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Q+A with Jack Tame — 351 episodes

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Full Show: 21 June 2026

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Real estate agents, doctors shouldn't be punished for free speech: ACT policy

3

Live from National's 90th annual party conference

4

Helen Clark: New Zealand's unsolved problems and fragile peace in Iran

5

Will newcomer Andy Burnham oust PM Sir Keir Starmer?

6

Full Show: 14 June 2026

7

Why prison numbers will surge: Writer Asher Emanuel

8

"Between one week and five years" to repair Strait of Hormuz

9

Locals fear "low-probability catastrophic event" if LNG terminal built near city

10

Does Labour's public transport fare cap policy add up?

11

Full Show: 7 June 2026

12

Election deadline rapidly approaching for small parties

13

How three AI-linked IPOs could reshape economy

14

Could Christchurch terror attack have been stopped?

15

Federated Farmers swing big for Election 2026

16

Why populist nationalism won't stop immigration

17

Children's Commissioner: The cost of child poverty

18

Return to surplus? Nicola Willis charts economic recovery

19

Full Show: 31 May 2026

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Full show: 24 May 2026

21

Richard Dawkins at 85: Genes, God, and conversations with Claude

22

RNZ boss resigns amid David Seymour criticism

23

David Seymour: Public service cuts, new ACT immigration policy

24

Erica Stanford: NCEA, immigration and "anti-Māori" criticism

25

David Kirk: Why rugby can weather storms around finances and fans

26

Wayne Brown: NZ being run 'like a wrecking yard'

27

Chris Bishop: National leadership and his policy ambitions

28

Q+A 12 April 2026: Anna Breman: How the Iran war will affect inflation

29

Iran ambassador: New Zealand no longer stands up for peace

30

Anna Breman: How the Iran war will affect inflation

31

Q+A 29 March 2026: NZ’s foreign policy response to Iran falling short: Labour

32

The tiny nation caught in middle of geopolitical tussles

33

The AI startup that could radically change legal profession

34

Will fuel price blowouts push us toward electrification?

35

NZ’s foreign policy response to Iran falling short: Labour

36

Q+A 22 March 2026: “Extreme risk”. How Iran war exposes NZ’s national security vulnerabilities

37

Meet the urban planner who wants less planning

38

“Extreme risk”. How Iran war exposes NZ’s national security vulnerabilities

39

Nicola Willis: How petrol will be prioritised in worst-case scenarios

40

Nuclear risk rises: Why Iran war is so dangerous for the world

41

Khamenei dead? Airstrikes lead to dramatic developments in Iran

42

Infrastructure: How we need to change our choices

43

Will government get India trade deal in the bag?

44

Phil Goff: NZ’s shameful silence in face of Trump’s insults

45

Andrew Coster: Trust, corruption allegations, and Jevon McSkimming

46

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, November 30 2025

47

Can New Zealand defend itself with 'echidna strategy'?

48

Realistic? Labour promises to balance the books, under stricter rules

49

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, November 23 2025

50

Seymour explains Regulatory Standards Bill, charter schools

51

How Halter is revolutionising farming tech

52

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, November 14 2025

53

Opportunity: TOP rebrands as it chases 5% MMP threshold

54

Te Pāti Māori: Party distracted from issues, says iwi leader

55

IPCA report: Mark Mitchell on police trust after Jevon McSkimming saga

56

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, November 9 2025

57

Stephen Rowe: Campaigning with AI, and the killing of Charlie Kirk

58

Nikhil Ravishankar: How Air New Zealand can navigate volatile world

59

William Dalrymple: Empire, India, and Mamdani's remarkable win

60

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, November 2 2025

61

Karen Chhour: Where harm to kids is rising and falling

62

Chris Hipkins: Will capital gains tax have unfair outcomes?

63

Maroš Šefčovič: Trump's tariffs and Europe's trade position

64

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, October 19 2025

65

Simon Watts: Why NZ is weakening key climate target

66

Can NZ's infrastructure cope with ageing population?

