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Three waters on the boil as elections loom
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, RNZ Digital Political Reporter Russell Palmer wades into the three waters debate, assessing the situation ahead of local and general elections. Read more Audio
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Queen's death reignites discussions over constitution and Te Tiriti
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast NZ Political Reporters Katie Scotcher, Anneke Smith and Giles Dexter explore what the debate about the role of the monarchy in New Zealand - and the possibility of… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics for Sun 11 September
6:00 PM.In Focus on Politics, our political reporter Giles Dexter takes a look at the Government's response to youth crime and talks to those on the ground trying to turn it around. Audio
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How government's youth crime rhetoric misses the bigger picture
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast Political Reporter Giles Dexter reviews the government's approach to youth crime, and examines what is missing from the debate. Read more Audio
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New Zealand democracy on 'shaky foundations': Electoral law ripe for change
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast Political Reporter Anneke Smith exposes the vulnerable state of New Zealand's democracy and examines the political response. Read more Audio
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EU-NZ trade agreement 'by no means a done deal'
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Katie Scotcher looks back on a trade deal both sides found fault with, and ahead to the challenges it still faces. Read more Audio
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Law and order policies 'no magic bullet' on crime and gangs - experts
10:00 AM.Law and order seems a likely hot topic again in next year's election, but experts say many proposed policies would be ineffective, Political Reporter Anneke Smith writes. Read more Audio
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Uffindell exposed: National, Labour grapple with bullying accusations
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast Political Reporter Katie Scotcher examines one of the fastest political downfalls in New Zealand's history. Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: an extended interview with Christopher Luxon
10:00 AM.Investigative journalist Guyon Espiner sits down for an extended interview with National leader Christopher Luxon. Can a man some thought might join the Labour Party lead National to victory at the… Read more Video, Audio
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United States trip proves Jacinda Ardern's pulling power
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch assesses the Prime Minister's American odyssey. Read more Audio
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A Budget searching for balance
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch runs the numbers on the Budget and its political implications. Read more Audio
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Immigration angst pervades border reopening
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast Political Reporter Anneke Smith explores the border reopening, immigration changes, and the response. Read more Audio
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Budgeting during a cost-of-living crisis
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson sits down with the Finance Minister Grant Robertson and National's Nicola Willis to preview this month's Budget. Read more Audio
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Covid-19 variants: Government resurgence plan
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Reporter Katie Scotcher assesses where the government's planning is for new and potentially more deadly variants. Read more Audio
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Regional security weighs on Ardern's Asia trade trip
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson looks past the spectacle of Ardern's first official trip since Covid-19 to the geopolitical tensions beneath. Read more Audio
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Finding solutions to Russia's Putin in diplomacy and law
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson examines the state of play in Ukraine, and the legal and political instruments being brought to bear against Russia. Read more Audio
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IPCA constrained: How independent is NZ's police watchdog?
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, investigative journalist Guyon Espiner talks to a leading defence lawyer, the chair of the IPCA and the commissioner of police about whether the police watchdog… Read more Video, Audio
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Media merger raises stakes for NZ journalism
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, the government is pressing ahead with its planned mega media merger. Political reporter Katie Scotcher explores what it will mean for RNZ and TVNZ, as well the… Read more Audio
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Russia's war, New Zealand's sanctions, and the question of China
12:26 PM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson interrogates the ramifications for New Zealand of Russia's war against Ukraine. Read more Audio
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Cost of living crisis: Luxon's cuts put Labour on guard
10:00 AM.National's tax plan, and the highest inflation in decades has the government feeling the pinch. Political Editor Jane Patterson counts the costs for both parties. Read more Audio
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Border breakthrough: Ending the siege of Fortress New Zealand
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch recounts the siege of Fortress New Zealand and reckons with its reconnection to the world. Read more Audio
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Red light and rapid antigen requisition
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson assesses the government's readiness for the Omicron variant. Read more Audio
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An end-of-year chat with the minor party leaders
10:00 AM.In Focus on politics, RNZ's political team catch up with the minor party leaders to discuss 2021, potential allies, and Covid-19. Read more Audio
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A sit-down with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
11:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch talks with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about the year that's been. Read more Video, Audio
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A sit-down with National leader Christopher Luxon
10:00 AM.In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson talks to National's leader Chris Luxon in his new office to assess what his leadership will look like. Read more Video, Audio