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The Week in Detail: Cyclone, Census, China
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Election 2020: Media policy slips down the queue
Vote-chasing political parties push policies on big ticket issues like tax, health and education in the run-up to an election, and plans for broadcasting and media are often left to the last minute -… Audio
'A culture change is going on in this organisation’ - new TOP leader
The new leader of The Opportunities Party, Geoff Simmons, says he's already in talks with "all major political parties" about possible electorate deals that could see TOP win a seat. This follows a… Video, Audio
A potential political party hooks the media
The prospect of a new party for conservative conservationists became big news this past week. Some reporters and pundits reckoned it could change the government in 2020 - even though it isn't even up… Audio
Opportunities Party revived with Geoff Simmons as leader
The Opportunities Party has a new leader. The former deputy leader Geoff Simmons has taken up the reins to lead the party to the 2020 election. TOP was founded in 2016 by Gareth Morgan, but as leader… Audio
TOP candidate asked to go
TOP candidate has been asked to go by Gareth Morgan who referred to her a a pain in the proverbial.
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TOP unlikely to get into Parliament
'Unless we have a mandate we don't deserve to be there,' The Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan tells John Campbell. But he says he is pleased he's educated some people. Video, Audio
RNZ’s Ian Telfer reports from a Dunedin student election party
Otago reporter Ian Telfer has the latest from a party on Dunedin's Castle Street. Video, Audio
Broadcasting buried in policy parade
The broadcasters we have today were largely shaped by political decisions made more than 25 years ago. Mediawatch rounds up the media policies that political parties are offering this time round - if… Audio
Court declines TOP's application for judicial review
TOP's application for a judicial review has been declined. The party will not be at TVNZ's multi-party debate tomorrow evening. Laura Tupou is at court. Audio
What are you reading? - Gareth Morgan
Philanthropist and businessman Gareth Morgan is reading Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. Audio