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Focus on Politics
A weekly analysis of significant political issues.
On RNZ National, Friday after 6.30pm and Saturday at 5.10pm. Online article publishes 10am on Saturdays.
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ACT's top six candidates share their history and priorities
11 Aug 2023ACT has not only held onto the 10-fold increase in voter support it enjoyed last election, it's maintained a stable caucus and gained further traction.
With polls anticipating an even bigger stable… Read more Audio
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Polls and fiscal holes put major parties on notice
With recent polling giving both major parties cause for concern and the election less than three months away, the countdown is on - and the policies are starting to roll out.
Labour has launched… Read more Audio
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Labour grapples with Kiri Allan's resignation, leak claims
28 Jul 2023Tragic circumstances putting a halt to the political career of one of Labour's rising stars, East Coast MP Kiri Allan, was just the start of the party's headaches this week.
Along with speculation… Read more Video, Audio
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Focus on Politics for Friday 21 July 2023
21 Jul 2023In Focus on Politics, RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch breaks down Labour's law-and-order week and the tragic events which brought it to an end. Audio
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Green co-leader Davidson touts party's 'healing' ahead of AGM
7 Jul 2023Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says this election is the final chance to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, curb environmental degradation, and reduce inequality.
Following bruising… Read more Audio
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Hipkins passes diplomatic test with China's Xi
1 Jul 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' week-long trip to China centred on a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, one of the world's most powerful men.
Amid tense geostrategic conditions and with a trip… Read more Audio
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Ethnicity in health debate gets under MPs' skin
24 Jun 2023Politicians went head to head on health equity this week, with opposition parties making a concerted effort to paint a waitlist prioritisation tool as discriminatory.
With accusations flying from… Read more Audio
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Politicians pitch for rural vote
17 Jun 2023In this week's Focus on Politics, RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson takes a look at the fight for the rural vote, and the politics around the Emissions Trading Scheme. Read more Audio
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Ministerial rule-breakers in hot water
10 Jun 2023Two senior ministers have this week been under pressure for breaking rules in place to ensure ministerial transparency and accountability. Political reporter Katie Scotcher examines the fall out. Audio
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Politicians tackling AI regulation - but will it be too late?
3 Jun 2023Warnings from those behind artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made lawmakers around the world take notice.
The tech sector itself is engaged with the government and is considering six… Read more Audio
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Hipkins juggles competing ideologies over PNG-US deal
27 May 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' whistlestop trip to Papua New Guinea sends a clear message: superpowers may come and go, but New Zealand is here to stay.
The US and PNG signing a security deal is the… Read more Audio
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Budget 2023: bare bones, blowout, or both?
The 2023 Budget has proven difficult to define: neither the belt-tightening exercise that was promised, nor the blatant bribery sometimes seen in election years.
Certainly, it is no election… Read more Audio
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A weekly analysis of significant political issues.
On RNZ National, Friday after 6.30pm and Saturday at 5.10pm. Online article publishes 10am on Saturdays.
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