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EPISODE · Aug 29, 2026 · 41 MIN

The Panel: Nic Blakeley keeps his job after MBIE scandal, but should he?

from The Weekend Collective · host Newstalk ZB

This week on The Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by National Fieldays CEO Richard Lindroos and NZ Gardener Editor Jo McCarroll to discuss the hot topics from the week. On the table today: Nic Blakeley has kept his job at MBIE after misleading parliament. But if you don't get sacked for that, what do you get sacked for? And both ACT and Te Pāti Māori have released big policies ahead of the election, including taxes, scrapped commissions, and Crypto currency. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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