67

Can unions justify disruptive strikes? New CTU president speaks

68

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, October 12 2025

69

Wrap up: Major local election results, upsets, Māori wards

70

Local elections: What to do about dire voter turnout

71

Mana: Tāme Iti on art, activism, fight for Māori rights

72

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, October 5 2025

73

Race Relations Commissioner: Social media radicalises, amplifies extremism

74

Chris Penk: Will earthquake-prone buildings be safe enough?

75

Expert on capital gains tax fairness, pitfalls of wealth tax

76

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, September 28 2025

77

Kerrin Leoni: Why I'd be a better Auckland mayor than Wayne Brown

78

Wayne Brown: Why I should be re-elected as Auckland's mayor

79

Former top diplomat on Govt's Palestinian state decision

80

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, September 21 2025

81

Christchurch mayoral race: Housing and infrastructure pressures for growing city

82

When will NZ's 'rockstar economy' return? Paul Bloxham's analysis

83

Winston Peters off to UN: Will NZ recognise Palestinian state?

84

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, September 14 2025

85

Māori Language Commissioner: Despite Govt's moves, most Kiwis accept te reo

86

Australia's Greg Hunt: 'Difficult deaths' from vaping are coming

87

Exclusive Wellington mayoral poll: One candidate way ahead

88

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, September 7 2025

89

Can New Zealanders trust the Reserve Bank?

90

Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: Te Pāti Māori triumph, Labour hurting

91

Geoffrey Palmer: Why people are unhappy with democracy

92

Full Show: Q+A with Jack Tame, 31 August 2025

93

Oriini Kaipara: Holding Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Pāti Māori | Q+A 2025

94

Peeni Henare: Taking Tāmaki Makaurau back for Labour | Q+A 2025

95

Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: What to watch out for

96

AI, ChatGPT academic: Why it’s healthy to be sceptical of artificial intelligence

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Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, August 24 2025

98

Academic on Palestinian statehood: Action needed, not just recognition

99

Economist: Few easy options for NZ’s economic struggles

100

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, August 17 2025

101

What will keep next generation of Kiwis on the farm?

102

Grant Robertson: Covid inquiry, Labour's spending, tax

103

Trump-Putin Alaska meeting: The aftermath for Ukraine

104

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, August 10 2025

105

Erica Stanford on charter schools: 'Transformational change' will stop schools converting

106

Finding God in the universe: The Vatican’s astronomer

107

PM's new chief science advisor: Still independent?

108

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, August 3 2025

109

Geoff Cooper: Why NZ gets poor 'bang for buck' on infrastructure

110

Chris Bishop: Construction job losses and Luxon’s popularity

111

Jamie Beaton: Why education needs competition and pressure

112

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, July 27 2025

113

Max Rashbrooke: Ideas to get people off benefits

114

Penny Simmonds: Will polytechs survive?

115

Top educator Welby Ings: Why standardised testing doesn't work

116

Tama Potaka: Has Govt played role in increased homelessness?

117

China 'outplayed' Trump on trade — Veteran journalist Andy Browne

118

Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, July 20 2025

119

Top doctors: NZ heading toward US-style health system

120

Paul Goldsmith: Will tough on crime actually work?

121

Local govt: Huge rates rises, crumbling infrastructure, and why people should care

122

Ruth Richardson: Super age should rise, assets sold

123

Road cone tipline: Brooke van Velden unsure of possible results

124

Did Coalition agreements undermine 'targeted' Budget spending?

125

Why Chlöe Swarbrick wants taxes on wealthy, more debt

126

Police Commissioner: Meth, gangs, recruitment and racism

127

Brian Roche: Public service too risk-averse

128

Inside Kiwi drone company with $66m UK defence contract

129

Judith Collins on defence: US undergoing 'shakedown', but still reliable

130

Trump's tariffs — David Parker on how NZ should hit back

131

Has Govt policy led to more homeless? Chris Bishop says no

132

Migrants in New Zealand: Could India trade deal make travel easier?

