The Trans Tasman Pol Pod Episode 20

ACT and NZ First are rapidly becoming bolt holes for failed politicians from other parties where they are retreaded and given high list positions to try to kick start their former mediocre careers. But the resignation of Stuart Nash as a NZ First candidate after a sexism scandal shows the danger of recruiting these failed politicians. Winston Peters  has firmly positioned NZ First as the party of fossil fuel, and in the process backed what in years to come will be seen as the global loser on the energy front, putting it on the wrong side of history. The Greens have taken a bold gamble in their campaign gambits for this year, backing unions to the hilt. Despite widespread anti union sentiment around the country. While Labour was quick to try to pin the blame on the Government, the latest rise in inflation was both widely anticipated, and also mostly imported. And we're joined by Emeritus Professor of Economics Basil Sharp from Auckland University's Business School, who says NZ First's plan to pump a billion dollars into oil exploration just doesn't stack up.