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Three Gals One Beehive
by Three Gals
Join Georgina Stylianou, Brigitte Morten and Holly Bennett as they buzz through the spin, the jargon and the pointy-heads of New Zealand politics so you don‘t have to. The self-confessed political geeks will bring you a weekly update of all things politics but will try and make it sexy. Ok so maybe not sexy sexy, but not boring!
Episodes
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“I’ll whip out a grapevine anytime” - Leaders Series with Marama Davidson
The Gals sit down with Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson and chat about her life outside politics, what it’s like being a co-leader, aerobics and the Greens’ tumultuous few years. We discuss the realities of governing under MPP, tax and wealth redistribution, climate change and whether…
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To the waaaaall
This week the Gals discuss fiscal plans and fiscal holes, the first big TVNZ Leaders’ debate (and an excellent millennial musical reference) and the main policy announcements on the campaign trail. Yass Queen to Latvia and Beehave Mate to the Hobart City Council. Question Time: Is it immoral to…
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The political whakapapa of the pledge card
This week the Gals talk about campaign launches, the Waitangi Tribunal and the state of the Government’s books. Yass Queen to Gloria Steinem and Beehave Mate to OpenAI. Question Time: What’s to stop you going around different polling places to vote again?
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“You don’t get any credit in this country” - Leaders Series with Winston Peters
The Gals talk to New Zealand First leader and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters about whether we’re too easily offended, the pros and cons of MMP and how he juggles his diplomacy-first role with domestic politics. We ask about declining support for our major parties, trade-offs facing the...
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“You do you, boo” - Leaders Series with Christopher Luxon
The Gals talk to National Party leader and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon about MMP and managing a three-way coalition, media gaffes, his love of music and how he’s not a politician. We ask about education, climate change, women voters and his early morning rituals. The Three Gals’ Leaders…
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“Not the three-way you dream about” - Leaders Series with David Seymour
In the first instalment of the Three Gals One Beehive Election 2026 Leaders’ Series, the Gals sit down with ACT Party Leader David Seymour to talk about education, government spending, MMP and, of course, the upcoming election. We ask about ACT’s views on the Treaty (and was the Treaty Principles...
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Pizza for Pisa
This week the Gals delve into this week’s bundle of election promises, the latest Pisa test results and tensions in the Pacific. Yass Queen to the UN General Assembly and Beehave Mate to vaccine agitators disrupting a Wellington candidates' debate. Question Time - cat fodder.
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Big Scary Tax Monsters
This week, these gals dissect the election-policy tsunami as the country is 60-odd days away from the election. The majors – Labour and National scrap on tax and benefits for 18 – 19 year olds. The minors – NZ First, Greens, ACT, Te Pati Maori and Opportunity go after education and fishing…
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Working 9 - 5
This week the Gals talk about tax, economic policy, badly behaving officials, rates caps and kicking the kids off Tik Tok. Yass Queen to the legend Dolly Parton and Beehave Mate to civic swinging. Question Time: Why don’t Ministers have to answer questions in the house, only address them?
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Baby making Machines
This week the gals talk about the ongoing fallout from National’s leadership coup, another study on a second Harbour Bridge, ACT’s policy to get race out of the public sector and Te Pati Maori’s strategy to force an overhang. Yass Queen to faster endo diagnosis and Beehave Mate to those that…
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Chris 3.0
It’s Brigitte’s birthday and the Gals served her up an emergency Caucus meeting and a failed coup. Also on the agenda, Labour’s small business support package, local government amalgamation, Winston’s House and the need to check your enrolment! Yass Queen to Count Binface, Beehave Mate to airing...
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Less than a 100 Days to go
This episode of Three Gals, One Beehive is proudly sponsored by Duncan Cotterill. Recorded live at Duncan Cotterill, with less than 100 days to go, the Gals talked about how the numbers are shaping up, whether we will still have a Chris v Chris election and what are the key topics shaping the...
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Taking all those Opportunities
This week the Gals recorded live at the Early Childhood Council conference in Wellington and chatted about Luxon ruling out the Opportunity Party, Paid Parental Leave, data centres and the Green Party’s election manifesto. Yass Queen to the Department of Internal Affairs and Beehave Mate to…
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Kneepads and Nash
This week the Gals talk about kneepads, Stuart Nash, planning and resource management reform and a whole range of election policies. Yass Queen to the European Athletics and the European Broadcasting Union and Beehave Mate to US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Question Time: Who would replace…
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Eyes Wide Open
This week the Gals mark their 150th episode by talking about Paul Henry and other ‘celebrity’ candidates, the relationship between India and NZ, boring but more important announcements and the naughty sharing of paywalled articles. Yass Queen to Sir Sam Neill and Beehave Mate to Japan. Question...
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As sensitive as a clitoris
This week the Gals talk about money, money, money, election policies, bad behaviour in our backyard and an incoming visit from the Indian PM. Yass Queen to German MP Kathi Gebel and Beehave Mate to FIFA/Trump. Question Time: Why do a lot of government departments use offshore banks and fuel...
