Q+A with Jack Tame

Q+A with Jack Tame
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  1. 3d ago

    Full Show: 27 September 2026

    Marama Davidson on Greens' super-rich tax, KiwiMart, and working with National After scandal and tragedy saw five Green MPs leave parliament before the end of the term, the Green Party 'reset' in late 2025. Now, the Greens are polling higher than their 2023 general election result and are campaigning to keep their historic three electorate seats. Their KiwiMart policy - a government owned supermarket chain introduced to break up the Foodstuffs and Woolworths duopoly - promises lower grocery prices, but they won't be drawn on a dollar figure saving. And while a wealth tax has been rubbished by both National and Labour, making it unlikely to become government policy, an Ipsos survey found two thirds of New Zealanders support it. Co-leader Marama Davidson joins Q+A for the first leader interview this election season. Commerce Commission boss reveals $360 million bid-rigging problem A Commerce Commission investigation into government procurement has indicated nearly one million dollars a day in public spending is lost through bid-rigging practices. Chair John Small says these contracts can go unnoticed, and it takes whistle-blowers inside the offending firms calling out anti-competitive behaviour in order for any action to be taken. John Small joins Jack Tame to explain the Commission's findings and to reflect on an election period dominated by competition policy, especially around supermarkets. Election 2026: The 'lucky' electorate with a four-way race After a dramatic year of internal party turmoil, voters in New Zealand's northern-most Māori seat will have the choice of four high-profile candidates come November: incumbent and former Te Pāti Māori candidate Mariameno Kapa-Kingi of the newly-formed Te Tai Tokerau Party, Te Pāti Māori's new candidate Aperahama Edwards, Labour's Willow-Jean Prime, and the Green Party's Huhana Lyndon. Reporter Whena Owen heads up north to meet them. Election 2026: How Auckland holds the keys to the next parliament Auckland alone provides $172 billion of GDP and accounts for 37 percent of New Zealand's economy. It's little wonder then that political parties of all stripes will be wanting to convince the city's 1.1 million voters that they have the best vision for the future of the country. 1News business correspondent Jason Walls reports. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

    Full Show: 27 September 2026

  2. 3d ago

    Election 2026: How Auckland holds the keys to the next parliament

    Auckland alone provides $172 billion of GDP and accounts for 37 percent of New Zealand's economy. It's little wonder then that political parties of all stripes will be wanting to convince the city's 1.1 million voters that they have the best vision for the future of the country. 1News business correspondent Jason Walls reports. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

    Election 2026: How Auckland holds the keys to the next parliament

  3. 3d ago

    Commerce Commission boss reveals $360 million bid-rigging problem

    A Commerce Commission investigation into government procurement has indicated nearly one million dollars a day in public spending is lost through bid-rigging practices. Chair John Small says these contracts can go unnoticed, and it takes whistle-blowers inside the offending firms calling out anti-competitive behaviour in order for any action to be taken. John Small joins Jack Tame to explain the Commission's findings and to reflect on an election period dominated by competition policy, especially around supermarkets. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

    Commerce Commission boss reveals $360 million bid-rigging problem

  4. 3d ago

    Election 2026: The 'lucky' electorate with a four-way race

    After a dramatic year of internal party turmoil, voters in New Zealand's northern-most Māori seat will have the choice of four high-profile candidates come November: incumbent and former Te Pāti Māori candidate Mariameno Kapa-Kingi of the newly-formed Te Tai Tokerau Party, Te Pāti Māori's new candidate Aperahama Edwards, Labour's Willow-Jean Prime, and the Green Party's Huhana Lyndon. Reporter Whena Owen heads up north to meet them. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

    Election 2026: The 'lucky' electorate with a four-way race

  5. 3d ago

    Marama Davidson on Greens' super-rich tax, KiwiMart, and working with National

    After scandal and tragedy saw five Green MPs leave parliament before the end of the term, the Green Party 'reset' in late 2025. Now, the Greens are polling higher than their 2023 general election result and are campaigning to keep their historic three electorate seats. Their KiwiMart policy - a government owned supermarket chain introduced to break up the Foodstuffs and Woolworths duopoly - promises lower grocery prices, but they won't be drawn on a dollar figure saving. And while a wealth tax has been rubbished by both National and Labour, making it unlikely to become government policy, an Ipsos survey found two thirds of New Zealanders support it. Co-leader Marama Davidson joins Q+A for the first leader interview this election season. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

    Marama Davidson on Greens' super-rich tax, KiwiMart, and working with National

  6. Sep 19

    Full Show: 20 September 2026

    Why the Taxpayers' Union wants government spending slashed The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is the largest taxpayer advocacy group, per capita, in the English-speaking world. They're known for high-profile stunts over public spending, like Porky the Waste-Hating Pig in 2017, Nicola's Fudge in 2025, and for the 2026 general election, the group have launched a Bribe-O-Meter tracking the projected fiscal footprint of political parties' campaign promises. Executive director Jordan Williams joins Jack Tame to give his election year pitch for no new taxes and a smaller government. Election 2026: The seat balancing on a 26-vote tightrope Labour's Rachel Boyack held the electorate seat of Nelson by just 26 votes in 2023 - and that's after a recount. Reporter Whena Owen meets the candidates vying to take New Zealand's oldest-continuous seat. Are National and Labour collapsing? Polling boss has the data Mike Turner's Freshwater Strategy public polling firm has run the numbers in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. He joins Jack Tame to explain why he thinks the two big parties in this year's general election, National and Labour, aren't quite spent yet - and whether New Zealand has anything to learn from the rise of Reform in the UK and One Nation in Australia. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

    Full Show: 20 September 2026

  7. Sep 19

    Are National and Labour collapsing? Polling boss has the data

    Mike Turner's Freshwater Strategy public polling firm has run the numbers in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. He joins Jack Tame to explain why he thinks the two big parties in this year's general election, National and Labour, aren't quite spent yet - and whether New Zealand has anything to learn from the rise of Reform in the UK and One Nation in Australia. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

    Are National and Labour collapsing? Polling boss has the data

  8. Sep 19

    Election 2026: The seat balancing on a 26-vote tightrope

    Labour's Rachel Boyack held the electorate seat of Nelson by just 26 votes in 2023 - and that's after a recount. Reporter Whena Owen meets the candidates vying to take New Zealand's oldest-continuous seat. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

    Election 2026: The seat balancing on a 26-vote tightrope
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    Q+A with Jack Tame
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    403
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