition - campaigner
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Luxon boosts defence amid rising global tensions
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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From lobbyist to legislator: Andrew Hoggard's vision for reform
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Aim and fire? Public service targets return amid job cuts
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Winston Peters navigates troubled waters with India, China
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Labour prepares to be prepared for power
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Clock stops on coalition's urgency-filled 100-day plan
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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When no news is bad news
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins' death brings unity in grief
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Councils get their Three Waters wish - but will they regret it?
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Government faces the music at Waitangi
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Shaw's message for his successor as he prepares to bow out
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Luxon fronts fierce criticism from Māori ahead of Waitangi
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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A year of political turmoil comes to an end
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Peters defies opposition as repeals and rollbacks roll on
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Māori dissent sets the scene as Parliament returns
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Distractions assail coalition as it lays out ambitious agenda
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Bonus episode: The meaning of Tāmaki
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Coalition deals signed and sealed, now it's time to deliver
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Te Pāti Māori plans for future as it reflects on success in Māori seats
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Coalition talks pick up pace behind closed doors
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Peters' stock rises on final vote count, how much will Luxon pay?
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Labour faces vexed reset and return to opposition
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Election results in a clear winner, a clear loser, a complex path to power
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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On the campaign trail, final week: The highs and lows
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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On the campaign trail, week five: Luxon grapples with his 'last resort'
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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On the campaign trail, week four: The week of Winston Peters
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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On the campaign trail, week three: Debates, polls, sausage and cheese rolls
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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On the campaign trail, week two: Tax plans and spending
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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On the campaign trail, week one: False claims and ad campaigns
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Political parties talk strategy as campaigning begins in earnest
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Labour sells its vaping crackdown - but is it too late?
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Labour's GST-free fruit and vege strategy falls foul of the experts
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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ACT's top six candidates share their history and priorities
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Polls and fiscal holes put major parties on notice
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Labour grapples with Kiri Allan's resignation, leak claims
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Focus on Politics for Friday 21 July 2023
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Green co-leader Davidson touts party's 'healing' ahead of AGM
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Hipkins passes diplomatic test with China's Xi
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Ethnicity in health debate gets under MPs' skin
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Politicians pitch for rural vote
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Ministerial rule-breakers in hot water
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Politicians tackling AI regulation - but will it be too late?
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Hipkins juggles competing ideologies over PNG-US deal
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May 26, 2023 |
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Budget 2023: bare bones, blowout, or both?
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May 19, 2023 |
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Meka Whaitiri rebellion hones parties' loyalties
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May 12, 2023 |
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Staffing woes menace Te Whatu Ora winter health plan
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May 05, 2023 |
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Parties navigate fresh tax debate ahead of 'no frills' Budget
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Focus on Politics for 5:10p Sat 22 Apr
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Three Waters rebrand: Bitterness remains despite refresh
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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New Police Minister Ginny Andersen in opposition's sights
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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National's policy aims to school Labour on education decline
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Making a Nash of it: The self-destruct sequence of a police minister
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Do public service consultancy criticisms stack up?
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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National's three waters plan leaves councils to carry the can
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Cyclone makes Robertson's Budget balancing act perilous
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Co-governance debate heats up at Rātana, Waitangi
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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National, ACT, Greens and Te Pāti Māori on the year ahead
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Ardern weighs spending priorities and Cabinet line-up ahead of election year
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Hamilton West by-election offers teaser for 2023
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Recession prediction leaves Labour with a labour problem
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Poland missile crisis dominates amid summits in Asia
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Under-fire Labour turns sights on bank profits and fuel
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Labour, National cross swords over tax, social insurance
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Three waters on the boil as elections loom
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Queen's death reignites discussions over constitution and Te Tiriti
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Focus on Politics for Sun 11 September
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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How government's youth crime rhetoric misses the bigger picture
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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New Zealand democracy on 'shaky foundations': Electoral law ripe for change
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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EU-NZ trade agreement 'by no means a done deal'
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Law and order policies 'no magic bullet' on crime and gangs - experts
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Uffindell exposed: National, Labour grapple with bullying accusations
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Focus on Politics: an extended interview with Christopher Luxon
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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United States trip proves Jacinda Ardern's pulling power
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May 27, 2022 |
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A Budget searching for balance
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May 20, 2022 |
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Immigration angst pervades border reopening
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May 13, 2022 |
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Budgeting during a cost-of-living crisis
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May 06, 2022 |
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Covid-19 variants: Government resurgence plan
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Regional security weighs on Ardern's Asia trade trip
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Finding solutions to Russia's Putin in diplomacy and law
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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IPCA constrained: How independent is NZ's police watchdog?
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Media merger raises stakes for NZ journalism
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Russia's war, New Zealand's sanctions, and the question of China
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Cost of living crisis: Luxon's cuts put Labour on guard
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Border breakthrough: Ending the siege of Fortress New Zealand
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Red light and rapid antigen requisition
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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An end-of-year chat with the minor party leaders
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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A sit-down with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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A sit-down with National leader Christopher Luxon
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Collins, National's nuclear option, self destructs
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Intensive care: Can New Zealand weather the surge?
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Family Court frustrations stoke calls for deeper change
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Will traffic lights see Covid hitting the gas?
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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New Zealand's UK and EU free trade ambitions
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Leaving lockdown at the traffic lights: Is New Zealand ready?
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: The road ahead for transport
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Viral inequality and ganging up on Covid-19
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Three waters: Councils tapping out as minister steams ahead
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Is New Zealand moving away from elimination?
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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Lockdown: Delta outbreak raises the stakes
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Aotearoa referendum debate fuels racist abuse
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Conversion therapy
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Education system grapples with te reo Māori, tikanga and systemic racism
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Hate speech debate gets mired in politics
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: NZ’s not-so-healthy homes
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Goodbye Muller
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: OT back under-fire
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Defence under Labour
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Stage Four
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Nurse Strike
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: ScoMo in Town
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Samoa in Turmoil
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May 28, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Budget 2021
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May 21, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Race Relations
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May 17, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: The China Question
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May 07, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Emergency Housing
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: DHBs on the Scrap Heap
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: The Bubble and the Border
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: The Housing Solution?
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Trans Tasman Tensions
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: The Vaccine Rollout
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Covid rule-breakers
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: An Immigration Rethink
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Locked Down Again
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Repeal & Replace the RMA
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: The Political Road to Waitangi
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Focus on Politics: Reflecting on March 15
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: China-Australia clash
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Robertson vs. Orr
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: A housing market aflame
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Leaving behind Oranga Tamariki
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: A Full Cabinet
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Referenda Madness
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: The Campaign Mop Up
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Campaign Week Five
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Campaign Week Four
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Campaign Chat
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Grim reading
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Campaign Week One
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: The Green School Fiasco
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Mandatory mass masking
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: False-start to the Campaign
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Into the Campaign
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Polls, Policies and Political spats
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Scandals and Sackings
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Collins takes control
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Leaks, escapees and resignations
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: A World in Lockdown
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Bloomfield vs Clark
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Breakdown at the Border
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: An eye on the purse strings
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: A Creaking Coalition
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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First week for new National Party leader
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May 29, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Unprecedented Times
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Covid-19 and economic turmoil
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Covid-19 reaches NZ
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Alarm over Covid-19
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Serious Fraud Office investigations
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: SFO looks at NZ First Foundation
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Waitangi 2020
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: The Big Infrastructure Spend-Up
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Focus on Politics: Māori politics in election year
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Jan 25, 2020 |