Four former NZ Prime Ministers appeared together in Wellington tonight for the book launch of The 9th Floor, based on the RNZ podcast series.
Geoffrey Palmer, Jim Bolger, Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark were at the event, along with RNZ's Tim Watkin and Guyon Espiner, at Te Papa tonight.
Did the former prime ministers miss the cut and thrust of an election campaign? And just how much power does our country's leader have?
Find out with RNZ's live video from the event here:
RNZ's acclaimed 9th Floor podcast series is soon to be released as a book. Here's a sneak peek.
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has no regrets over her handling of the Foreshore and Seabed controversy. Video
In part four, Guyon Espiner talks to Dame Jenny Shipley about being the first woman on the 9th Floor, plus coups and coalitions, welfare reform and Winston Peters. And, above all, her commitment to… Video, Audio
In part three of The 9th Floor, Guyon Espiner talks to Jim Bolger, who steered New Zealand through a turbulent seven years that saw more economic upheaval, a resetting of race relations and the… Video, Audio
In part two of The 9th Floor, Guyon Espiner talks to Mike Moore about his short stint as Prime Minister in 1990, followed by his miraculous near-comeback in 1993. Video, Audio, Gallery
In The 9th Floor, a landmark new series for RNZ, Guyon Espiner talks to five former NZ Prime Ministers, starting with reforming lawmaker Sir Geoffrey Palmer, who became our 33rd PM in 1989. Video, Audio
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