Q+A with Jack Tame

Q+A with Jack Tame
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NZ's leading politics programme. #nzqanda is made with the support of NZ On Air.

  1. 6D AGO

    Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, October 12 2025

    With 1News reporters Yvonne Tahana, Abbey Wakefield, and Ali Pugh; artist and activist Tāme Iti; former Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse; NZ Initiative local government specialist Nick Clark; and ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar.

    54 min
  2. Wrap up: Major local election results, upsets, Māori wards

    6D AGO

    Wrap up: Major local election results, upsets, Māori wards

    Q+A speaks to 1News reporters across the country as another local government election wraps up. . 1News' Yvonne Tahana also reflects on the results of the referenda on Māori wards. On preliminary results, 17 councils have voted to keep them and 25 have voted to remove the wards. . 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.

    12 min

  3. 6D AGO

    Local elections: What to do about dire voter turnout

    On preliminary figures, national turnout for the local elections stands at 33%, according to Local Government New Zealand. While numbers are expected to increase as more results roll in, it's likely to fall well short of the 41% recorded just three years ago. . New Zealand Initiative's local government specialist Nick Clark and former Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse joins Q+A to discuss the state of the sector, and why more people aren't interested. . 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.

    13 min
  4. Mana: Tāme Iti on art, activism, fight for Māori rights

    6D AGO

    Mana: Tāme Iti on art, activism, fight for Māori rights

    Tāme Iti has lived a life. . From his childhood in Ruatoki, he was on the frontlines of the Springbok Tour protests, the 1975 land march, and even tried to join North Vietnamese fighters during the Vietnam War. . At times, Iti has been a controversial figure. In others, he has been revered. . Q+A visited him at his studio in Whakatāne. Iti reflects on his life as he releases his autobiography: Mana.

    24 min

  5. OCT 4

    Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, October 5 2025

    With Minister for Building and Construction Chris Penk, Race Relations Commissioner Melissa Derby, and global tax expert Michael Keen.

    54 min
  6. Race Relations Commissioner: Social media radicalises, amplifies extremism

    OCT 4

    Race Relations Commissioner: Social media radicalises, amplifies extremism

    A year into her role as Race Relations Commissioner, Melissa Derby reflects on the threats to social cohesion and race relations in New Zealand. She says social media tends to amplify extremist content, and she worries about people becoming radicalised online. . As an academic, and before her appointment as Commissioner, Derby had publicly questioned the impact of notions of systemic racism, particularly with regards to Māori. Q+A asks her about these views and her opinions of affirmative action. . She also says the Government's approach to the Treaty Principles Bill debate "probably wasn't helpful" given "the unilateral nature of that". . 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.

    19 min
  7. Chris Penk: Will earthquake-prone buildings be safe enough?

    OCT 4

    Chris Penk: Will earthquake-prone buildings be safe enough?

    The Government has announced an overhaul to the classification of earthquake-prone buildings, introducing a new system that will see thousands of buildings moved out of the regime. . Under the changes, existing New Building Standard percentage ratings for strengthening or demolishing buildings would be removed, in favour of a "more proportionate" system, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. . Q+A asked him what impact it could have on safety. . 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.

    18 min
  8. Expert on capital gains tax fairness, pitfalls of wealth tax

    OCT 4

    Expert on capital gains tax fairness, pitfalls of wealth tax

    Full interview: As the Labour Party debates the shape of its tax policy in next year's election, and economists keep an eye on the effect of the Government's Investment Boost tax deduction tweaks, Q+A spoke to global expert Michael Keen. . As the former Deputy Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund, Keen shaped the institution's policies on tax. He praised New Zealand's broad-based GST system and questioned why that same logic didn't apply when discussing the possibility of a Capital Gains Tax. Keen also said the country needed to consider its relatively high corporate tax rate in any discussions about upping productivity. . He also considered people's ideas of a "fair" tax system, and what taxing wealth and multi-national corporations could look like. . 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.

    24 min
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NZ's leading politics programme. #nzqanda is made with the support of NZ On Air.

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  • Creator
    Q+A with Jack Tame
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    284
  • Rating
    Clean
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