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Focus On Politics for 19 September 2008 Audio

Announcing the election date as November the 8th at the end of a hectic week in Parliament. Audio

Business NZ held its pre-election forum, where the political parties outlined their policies on lifting economic performance. Audio

Winston Peters has been stood down as Foreign Minister, while the Serious Fraud Office investigates. Audio

Law and order is a major topic during every election campaign, with politicians promising to get tough on crime. Audio

This week, Chris Bramwell takes a look at political marketing aimed at the voting public. Audio

The National Party is promising to increase public debt to pay for more roads and other infrastructure. Audio

Focus On Politics for 1 August 2008. Audio

Winston Peters has returned to NZ to scathingly dismiss allegations about party funding and donations made to his party. Audio

New Zealand First heads to its annual conference this weekend. Audio

Odds are on a change of Government after this year's election. Audio

Focus On Politics for 4 July 2008. Audio

This week Brent Edwards looks at the new impetus in settling Treaty of Waitangi claims. Audio

Focus On Politics for 20 June 2008. Audio

United Future says its election campaign essentially starts this weekend, with the party's annual conference in Auckland. Audio

Focus On Politics for 30 May 2008 Audio

In his nineth Budget the Finance Minister Michael Cullen has finally delivered across-the-board personal tax cuts. Audio

Life's a blog. Kate Williamson looks at how the Internet is being used to campaign in election year. Audio

Whether it's from the left or the right and whether it's right or wrong, Matthew Hooton and Laila Harre have an opinion. Audio

To shore up political support for its key climate change policy, the government has watered down the Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio

The Electoral Finance Act has been in force for nearly 5 months now - Chris Bramwell takes a look at how it's working. Audio

After years of unprecedented growth the economy is now slowing, with some economists warning of recession. Audio

New Zealand is facing the introduction of a complex and ambitious emissions trading scheme by the end of the year. Audio

In this week's Focus on Politics, political reporter Julian Robins looks at Labour's prospects, and its fighback plan. Audio

This week, Danya Levy, looks at the personal toll politics takes on MPs and their families. Audio

This week the Prime Minister Helen Clark made her statement to Parliament about the Government's plans for the year ahead. Audio

The New Zealand First MP Ron Mark's attempt to lower the age of criminal responsibility has been knocked back. Audio

This week the Government introduced its Bill on parliamentary funding. Audio

Danya Levy looks at the party's determination not to repeat its mistakes of 2005 in the build-up to next year's election. Audio

Liz Banas looks at the Government's newly proposed emmissions trading scheme for dealing with climate change. Audio