133

David Seymour defends beleaguered school lunch programme

134

Simeon Brown: Kiwis should be able to see a GP within a week

135

Helen Clark on how NZ should approach Trump, reassess Five Eyes

136

Trump's White House: What can Europe do?

137

Erica Stanford wants to relax foreign buyer ban for wealthy migrants

138

Tim Groser: NZ 'collateral damage' of Trump's trade policies

139

Luxon on Māori-Crown relations: 'There's more division'

140

David Seymour: Implications of Treaty Principles Bill

141

ImpactLab report — the key to getting Govt funding?

142

Donald Trump's victory: Democrats' finger-pointing begins

143

US faces 'chaos' if Trump wins 2nd term - former George W. Bush aide

144

We need more nuanced conversations on crime — Outgoing Police Commissioner

145

Judith Collins: Cleaning up after Manawanui, Pacific-style NATO?

146

Why Australia wants NZ to beef up its military

147

David Seymour: School lunches and charter school ambitions

148

Todd Stephenson: Expanding access to assisted dying

149

Wayne Brown hasn't ruled out second tilt at Auckland mayoralty

150

Chris Hipkins: 'We will absolutely need to increase debt'

151

Andrew Little on Health Reform, Defence

152

Simeon Brown on council 'nice-to-haves', energy prices

153

Nicole McKee wants gun law changes. Will it keep NZ safer?

154

Labour wants legal advice to unwind charter schools

155

Should house prices fall? Kieran McAnulty on affordability

156

Oranga Tamariki apologises for delayed contracts

157

Climate change: Is New Zealand doing enough?

158

Is NZ safer under National? Paul Goldsmith on justice

159

Dig baby dig? Does Shane Jones' case to mine more of NZ add up?

160

Manurewa Marae: Branded van raises new questions | Q+A 2024

161

Chris Bishop: Why ministers are taking major new powers

162

Matt Doocey: Taking over crisis-hit mental health system

163

How geopolitical tensions are putting pressure on Air New Zealand

164

Chris Hipkins: Co-governance, Covid-19, and whether he’ll be PM again

165

Chlöe Swarbrick: Green Party politics, working with National, and Palestine chants

166

David Seymour: Why Treaty of Waitangi principles should be redefined

167

Chris Bishop: What new government will get done by Christmas

168

Nicola Willis: Treasury’s briefing, smoking tax revenue, and the upcoming mini-budget

169

Nanaia Mahuta: Three waters, Labour’s centrism, and her actions as foreign minister

170

Gerry Brownlee: “Very good deal” signed between Tuvalu and Australia

171

Chris Bishop: National prepares to form three-party government

172

Jonathan Sumption: Why governments were wrong to fight Covid-19 with lockdownsPODCAST QA 2910

173

How Auckland swung away from Labour

174

Chris Bishop: How the election win came together for Nationa

175

Wayne Langford: What Fed Farmers want in the election

176

Winston Peters: Gang policy, co-governance, and donations

177

Grant Robertson and Nicola Willis clash in fiery finance debate

178

David Seymour: Welfare, crime, and ACT’s lost candidates

179

Chris Luxon: Social housing, climate, and economic credibility

180

Nicola Willis: National’s tax plan and foreign buyers concern

181

Chris Hipkins: Tax, crime, and Labour's record of delivery

182

Q+A September 3 - Campaign launches, tax, and Pharmac

183

Rodney Jones: Why NZ is so vulnerable to China’s economic slowdown

184

Simeon Brown: Transport emissions, roads, and the public service

185

Steven Joyce: Putting his political career on the record

186

Grant Robertson: Cyclone buyouts, fiscal holes, and Labour’s tax package

187

Megan Woods: Has the government fixed the housing crisis?

188

Kelvin Davis: Prisoner numbers, Oranga Tamariki, and whether New Zealanders are safer

189

Damien O’Connor: Trade, China, and farming emissions

190

Jan Tinetti: Is the education system in crisis?

191

Q+A July 2: The state of our education, health, and food

192

Deborah Russell: Has this census been a success?

