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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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United States trip proves Jacinda Ardern's pulling power
28 May 2022In today's Focus on Politics podcast Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch assesses the Prime Minister's American odyssey. Read more Audio
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A Budget searching for balance
21 May 2022In today's Focus on Politics podcast Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch runs the numbers on the Budget and its political implications. Read more Audio
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Immigration angst pervades border reopening
14 May 2022In today's Focus on Politics podcast Political Reporter Anneke Smith explores the border reopening, immigration changes, and the response. Read more Audio
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Budgeting during a cost-of-living crisis
7 May 2022In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson sits down with the Finance Minister Grant Robertson and National's Nicola Willis to preview this month's Budget. Read more Audio
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Covid-19 variants: Government resurgence plan
30 Apr 2022In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Reporter Katie Scotcher assesses where the government's planning is for new and potentially more deadly variants. Read more Audio
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Regional security weighs on Ardern's Asia trade trip
23 Apr 2022In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson looks past the spectacle of Ardern's first official trip since Covid-19 to the geopolitical tensions beneath. Read more Audio
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Finding solutions to Russia's Putin in diplomacy and law
In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson examines the state of play in Ukraine, and the legal and political instruments being brought to bear against Russia. Read more Audio
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IPCA constrained: How independent is NZ's police watchdog?
In today's Focus on Politics podcast, investigative journalist Guyon Espiner talks to a leading defence lawyer, the chair of the IPCA and the commissioner of police about whether the police watchdog… Read more Video, Audio
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Media merger raises stakes for NZ journalism
In today's Focus on Politics podcast, the government is pressing ahead with its planned mega media merger. Political reporter Katie Scotcher explores what it will mean for RNZ and TVNZ, as well the… Read more Audio
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Russia's war, New Zealand's sanctions, and the question of China
17 Mar 2022In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson interrogates the ramifications for New Zealand of Russia's war against Ukraine. Read more Audio
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Cost of living crisis: Luxon's cuts put Labour on guard
12 Mar 2022National's tax plan, and the highest inflation in decades has the government feeling the pinch. Political Editor Jane Patterson counts the costs for both parties. Read more Audio
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Border breakthrough: Ending the siege of Fortress New Zealand
5 Feb 2022In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch recounts the siege of Fortress New Zealand and reckons with its reconnection to the world. Read more Audio
Focus on Politics
About 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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