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Focus on Politics
A weekly analysis of significant political issues.
On RNZ National, Friday after 6.30pm and Saturday at 5.10pm. Online article publishes 10am on Saturdays.
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Focus on Politics: Bombshells and blowback
19 Oct 2018There was only one story in town this week and that was the exposure of the National Party and its leadership to a range of hugely damaging accusations by its former MP Jami-Lee Ross. He has unleashed… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Surplus
12 Oct 2018The Finance Minister has unveiled an unexpectedly large surplus and while that's good news economically, it brings with it other political pressures. Alongside the five and half billon dollars surplus… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Kiwi values contract
5 Oct 2018New Zealand First this week floated the notion of a "Kiwi Values" contract which immigrants would be required to sign up to on arriving in the country. The proposal was raised at the party's annual… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Waka jumping
28 Sep 2018Amid the flurry of stories about leaks, document dumps and the PM in New York, the government made the last push to pass the contentious Electoral Integrity Amendment Bill - better known as the waka… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Clearing the decks
21 Sep 2018With a major visit to the United Nations on the horizon, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spent the past week clearing the decks before her departure. She's sacked a Minister and publicly squashed… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Industrial relations
14 Sep 2018While differences between Labour and New Zealand First on policies like the refugee quota and three strikes have been aired publicly, there may more trouble on the horizon over industrial relations… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Refugee quota scuffle
7 Sep 2018The New Zealand First leader blindsided the Prime Minister this week when he scuppered Labour's plans to lift the refugee quota to 1500. Winston Peters had just landed in Nauru for the Pacific Islands… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Business charm offensive
Focus on Politics for 31 August 2018 Audio
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Focus on Politics: Bridges' leak inquiry
24 Aug 2018The controversy over the leak of National leader Simon Bridges' travel expenses took on a life of its own as the week drew to an end, with the Speaker pulling the pin on the QC inquiry he originally… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Bridges' travel bill
17 Aug 2018Political intrigue abounds with the launch of an inquiry into the leak to media of information about the National leader Simon Bridges' travel bill. Audio
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Focus on Politics: Free speech
10 Aug 2018The furore around "free speech on campuses" reached New Zealand this week after Massey University cancelled a speaking engagement by former National leader Don Brash. The move drew widespread… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Synthetic cannabis battle
3 Aug 2018In one of his final actions as acting Prime Minister, Winston Peters, ordered top ministers to put their heads together to find a way to deal with the recent spike in deaths from synthetic cannabis… Read more Audio
Focus on Politics
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A weekly analysis of significant political issues.
On RNZ National, Friday after 6.30pm and Saturday at 5.10pm. Online article publishes 10am on Saturdays.
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