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Politics NZ — 206 episodes
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Neale Jones and Liam Hehir
Getting the last word: How MPs farewell Parliament
National's olive branch: bed tax out, council cash in
The Whip for 9 September 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Vanushi Walters
Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Phil Goff
A contempt of privilege: Parliament’s Clerk explains
Coalition in clean up mode
The Whip for 2 September 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Louise Upston and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Dale Husband and Jonathan Ayling
MPs get brief reprieve from urgency trenches to farewell two colleagues
National and Labour dance around areas of agreement
The Whip for 26 August
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Barbara Edmonds
Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Lianne Dalziel
House on Sunday: Duncan Webb exit interview
An urgent call to fix the aged care crisis
The Whip for 19 August
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Neale Jones and Andrew Ketels
Attorney General: Championing the rule of law
National's nightmare: come again, coup again
The Whip for 12 August 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Wayne Mapp and Janet Wilson
Political commentators Tracey Martin and Brigitte Morten
House on Sunday: potpourri of petitions and a briefing on bird flu
House on Sunday: Questions and excuses
Sorry, not sorry: Luxon's shocker week
The Whip for 5 August 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Liam Hehir and Phil Goff
National bolts the door as Opportunity knocks
The Whip for 29 July
Political commentators Ben Thomas and Lianne Dalziel
Stuart Nash's swan song
The Whip for 22 July 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Tim Hurdle
House on Sunday: What could a parliamentary budget office look like?
Three Wise Pol Eds and a Poll
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Simon Watts and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Dale Husband
Leader of the House: Juggling a jigsaw puzzle
The Whip for 8 July 2026
Political commentators Neale Jones and Tracey Martin
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
House on Sunday: Ministerial responsibility & key bills from a big week
Outrage over emergency housing targets
The Whip for 1 July
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Peter Dunne and Andrew Ketels
House on Sunday: Misinforming MPs, and an election-free QT
National converts to KiwiSaver
The Whip for 24 June 2026
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten
House on Sunday: The final scrutiny week of the 54th Parliament
Officials in firing line over $30m immigration failure
The Whip for 17 June 2026
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Gareth Hughes
Financial scrutiny in an election year
Labour joins election race with fare cap promise
The Whip for 10 June 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Supuloni
Political commentators Tracey Martin and Liam Hehir
Politics; starting them young
Penk's verbal nuclear bomb inflames defence debates
The Whip for 3 June 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Louise Upston and Tangi Utikere
The House on Sunday: Chamber blowback & biscuit tin tactics
House on Sunday: Budget day and its aftermath
The deliberately boring election-year Budget
Morning Report: Weekly Political Panel
The Whip for 27 May 2026
Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Tim Hurdle
Public service cuts spur debates on AI, shorts and flying
The Whip for 20 May 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Dale Husband and Ben Thomas
House on Sunday: farewells and funding
Te Pāti Māori's shrinking caucus: "No story here"
The Whip for 13 May 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel
Political commentators Neale Jones and Peter Dunne
House on Sunday: Learning on the ministerial job
The GP crisis politicians can't ignore
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel
Political commentators Dale Husband and Liam Hehir
Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Gareth Hughes
Anti-slavery law uses new rule to bypass ballot
Coalition parties trade blows over India agreement
The Whip for 29 April 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
A week of party politics spilling over into the House
Confidence call: Luxon's uneasy victory
The Whip for 22 April 2026
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere
The Victorian Parliament: Amid slum, disease, fires and illegal demolition
Vaianu: better safe than sorry?
Sin and Scandals: When the Personal becomes Political
The Whip for 15 April 2026
Morning Report political panel: Chris Bishop and Vanushi Walters
Political commentators Neale Jones and Tim Hurdle
Citizens assemblies: an alternative to select committees?
Iran war dominates Winston Peters’ US trip
NZ's Royal Problem: The Power of the Crown
The Whip for 8 April 2026
Fish fights and satire rights
Pharmac: Bitter Pill or Best Medicine?
The Whip for 1 April 2026
Morning Report Weekly Political Panel
Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Lianne Dalziel
MPs debate both local and global issues
Fuel crisis forces rationing plan revisions - just in case
Words Matter: The Speech that Shifted the Polls
The Whip for 25 March 2026
Weekly Political Panel: Paul Goldsmith and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Neale Jones and Liam Hehir
What to expect when you’re expecting an election
Fuel fears rise as government shifts tone
NZ's Free Trade Hustle
The Whip for 18 March 2026
Weekly Political Panel for 18 March 2026
Political commentators Dale Husband and Ben Thomas
Long term debates and departing reflections
Peeni Henare farewells Parliament after 12 years
Think Big: Muldoon's Attempt at Energy Independence
The Whip for 11 March 2026
Weekly Political Panel: Paul Goldsmith and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ron Mark
Submission advice, and Infrastructure without politics
Prime Minister flubs his lines as Iran conflict reignites
The Whip for 4 March 2026
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Barbara Edmonds
Political commentators Neale Jones and Tim Hurdle
Written Questions: A less frustrating Question Time?
Move-on powers move safety nets into the spotlight
The Whip 26 February 2026
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere
Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
Maiden speeches and memorable speeches
Coalition pulls a U-turn on Auckland housing plans
The Whip 18 February 2026
Weekly Political Panel 18 February 2026
Political commentators Neale Jones and Liam Hehir
DEI and Employment Relations: The week's contentious bills
Gas plan derailed by definitional dispute
The Great NZ Sell-Off
The Whip 11 February 2026
Weekly Political Panel for 11 February 2026
Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Dale Husband
Inside the Chief of Staff role: The House chats with Kevin Hague
Pension Wars: The NZ Super Promise That Changed Politics
The Whip 4 February 2026
Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Lianne Dalziel
How MMP changed politics
The Whip 28 January 2026
Weekly Political Panel: Simeon Brown and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
Adjournment Debate: It's déjà vu all over again
Minor parties plot major influence on election year
Behind the picket lines
The Whip 17 December 2025
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Gareth Hughes
Parliament gets urgent on voting rules and climate targets
Luxon and Hipkins give election-year teaser
The Wild History of Inflation in NZ
The Whip 10 December 2025
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Dale Husband and Ben Thomas
Scrutiny Week: Politics, oversight and attention
Councils prepare to tighten belts with rates relief in sight
NZ's United Nations History
The Whip 3 December 2025
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Liam Hehir and Lianne Dalziel
Urgency ends early after voting gaffe
How the council 'reset' aims to spur amalgamations
Booze, Bans & Backlash
The Whip 26 November 2025
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas
Parliament's penultimate sitting block brings long nights in the House
Coalition tempers ACT’s influence on gun laws
Parliament's Rules
The Whip 19 November 2025
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere
Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Peter Dunne
Loophole results in 11 day submission period for fast track amendments
IPCA bombshell forces reckoning at top of police
Spies, Allies, and the FBI
The Whip 12 November 2025
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Tangi Utikere
Political commentators Andrew Kirton and Brigitte Morten
From combative words to first words as new MP gives maiden statement
From reset to regret: Te Pāti Māori at war
The Brain Drain Backstory
The Whip for 5 November
Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
Political commentators Dale Husband and Liam Hehir
Behind the scenes at the MP's library
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