193

Schools taking desperate measures to keep working students in class

194

Chris Luxon: Genetic engineering, farming emissions, and capital gains taxes

195

Chris Bishop: Why National is dropping bipartisan housing deal

196

Ginny Andersen: Crime, violence, and video games

197

Andrew Hoggard: Why I chose to run for ACT

198

Willie Jackson: Why Meka Whaitiri left Labour

199

Damon Salesa: AUT leader on challenges facing universities

200

New clinic promises innovative obesity treatment

201

National's Nicola Willis talks tax and fairness

202

Q+A April 30 - Tax, diabetes treatment, and AUT

203

Crime, alcohol, hate speech and Meng Foon donations - Justice Minister Kiri Allan

204

“Nobody died because of lack of empathy”: Auckland mayor Wayne Brown

205

Chris Bishop: National’s push for renewable electricity

206

Carmel Sepuloni: Benefit numbers and the unemployment rate

207

Debbie Ngārewa-Packer: What Te Pāti Māori wants from power

208

Chris Hipkins: Climate and reprioritising government policies

209

James Shaw: “I will never give up” by resigning as climate minister

210

Stuart Nash: Forestry and the social license to operate

211

Grant Robertson: Communities must decide on managed retreat

212

Michael Wood: Transport, immigration, and Auckland

213

Grant Robertson: How economic conditions will change the budget

214

Christopher Luxon: Tax cuts, youth justice and climate change

215

Hamilton West candidates face off in fierce debate

216

James Shaw: Loss and damage at COP27

217

Jacinda Ardern: Inflation, climate change, and the media merger

218

Kiri Allan: Alcohol law changes, name suppression and hate speech

219

Peeni Henare: Challenges facing NZ’s defence force

220

Reaction around the country after a very dramatic day in Local Government.

221

Sir Graham Lowe: Politicians need “guts” on alcohol sponsorship

222

Auckland mayoralty: Poll shows big swing in race

223

Exclusive polling has found a close race between the three leading candidates for Wellington mayor

224

Housing minister responds to emergency motel housing furore.

225

Tenby Powell: Getting aid in and people out of Ukraine

226

Jan Tinetti: Radical changes to how Kiwi kids learn to read

227

An unmissable exclusive interview with China’s ambassador to New Zealand.

228

What Ukraine needs from New Zealand

229

Sir John Key: Pelosi’s China visit “reckless and dangerous”

230

PM Jacinda Ardern discusses the upcoming cost of living payment.

231

Doctor Ashley Bloomfield. His biggest regret from the Covid response

232

Mahuta hits back at 'toxic trolling' after nepotism accusations

233

Return to the Covid frontlines less than rosy

234

How will the new Ministry for Disabled People help disabled New Zealanders?

235

Exclusive OIA figures released reveal new failings for Kiwibuild

236

Tauranga by-election, what it means for next years main event.

237

National's crackdown on gangs

238

China's influence in the Pacific

239

Reaction from Anthony Albanese Australia election Win

240

Jack Tame interviews Minister of Immigration Kris Faafoi

241

The Māori Party as king or queen-makers

242

Ron Mark: NZ can be doing more for Ukraine

243

First interview with National leader Christopher Luxon

244

Louisa Wall TV-exclusive

245

Kevin Rudd's warning as China creeps into Pacific

246

Antarctic climate crisis "off the scale"

247

NZ faces a tsunami of Long Covid

248

With Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, Environment Minister David Parker,Tracey Martin

249

Police Commissioner talks protests after riots

250

Russia's invasion of Ukraine

251

Andrew Coster on Parliament protests

252

Policing the Parliament protests

253

A sit down with Christopher Luxon

254

The National Party implodes

255

With the doctors on the home isolation frontline

256

Q+A with Judith Collins

257

Q+A with Jacinda Ardern

258

Andrew Little announces new Covid medication buy

259

How can we get to having a proper Kiwi Summer

260

NZ's "woefully inadequate" climate change- action

261

Māori Development Minister meets with gangs over vax

262

Air NZ grounds unvaxxed international travellers

263

Chris Hipkins on our future Covid strategy

264

Winston Peters returns to Q+A

265

Have the latest Covid developments jeopardised Auckland's move down Alert Levels?

