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EPISODE · Dec 21, 2025 · 39 MIN

Lockwood Smith and Richard Hills: Wrapping the year of Politics

from The Weekend Collective · host Newstalk ZB

This year's international politics have been unstable to say the least.Trump's Tariffs, Gaza, Ukraine and the Epstein Files have been gifts that keep giving...or not. But closer to home we've managed to dodge declarations of war. However, there's still lots to reflect on and discuss. Former Speaker of the House Sir Lockwood Smith and Auckland Councilman Richard Hills join Tim Beveridge to wrap the year's politics, and give an insight into what to expect next year.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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