Get Amongst It

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New Zealand news and politics for people who want to easily get amongst the things that matter.

Episodes

  1. Kiwisaver, IKEA, feeling the heat

    12/02/2025

    Kiwisaver, IKEA, feeling the heat

    This weeks installment covers some boring topics but in the usual casual way. Sunnie and Sonja recap the government's recent Kiwisaver announcement, IKEA coming to Auckland, comment from Winston Peters, proposed changes to councils, and hot days. Sources include: Listener: Was this the worst financial decision ever made by an NZ Prime Minister?Newsroom: Matching Aussie Super ‘impossible without major KiwiSaver overhaul’RNZ: Regional councils demise: The plans, timeline and thorny issues1News: Govt plans sweeping changes to how regional councils workNZHerald: Government proposes scrapping regional councillors and nudging councils towards amalgamationThe Spinoff: Underdog tale: the Regulatory Standards Bill is law despite almost everyone hating itRNZ: Auckland swelters during hottest November day on recordNZHerald: Warmer ocean temperatures signal muggy start to summerThe Spinoff: Christopher Luxon loves localism, until locals have the wrong opinions

    20 min
  2. Tongariro fire, unemployment, and Lily Allen

    11/25/2025

    Tongariro fire, unemployment, and Lily Allen

    This episode, Sunnie and Sonja take you back to 11 November, unpacking the Tongariro National Park fire, the latest employment numbers, the government’s proposed approach to unhoused communities, why Lily Allen’s album unexpectedly connects to Aotearoa, and more. Sources include: Stuff Live: Nearly 3000 hectares of national park lost to huge fireRNZ: Tongariro fire: Tourists helicoptered out as ash fell from sky NZ Herald: Unemployment hits 8-year high leaving 160,000 Kiwis out of workWall Street Journal: NZ's Unemployment Highest Since 2016RNZ: Unemployment rises again to near nine-year high of 5.3%RNZ: Rough sleeping ban in central Auckland considered by governmentRNZ: 'Calm down' - Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick on coalition's homeless planRNZ: Rough sleepers fear being pushed to unfamiliar suburbs as government considers central Auckland banRNZ: Homeless situation in Auckland now at 'crisis' point - council committeeRNZ: Outrage at bylaw to remove homeless during World CupNZ Herald: Leroy Clampitt, the Kiwi musician who co-wrote Lily Allen’s hit break-up album, West End GirlYoutube: BANGLADE$H - Say it to me nowStuff: Air NZ grounds pets weighing over 60kg

    24 min
  3. Mega strike, kākāpō , and capital gains tax loopholes

    11/07/2025

    Mega strike, kākāpō , and capital gains tax loopholes

    This episode Sunnie and Sonja talk through big headlines impacting kiwis including the Labour party's capital gains tax announcement, big news for Kākāpō fans, the mega strike, and more. Sources include: NZ Herald: NZ spend on healthThe New Zealand Initiative report: a healthy system on the brinkNZ Herald: Mega strike: public sector is walking off the jobNZ Herald: Public sector mega strikeNZ History: Workers RightsNZ Herald: Labour's mini-CGT1News: Labour to campaign on narrow capital gains taxRNZ: GPs back funding for doctors from CGT1News: Chris Hipkins talks capital gains taxDOC: Counting down to the kakapo breeding seasonNZ Herald: Pair charged for indecent actRNZ: Pair charged for indecent act after ‘excessively’ kissing

    23 min
  4. First things first

    11/07/2025

    First things first

    Get Amongst It pod's first episode. Sunnie and Sonja get into the headline news and how they relate to NZ: Finance Minister told to resign, Nepal overthrows the government, reaction to Charlie Kirk's death, NZ health system under severe strain. News articles sourced: RNZ Former finance minister Sir Roger Douglas calls for Finance Minister Nicola Willis to resignNZ Treasury Who are weBBC: Nepal politicians get rich so the government was brought down1 News: Nurses turn backs on Health MinisterAssociation of Salaried Medical Specialists reportStuff: ACT's tribute blockedBBC: Charlie Kirk influencerThe Guardian: Charlie Kirk in his own wordsNZ Herald: Managing Director backlashAljazeera: Charlie Kirk killing

    23 min
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New Zealand news and politics for people who want to easily get amongst the things that matter.

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