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Focus on Politics for 26 April 2013
6:38 PM.For the first time in the region's history, a delegation of more than 60 Pacific MPs and political leaders came to the New Zealand Parliament to participate in a regional assembly. Audio
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Focus on Politics - Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013
6:36 PM.New Zealand's Parliament passed historic legislation in 2013 to enshrine marriage equality in law - the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 12 April 2013
6:39 PM.The actions of the Prime Minister in relation to the Government's electronic spy agency have once again come under intense scrutiny, following the release of a highly critical report into the GCSB. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 5 April 2013
6:37 PM.The Prime Minister has faced criticism all week over revelations he rang Ian Fletcher about the job as director of the Government Communications Security Bureau. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 28 March 2013
6:36 PM.An embarrassing breach of confidential information by the Earthquake Commission has raised questions about whether there is a systemic problem with privacy across the whole of An embarrassing breach… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 22 March 2013
6:38 PM.The Government is still refusing to abandon the error-ridden Novopay system, even though a review has found the school payroll remains unstable and the taxpayer bailout for it has surged to at least… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 15 March 2013
6:36 PM.The two men who used to head Solid Energy have broken their silence over how the state owned coal company ended up nearly $400 million in debt. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 8 March 2013
6:38 PM.After getting the green light for its partial asset sales programme from the Supreme Court, the Government's wasted no time getting the process underway for the first company, Mighty River Power. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 1 March 2013
6:37 PM.Release of documents reveal truth about Hobbit dispute. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 22 February 2013
6:37 PM.The ACT Party goes in to its annual meeting this weekend hoping to breathe new life into its party membership and leave recent troubles behind. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 15 February 2013
6:36 PM.The New Zealand First MP, Richard Prosser, has dug in his heels and is refusing to heed calls for his resignation, after he wrote a column about air safety, terrorism and young Muslim men. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 8 February 2013
6:36 PM.Compared with previous visits, this year's political visits to Waitangi ran relatively smoothly. However, infighting between local elders threatened to overshadow the Prime Minister's traditional… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 1 February 2013
6:38 PM.The first official day back at Parliament on Tuesday was more reminiscent of the first day back at school, with personal attacks and political point scoring characterising the Prime Minister's… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 25 January 2013
6:38 PM.This week politicians ended their long summer break and got back to work. But for two government ministers - Kate Wilkinson and Phil Heatley - the return to work came as a shock when the Prime… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 21 December 2012
6:38 PM.This week the Government released its half-yearly economic and fiscal update. The Treasury is now forecasting the economy won't grow as strongly as it predicted in the May Budget. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 14 December 2012
6:36 PM.This year has been a tough one for the National-led Government as it's dealt with a series of political crises - many of its own making. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 7 December 2012
6:38 PM.Over the past fortnight, Climate Change Ministers from around the world have been meeting for talks in Doha, Qatar, just weeks before the only binding treaty to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 30 November 2012
6:40 PM.The first of The Hobbit movies had its premiere in Wellington this week. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 23 November 2012
6:38 PM.After a tumultuous annual conference last weekend the Labour Party might be hoping it has finally put an end to the speculation about the party's leadership. David Shearer put his stamp on the party… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 16 November 2012
6:38 PM.The Labour Party is holding its annual conference in Auckland over the weekend - the first for David Shearer as party leader. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 9 November 2012
6:37 PM.The Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine tragedy released a damning report this week blaming both the company and the then Labour Department for failures which led to the deaths of 29 men. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 2 November 2012
6:37 PM.The Maori Party has been on the political landscape for eight years now - but has it peaked? Its performance at the last election was its worst since its inception - winning two fewer seats that it… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 26 October 2012
6:38 PM.Just when the National-led Government thinks it's over a political crisis another crops up. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 19 October 2012
6:37 PM.This week the Ministry of Social Development shut down its nationwide network of self-service kiosks after it was discovered they could be used to access highly confidential ministry information. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 12 October 2012
6:37 PM.Debate over the value of the currency is heating up, with the Green Party proposing the Reserve Bank should start printing money to help rein in the run away dollar. Audio