Full Show: 13 September 2026

All aboard: Live from Day 1 of the CRL A journey a decade in the making, 1News business correspondent Jason Walls joins Q+A live from on board one of the brand-new train services opening up to Aucklanders on the first day of the City Rail Link. Unions prepare campaign against government policies Council of Trade Unions president Sandra Grey says there are no regrets about the union's all-out campaign against Christopher Luxon at the 2023 general election, and this year the union will be making it clear to voters where parties stand on the CTU's biggest policy asks: pay equity, Fair Pay Agreements, and scrapping 90 day trials. She joins Jack Tame to launch the CTU's election campaign. Election 2026: "Stark choice" for largest general electorate In the historic homeland of the Labour Party, the West Coast-Tasman electorate could be anyone's game this election year. Reporter Whena Owen reports. Bank CEO on profits, 'woke banking', and the superannuation problem After 17 years at ANZ, CEO Antonia Watson is handing over the reins of power to the bank's Chief Risk Officer - but don't read too much into that appointment, she says. Consumer confidence is up and Watson says New Zealand's economic recovery is finally arriving. She joins Jack Tame to reflect on a unique period of disruption in the economy - Covid, the Iran war, natural disasters - and share her parting thoughts on the biggest issues yet to come, including whether New Zealand should raise the age or means-test superannuation. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.