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Gareth and Ben look at what's being dubbed 'scrutiny' week, a change brought about by the last review of Parliament's standing orders that allows select committees to intensively question ministers and senior public servants.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will be before the Finance and Expenditure committee on Wednesday. And there has been another breakdown for the Prime Minister's plane - the NZDF Boeing 757 - as he was trying to get to Japan.
Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP and now works for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa.
Ben Thomas is a former National government press secretary, a columnist and a director of public affairs firm Capital.
