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Full Show: 11 October 2026

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Jacinda Ardern's former press secretary opens up in new memoir

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Q+A Finance Debate: Nicola Willis vs Barbara Edmonds

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Shane Jones: Mining, oil and gas ban, and NZ First immigration policy

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Full Show: 4 October 2026

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“Illegal” foundations of NZ constitution: Legal scholar

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Election 2026: The first ever debate on far-flung island

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Local govt leaders call for relationship reset with parliament

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Supermarket boss hits back at 'populist' grocery break-up policies

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Full Show: 27 September 2026

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Election 2026: How Auckland holds the keys to the next parliament

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Commerce Commission boss reveals $360 million bid-rigging problem

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Election 2026: The 'lucky' electorate with a four-way race

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Marama Davidson on Greens' super-rich tax, KiwiMart, and working with National

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Full Show: 20 September 2026

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Are National and Labour collapsing? Polling boss has the data

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Election 2026: The seat balancing on a 26-vote tightrope

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Why the Taxpayers' Union wants government spending slashed

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Full Show: 13 September 2026

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Election 2026: "Stark choice" for largest general electorate

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Bank CEO on profits, 'woke banking', and the superannuation problem

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Unions prepare campaign against government policies

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All aboard: Live from Day 1 of the CRL

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Election 2026: Morrinsville locals put big issues to parties

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Election 2026: Q+A Rural Issues Debate

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Full Show: 30 August 2026

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War in Iran: NZ must reset foreign policy - expert

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Election 2026: The new electorate that's 'got issues'

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Should NZ break up the gentailers? Energy boss responds

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Willie Jackson: Labour's record on Māori issues

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Full Show: 16 August 2026

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How to fix the economy? Be a 'good ancestor'

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What Kiwi soldiers in Ukraine want NZ to know

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Former health boss: Why hospitals are overwhelmed

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The NZSAS combat soldier standing for parliament

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Full Show: 16 August 2026

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Qiulae Wong: Why newcomer party wants stricter donation laws

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Paul Goldsmith: Expanding citizen's arrests, move-on orders, and voting law reform

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Full Show: 9 August 2026

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New laws: Will voters be turned away?

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The last hold-outs against housing development

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Simeon Brown: Energy prices, hospital pressures, and National's polling

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Full Show: 2 August 2026

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"Discriminatory" law focus of Green MP's bill

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Most people want fewer cars, Dutch academic says

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Outspoken former Children's Commissioner cut short in role

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Spy allegations: NZ's relationship with Russia in focus

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Full Show: 26 July 2026

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Does NZ need move-on orders? "No" says former judge

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Up-and-comers talk Stuart Nash, smartphone ban, and their leaders

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Does the deepfake bill go far enough?

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Chlöe Swarbrick: Greens want one-year ban on AI data centres

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Chris Penk: Defence workforce shortages

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Why Paul Henry thinks ACT can save New Zealand

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Alienation in the "ahistoric age": Sarah Irving-Stonebraker

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Clark, Ardern senior staffer up-close view of political contest

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Full Show: 28 June 2026

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“Social conservatism”: Why Alfred Ngaro joined NZ First

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“Prince of the provinces”: On the road with Shane Jones

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Why Labour thinks it can make rapid return to government

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'Perverse incentive': MSD staff metrics include emergency housing grants

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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

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Live from National's 90th annual party conference

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

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Will newcomer Andy Burnham oust PM Sir Keir Starmer?

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Full Show: 14 June 2026

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Why prison numbers will surge: Writer Asher Emanuel

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

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

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

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Full Show: 7 June 2026

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Election deadline rapidly approaching for small parties

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How three AI-linked IPOs could reshape economy

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Could Christchurch terror attack have been stopped?

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Federated Farmers swing big for Election 2026

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Why populist nationalism won't stop immigration

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Children's Commissioner: The cost of child poverty

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Return to surplus? Nicola Willis charts economic recovery

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Full Show: 31 May 2026

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Full show: 24 May 2026

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

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RNZ boss resigns amid David Seymour criticism

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David Seymour: Public service cuts, new ACT immigration policy

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

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

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

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Chris Bishop: National leadership and his policy ambitions

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

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Iran ambassador: New Zealand no longer stands up for peace

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Anna Breman: How the Iran war will affect inflation

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

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The tiny nation caught in middle of geopolitical tussles

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The AI startup that could radically change legal profession

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Will fuel price blowouts push us toward electrification?

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

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

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Meet the urban planner who wants less planning

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

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