7 episodes
SNAP Joseph Boon
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Each episode tells the story of a political event in New Zealand or world history.
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Season 2 Episode 1. How a Prime Minister falls
Every Prime Minister falls. Here's 3 ways from recent history.
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The basic MP
What is an MP? What do they do, and how can they screw up? Let's find out!
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The Leader of the Opposition
Today I describe the worst job in the country, the Leader of the Opposition. Thankless, stressful, and powerless, but ambitious people will give it a shot in order to win the top job.
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The Modern NZ Prime Minister
Being PM sucks, but women Prime Minister's have significant advantages. What is the job like? Can anyone do it? Should anyone want to? I look into these questions.
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MMP Majority!?
NZ has just held a general election and the Labour Party won in a landslide. What is the MMP electoral system? Why do we have it, and how does it effect politicians?
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The Crisis of King Canute
Today we talk about the foreign exchange crisis after the 1984 election and the constitutional crisis that it generated.