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Pendulum swings and a policy reheat
This week the Gals talk about Labour’s election year conference, ACT’s American-style campaign rally, emergency housing targets and an update on the controversial Conservation Amendment Bill. Yass Queen to female CFOs and Beehave Mate to health officials for taking umbrage with the Stuff’s…
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Minister Trump and Golden Oldies
This week the Gals talk about KiwiSaver reform, tax, conservation land and serious failings in our mental health system. Yass Queen to Smokefree Rockquest and Beehave Mate to the UK. Question Time: What would happen after the election if no party could negotiate to achieve a coalition that...
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Scrutinising the scrutineers!
This week the Gals debrief after Scrutiny Week, talk about new Labour Party policies, more on fiscal holes and tentative peace in the Middle East. Yass Queen to a lovely kumbaya moment on infrastructure and Beehave Mate to David Seymour. Question Time: could we have a Sinn Féin scenario where…
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Polls and holes
This week the Gals are feisty chatting about Labour’s policy announcement, Labour’s party list, Budget holes and gumboots and tractors. Yass Queen to a practical health announcement for paramedics and a quasi Beehave Mate to some question marks over taxpayer funded contracts. Question Time: how…
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Nuclear propulsion and freedom of the press
This week the Gals discuss the aftermath of Budget 2026, a range of foreign policy bits and pieces, voting rights on local government committees and agreeing to disagree with Dame Lynda Topp. Yass Queen to the beautiful game and Beehave Mate to the cluster that is Reform councillors across the…
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The Livin’ on a Prayer Budget
This week it’s all about Budget 2026 in a special episode sponsored by Robert Walters. The Gals break down what’s in the Budget, including key headlines, trade-offs, winners, losers, and wildcards. Happy listening!
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Half Time Talks: Ginny Andersen
In this episode Ginny Andersen, Labour party spokesperson for Education, Jobs and Incomes, Police, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations talks about playing with play dough, staying classy and is Grant Roberson actually the weatherman?
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Half Time Talks: Chris Penk
In this episode, the Gals talk to 'boyfriend of the pod' Chris Penk, who is also the Minister of Defence, Minister for Building and Construction, Minister for Veterans, Minister Responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS, Minister for Space and Associate Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery....
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Halftime Talks: Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong
In this episode, the Gals speak to Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong about why she put herself forward to lead a small political party, what she thinks about the state of politics right now and what policies Opportunity is running on this year. We get stuck into a good debate about tax,...
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Email-gate and ultimatums
This week the Gals talk about the PM’s Singapore trip, immigration, local government amalgamation and email-gate. Yass Queen to the Singaporean PM for an emotional speech, Beehave Mate to David Seymour and Wayne Brown’s childish squabble. Question Time: How do petitions become laws?
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Half Time Talks: Mariameno Kapa- Kingi
With over two thirds of this election term complete, the Gals take the opportunity to talk to politicians about how it is all going. In this episode, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, MP for Te Tai Tokarau has a kōrero with the Gals about winning the her seat by about 500 votes in 2023, whānau, Te Reo Māori...
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Won't someone think about Winston?
This week the gals are talking about the outcome of National's marathon caucus meeting, Treaty Clauses, the politics of signing a free trade deal with India and the State of the Planet. Yass Queen and Beehave Mate go to international contenders this week and a great question on the benefits of...
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Woke weather and are we broadcasters?
This week the Gals talk about our weather warning systems, the future of the Broadcasting Standards Authority and NZ First attracting some big guns. Yass Queen to Hungary and Beehave Mate to our outdated sex offence laws. Question Time: what should the government look to do in terms of the debt...
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Feijoas, fence sitters and forgetting Ministers
This week the Gals discuss the evolving situation in the Middle East, a whole bunch of economic and polling numbers, another set of blunders from our PM and a stolen election. Yass Queen to ceasefire negotiations and Beehave Mate to those who dislike feijoas. Georgie has been kicked out of the...
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Half time talks: Laura McClure
Half time talks: Laura McClure In this episode the gals talk to first term ACT list MP Laura McClure about deep fakes, Shakespeare, the parliamentary biscuit tin, and Education.
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It’s all getting a bit Eggsbenny
In this week’s episode the gals talk fuel relief and fuel levels, fishing u-turns and the Cabinet reshuffle winners and losers. Esther shows off her impressive selection of National Party impersonations and Georgie defends the time she spent at the hairdresser.
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Half time talks: Chloe Swarbrick
In this episode the gals talk to Greens co-leader Chloe Swarbrick about the Greens chances to increase their vote, what she would do as finance minister and getting door knocked by David Seymour’s dad.
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Bright Young Women
This week the Gals discuss fuel prices, diplomatic schmozzles in Samoa, a Labour Party reshuffle and the question of whether politicians’ private lives are fair game. Yass Queen to Erica Stanford and Beehave Mate to the Labour Party for some social media trickery. Question Time: are politicians’...
