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Politics Central Newstalk ZB
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Newstalk ZB serves up what you need to know, on all things politics at home, and abroad. The show reviews, previews, analyses and challenges the biggest political issues of the week, with all the big players.
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Politics Central: Waitangi weekend parliamentary pōwhiri
This week on Politics Central, political commentator Peter Dunne joined Tim Beveridge to talk about new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and opposition leader Chris Luxon's first session at the annual Waitangi weekend parliamentary pōwhiri.
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Politics Central: What are mayors and councils doing about the rain?
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson was on the ground helping Aucklanders as the region is experiencing extreme weather conditions, and she offered advice as to what mayors and councils can do to support people during this time.
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Politics Central: Hamilton West byelection results and what they say about 2023
Today on Politics Central, Massey University Associate Professor Grant Duncan and National Leader Chris Luxon joined in on a discussion about the Hamilton West byelection results and whether Tama Potaka's win is another warning sign for Labour.
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Politics Central: Three Waters and crime in NZ
This weekend on Politics Central interviews with Andrew Geddis Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago on Three Waters entrenchment clause & David Seymour on crime in New Zealand.
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Sir Peter Gluckman: International Science Council President on National's bootcamp plan
National Party leader Chris Luxon recently suggested sending young offenders into military boot-camp programs.
This has been viewed as controversial and divisive, and International Science Council President, Sir Peter Gluckman is among the latest to weigh in.
He spoke to Tim Roxborogh and Roman Travers about it today.
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Simon Wilson: The big job facing new Auckland mayor Wayne Brown
Auckland has a new mayor
Businessman and former Far North Mayor Wayne Brown has steamed ahead of efeso collins for the chains, leading by around 54-thousand votes.
Just over 24 hours after the results came in, and he’s already making waves – the Chair of Auckland Transport has resigned, to give him a “clear runway”.
Brown has previously said he would replace all the directors of Council-Controlled Organisations, including Auckland Transport.
He’s also outlined his pledge to Auckland in today’s Herald on Sunday – to fix what he calls a “broken” Auckland, starting with those CCOs, dealing with the question about the port, and tomorrow getting a briefing on the super city’s finances.
NZ Herald Senior Writer SImon Wilson joined Tim Roxborogh and Roman Travers to dissect the issues facing Auckland’s new mayor.
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