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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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Focus on Politics: Leaving behind Oranga Tamariki
13 Nov 2020Footage of the attempted removal of a Maori newborn propelled Oranga Tamariki into the spotlight, making it one of the most fraught and challenging areas for Tracey Martin as the Minister for… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: A Full Cabinet
6 Nov 2020While all eyes may be on the volatile US election fallout, the NZ Prime Minister has spent the week quietly assembling her second term government. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch takes a… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Referenda Madness
30 Oct 2020The people have spoken. The provisional referendum results are in. And it's two very different tales on euthanasia and cannabis. RNZ Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch breaks down the numbers and… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: The Campaign Mop Up
23 Oct 2020A thumping Labour win and a National humiliation. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch checks in with the rest of the gallery team to dissect the 2020 election result and what it means for the… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Campaign Week Five
9 Oct 2020RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson catches up with the rest of the political team as the election creeps closer. Audio
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Focus on Politics: Campaign Week Four
2 Oct 2020A poll, policy, debates and Serious Fraud Office charges - it was a big week on the campaign trail. RNZ senior political reporter Jo Moir catches up with the rest of the gallery team who've been… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Campaign Chat
25 Sep 2020RNZ's political team gets together for a wrap-up of the week on the campaign trail. Audio
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Focus on Politics: Grim reading
18 Sep 2020It was a horror week of economic news as the Government opened the books ahead of the election. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson breaks down the numbers. Audio
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Focus on Politics: Campaign Week One
11 Sep 2020The Covid campaign kicked off proper this week and it was Labour's tax plan front and centre. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch talks to the rest of the gallery team who've been following… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: The Green School Fiasco
4 Sep 2020What seemed at first to be a minor misjudgement ballooned into a major scandal for the Green Party co-leader James Shaw this week, with each day bringing fresh revelations about the Green School… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Mandatory mass masking
28 Aug 2020Cabinet has agreed to make masks mandatory on public transport at any time the country is in level 2 or above. The move was prompted by the transmission of Covid-19 on an Auckland bus, but some… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: False-start to the Campaign
21 Aug 2020The election has been postponed by a further four weeks and will now be held on October 17. The decision to change the election ultimately falls on the shoulders of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, but… 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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