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EMERGENCY POD (kinda)
This week the Gals were meant to be chatting to Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi but…. she had to reschedule waaaa. So, we discuss the High Court ruling in Kapa-Kingi’s favour, the shocker poll and Luxon’s leadership, another Minister is goneburger and doing jumping jacks to fill up our…
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No bueno amigo
This week the Gals discuss the evolving situation in the Middle East, changes to the Census, welfare clawbacks and changes to KiwiSaver for farmers. Yass Queen to Spain and Beehave Mate to a Dunedin City councillor. Question Time: why do we treat family violence and child abuse as a social issue…
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King Dick and Tick Tick
This week the Gals discuss move on orders and Chuck and Mary, new road rules, Labour’s State of the Nation and the People’s Select Committee report on pay equity. Yass Queen to a US company behind Trump’s tariff take-down and Beehave Mate to the UK Government for passport chaos. Brigitte gets...
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Doomscrolling and the Origin of sportsing
This week the Gals chat about shagging spiders, housing and infrastructure, $9 tolls and “sportsing”. Yass Queen to Larry and Beehave Mate to the English Language Bill. Question Time: how hard is bipartisanship planning really?
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Printing money and speeches
This week the Gals chat about the LNG announcement and tax vs levy, COVID spending is back in the news, some wee wobbles and the employment shake up. Yass Queen to the Ovarian Cancer Foundation and Beehave Mate to Turd City. Question Time: What is our favourite political scandal of all time?
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Soggy lettuce, butter and balls
This week the Gals chat about Waitangi, critical minerals and the unemployment rate. Brigitte is fired from selecting Yass Queens and Beehave Mate to Peter Mandelson. A thought provoking Question Time: How should each party approach election year?
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Ode to Judith
Welcome to 2026 and Election Year! The Gals are back and this week they chat about the summer of politics, the tragic weather events we’ve seen in the North Island and the dumpster fire that is global politics. Yass Queen to bipartisanship for making progress on modern slavery and Beehave Mate to…
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Chris Again 2.0
In the second of our 'Chris Again' episodes we revist our 2023 interview with the then Labour leader and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who is now leader of the opposition. He talks about why he keeps his family out of the public eye, the importance of education and how he found being the front…
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Chris Again
In 2023 the Gals spoke with the then leader of the opposition Christopher Luxon about what keeps him motivated in politics, pitched his party’s approach to climate change and outed himself as a Swifte.
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Boxing Day Leftovers
In a 2025 bonus episode, the gals pick their pollie of the year, Brigitte causes controversy with her pick for 2025 Yass Queen and they all commit to political new year resolutions. Special feature from Producer Andrew who has secretly collected bloopers from the year.
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All I want for Christmas is…
This week the Gals discuss the terror attack in Sydney, a new merged ministry, the state of the economy and their political Christmas wishes. Yass Queen to the end of the road cone hotline and Beehave Mate to the Electoral Commission. Question Time: who do you have your money on next year?
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Bad mince and big decks
This week the Gals discuss the Resource Management Act replacement, and explosive interview from our former top cop and Richardson vs Willis. Yass Queen to striking a pay deal and Beehave Mate to the closing of our public gallery. Question Time: Will Labour repeal or reform the rates cap?
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A Bit Tired A Bit Ratty
The gals are back this week and we’re talking about rates caps, pre-election announcements, regional council reforms and resignations. It's the end of year and everyone is feeling a 'bit tired and a bit ratty' including our politicians. Yass Queen goes to Matt Doocey for changes to the way we...
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Waste not, want not
This week the gals talk ferries, Bishop’s bridge, new leaders new names, and not so clean cars. Yass Queen to Deborah Russell so we can stop lying to the government and Beehave Mate to those pesky young people.
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Sex, drugs and gun control
Brigitte and Esther are back this week diving into the Police scandals, more funding for tackling meth and the next installment of the Te Pati Maori drama. The rewrite of the Arms Act is covered and the two gals dance around the asset sales debate. Yas Queen goes to the unanimous support for...
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The Michelin Guide to Cockroaches
This week the Gals talk about school boards and Te tiriti, a controversial Bill, supermarkets and the measles outbreak. Yass Queen to Parliament’s top animal lover and Beehave Mate also has an animal theme. Question Time: what are the black and white tiles?
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Join Georgina Stylianou, Brigitte Morten and Holly Bennett as they buzz through the spin, the jargon and the pointy-heads of New Zealand politics so you don‘t have to. The self-confessed political geeks will bring you a weekly update of all things politics but will try and make it sexy. Ok so maybe not sexy sexy, but not boring!
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Join Georgina Stylianou, Brigitte Morten and Holly Bennett as they buzz through the spin, the jargon and the pointy-heads of New Zealand politics so you don‘t have to. The self-confessed political geeks will bring you a weekly update of all things politics but will try and make it sexy. Ok so maybe...
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