266

Auckland terrorist named, Judith Collins talks vaccines and leadership

267

Our Future/Tō tātou anamata | Superannuation

268

Delta may be the end of 'Elimination' in NZ

269

Peter Goodfellow re-elected National Party President

270

Discussing Sir David Skegg's report

271

Who has the oversight on hate speech?

272

Australia travel bubble burst

273

Harry Tam talks meth and gangs

274

Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp on our time in Afghanistan

275

Australia's changing Covid-19 strategy

276

Australia's Covid situation unravels, panel on Dawn Raids apology

277

A frank interview with Sir Michael Cullen

278

National responds to Climate Change Commission advice

279

Our Future/Tō tātou anamata | Milk, Meat and Motorcars (Climate Change) | Q+A 2021

280

The post-Budget breakdown

281

Situation in Gaza deteriorates

282

Covid-19 crisis continues in India

283

Our Future/Tō tātou anamata - Maths Education

284

DHBs ditched in health reforms

285

The latest in a string of border bungles

286

In-depth with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

287

A stuck ship and a housing crisis

288

Our Future/Tō tātou anamata - Immigration

289

Who's to blame for the continued housing crisis?

290

A year into the global pandemic, businesses still want a say

291

Auckland enters Covid-19 lockdown number four

292

A new approach to managed isolation?

293

Will Māori be prioritisedin the Covid-19 vaccine rollout?

294

Should we welcome vaccinated tourists?

295

NZ's new Foreign Minister

296

Q+A 22 November 2020

297

Chris Liddell in the White House

298

President-elect Joe Biden

299

Trump or Biden?

300

The morning after...

301

The real virus is this never-ending campaign

302

A finance debate + Auckland Central poll

303

Poverty and Porn

304

Is now a good time for tax cuts? And the Cannabis Debate

305

The End of Life Choice Debate

306

Winston Peters refuses to be drawn on... much at all.

307

Is Auckland actually ready to move to Level 2?

308

'The poster-child' for Covid-19

309

Can the election go ahead as planned?

310

A poll in Northland

311

When will the s**t really hit the fan?

312

Personal Dramas vs Political Vision

313

Judith Collins and Winston Peters

314

A return to Dirty Politics?

315

How should we open our borders?

316

Judith Collins, Megan Woods, and the MP who refuses interviews...

317

David Clark, Ihumātao, & capping tourist numbers

318

How did the Avatar team get a border exemption?

319

Level ONE.

320

National leader Todd Muller

321

Is Simon Bridges' leadership in trouble?

322

Moving to Level 2

323

Trans-Tasman tourism at Alert Level 2?

324

What is the value of a human life?

325

D-Day and what it means for the economy.

326

Back to school (Sort of)

327

Should more businesses be able to safely operate?

328

How long will the lockdown actually last?

329

Alert Level Two

330

Covid-19: NZ effectively closes its borders

331

John Tamihere, Sir Bob Jones, and Australia expands deportations

332

Covid-19: How bad is this going to be?

333

Vaping legislation (finally)

334

National promises tax cuts

335

Who's the real 'Party of infrastructure'?

336

Why aren't rescuers going to White Island?

337

Jacinda Ardern on polls, progress, and her future as Prime Minister

338

Does 'protecting the victim' in sex cases undermine justice?

339

Do YOU know how long it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun?

340

Ports, Porn, and Boomer-baiting

341

National chooses a Botany candidate

342

Cannabis reform debate ft. Paula Bennett and Chloe Swarbrick

343

Could National + Act govern alone?

344

How should we remember James Cook?

345

Flight-shaming!

346

Can NZ really afford new freshwater standards?

347

Philip Morris NZ on Big Tobacco's Future

348

Do facts matter in modern political campaigns?

349

Roger Douglas, Fonterra pay-cuts, and big changes to prison

350

Should we allow more genetic-editing in NZ?

351

Abortion Reform