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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: Polls, Policies and Political spats
31 Jul 2020It was a week of poll results - some the Opposition accepted - others they would not. But with the election just seven weeks away there was also policy and as the campaign ramps up, there was some… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Scandals and Sackings
24 Jul 2020Focus on politics, looks at another week of scandals, sackings and forced resignations. Audio
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Focus on Politics: Collins takes control
17 Jul 2020It was a week of turmoil and tumult for the Opposition with a host of resignations and a reshuffle. And it all ended with an outcome many in the National Party had called an impossibility: Judith… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Leaks, escapees and resignations
10 Jul 2020Parliament was in recess this week, but that didn't stop politicians dominating the headlines. The week started with a confession and ended with another one. RNZ political reporter Jo Moir reports. Audio
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Focus on Politics: A World in Lockdown
3 Jul 2020Global travel restrictions forced by Covid remain a fact of life. Audio
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Focus on Politics: Bloomfield vs Clark
26 Jun 2020It doesn't take long for things to unravel when the public gets a whiff of incompetence. This week the breakdown between Health Minister David Clark and Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Breakdown at the Border
19 Jun 2020A border botch-up this week saw two Covid-19 cases slip through the cracks, shattering public confidence in the quarantine scheme. It sent the Government scrambling to patch the holes in the… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: An eye on the purse strings
12 Jun 2020New Zealand has averted a health crisis, but could be headed for an economic downturn. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson talks to Finance Minister Grant Robertson about what's in New Zealand's… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: A Creaking Coalition
5 Jun 2020RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson asks what toll the looming election is taking on the government's creaking coalition. Audio
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First week for new National Party leader
29 May 2020New National leader Todd Muller talks about the leadership spill, his caucus and the upcoming election. Audio
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Focus on Politics: Unprecedented Times
20 Mar 2020"In unprecedented times, you make unprecedented decisions" - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern New Zealand has closed its borders. Mass gatherings have been banned. Travelling Kiwis have been told to come… Read more Audio
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Focus on Politics: Covid-19 and economic turmoil
13 Mar 2020The global coronavirus outbreak has continued to escalate this week with the World Health Organisation officially declaring Covid-19 a pandemic. But at home, where the number of cases still sits in… Read more Audio
Focus on Politics
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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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