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Focus on Politics for 23 September 2011
6:36 PM.The Emissions Trading Scheme is set to be amended again, following a statutory review. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 16 September 2011
6:38 PM.Our Political Editor Brent Edwards looks at the political ramifications of a successful or otherwise Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 9 September 2011
6:20 PM.Pacific leaders have been meeting in Auckland this past week for the annual Pacific Islands summit, and were joined by a host of high ranking international diplomats and politicians. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 2 September 2011
6:38 PM.Just months after his takeover of the Act Party, Don Brash admits he still wonders whether he would have been better off setting up a new party. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 26 August 2011
6:38 PM.Our political reporter, Chris Bramwell, looks at the new rules limiting election campaign spending and advertising which are now in force for the November 26 General Election. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 19 August 2011
6:35 PM.The National Party's announcement this week that, if it were re-elected, it would take direct control of the payments made to young beneficiaries sparked a robust debate about the level of youth… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 12 August 2011
6:39 PM.Welfare reform, with a special focus on benefit fraud, is expected to be the key theme at the National Party's election year conference in Wellington this weekend. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 5 August 2011
6:37 PM.Just three years ago the National Party did not believe the country had a savings problem. And in the May Budget the Government made cuts to the workplace savings scheme KiwiSaver. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 29 July 2011
6:38 PM.For the past three years the United Future leader, Peter Dunne, has been a one man band in Parliament. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 22 July 2011
6:38 PM.Chris Bramwell looks at what the arrival of the Mana Party means for the political landscape. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 15 July 2011
6:37 PM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, describes it as a game changer. The Prime Minister, John Key, says it will be a dagger through the heart of the economic recovery. They are both talking about… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 8 July 2011
6:46 PM.The New Zealand Prime Minister travelled to India last week to help push along trade negotiations - our parliamentary chief reporter, Jane Patterson was on the trip and she filed this report. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 1 July 2011
6:38 PM.It's no longer politics as usual in Christchurch following a series of devastating earthquakes. Not everyone in the city and its surrounding areas is happy with last week's offer to buy out those… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 24 June 2011
6:38 PM.Is the Government's handling of tragedies in Christchurch and at Pike River Mine starting to falter? Audio
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Focus on Politics for 17 June 2011
6:40 PM.This week the Focus team goes north to Tai Tokerau and takes a look at the neck-and-neck two-horse-race that is the by-election in this Maori electorate encompassing all above Auckland. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 10 June 2011
6:36 PM.The National-led Government has been forced to justify borrowing more heavily than it needs to this financial year. By bringing forward about five billion dollars of debt the Government has been… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 3 June 2011
6:37 PM.The Green Party is holding its annual meeting in Auckland this weekend. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 27 May 2011
6:40 PM.With just six months to go until the general election, the Labour Party has accepted it is the underdog, and still has a lot of work to do to convince voters it can win. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 20 May 2011
6:36 PM.The Finance Minister delivered his third Budget this week but dispensed with the traditional election year lolly scramble. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 13 May 2011
6:36 PM.Water is one of New Zealand's most valuable resources and the National-led Government wants to fully exploit the economic advantage it gives this country. It believes building more dams and irrigation… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 6 May 2011
6:38 PM.For the second week running, politics has been dominated not by the major parties, but by the activities of two minor-party politicians at opposite ends of the political spectrum. Audio
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Focus On Politics for 29 April 2011
6:36 PM.Liz Banas looks at this week's successful Act Party leadership coup by the former National Party leader, Don Brash. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 21 April 2011
6:38 PM.It's ANZAC weekend, a time when the country reflects on the past sacrifices made by New Zealand's servicemen and women. The Defence Force is about to undergo a major overhaul. Political reporter Danya… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for 15 April 2011
6:38 PM.Liz Banas looks at the legislation setting up a new authority to oversee the rebuilding of Christchurch and the controversy around getting it passed under urgency. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 8 April 2011
6:38 PM.In quake-ravaged Christchurch businesses are tentatively restarting, and infrastructure is being restored, but there's ongoing uncertainty about job losses and how people will survive financially… Read more Audio