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Episode 140 - Who should be allowed to vote in New Zealand?
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Episode 139 - Can The Opportunity Party be kingmaker this year?
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Episode 138 - Why does every Budget need a catchy name?
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May 29, 2026 |
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Episode 137 - Do we need to reduce public sector headcount?
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May 22, 2026 |
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Episode 136 - Jobs budget or warning sign?
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May 18, 2026 |
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Episode 135 - Coalition conflict or strategic dissent?
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May 01, 2026 |
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Episode 134: How do you answer a 'gotcha' question?
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 133 - What does the ministerial reshuffle mean for this year's election?
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Episode 132 - Who from the office has been stockpiling diesel?
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Episode 131 - Do we want more data centres during an energy crisis?
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 130 - Will Luxon lose his job over Iran?
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Episode 129 - What does the Iran conflict mean for New Zealand?
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Episode 128: LNG or more solar panels?
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Episode 127: Are we real people?
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Episode 126: The 2025 Finale
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Episode 125: Are we moving from green shoots to green shrubs?
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode 124: Can Te Pāti Māori Survive Its Internal Storm?
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Episode 123: Are We Really Broke – or Just Sick of Sick Leave?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode 122: Is this the end of the Māori Party’s renaissance... or just a rebrand?
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Episode 121: Is Low Voter Turnout New Zealand's New National Sport?
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Episode 120: Why can't we use PayWave on public transport?
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Episode 119: Is daylight savings affecting your mental health?
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Episode 118: Who let the dogs out?
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 117: Do you remember your first time?
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode 116: How do we save the baby trees?
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Episode 115: Should security guards be able to arrest thieves?
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode 114: How many elephants worth of coal do we have?
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Episode 113: THE LIVE PODCAST
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Episode 112: Who stole from the supermarket pick ‘n mix?
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Episode 111: BUDGET DAY BABY
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May 28, 2025 |
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Episode 110: How did Albo win the Australian election?
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May 08, 2025 |
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Episode 109: What’s wrong with saying pregnant people?
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Episode 108: Does Tamatha Paul have a point?
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Episode 107: Would you retire in New Zealand?
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode 106: How bad are the school lunches?
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Episode 105: Why is there so much happening at the moment?
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Episode 104: What even is a digital nomad?
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode 103: A year in review - 2024
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Episode 102: Is the grass really greener across the ditch?
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Episode 101: THE SECOND ELECTION SPECIAL
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Episode 100: Who cares about data privacy?
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Episode 99: Is America Great Again?
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 98: Do you slip, slop, slap?
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Episode 97: How cheap can you make a school lunch?
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Episode 96: How oily are Samoan fish these days?
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode 95: Are you ready to come back to the office?
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Episode 94: How many expired gift cards do you have in your undie drawer?
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Episode 93: Were our US presidential debate picks correct?
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Episode 92: Would you let your kids go to an Aussie university?
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 91: Was Luxon really that mean?
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Episode 90: Is it just me or is everything expensive?
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Episode 89: How hard is year 12 math?
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Episode 88: What's an Olympic medal worth?
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 87: Who will Kamala Harris pick as her running mate?
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Episode 86: Has Trump just won the presidency?
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Episode 85: Should the Government track us?
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Episode 84: Can we surf our way to prosperity?
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Episode 83: Which birds should we save?
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Episode 82: Should we buy the government's plane?
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Episode 81: Should we be paying an MP's mortgage?
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Episode 80: Where are our cancer drugs?
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Episode 79: The Big Budget Special!
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May 31, 2024 |
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Episode 78: Will Gollum end the recession?
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May 27, 2024 |
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Episode 77: Strike Force Raptor?
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May 21, 2024 |
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Episode 76: Property managers, heroes or zeroes?
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May 13, 2024 |
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Episode 75: Do single sex schools produce smarter kids?
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May 09, 2024 |
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Episode 74: Can you support the mega-tunnel?
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Episode 73: How much do you hate heritage listings?
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Episode 72: Should we plumb the Milford Track?
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Episode 71: to vape or not to vape?
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Episode 70: Are the police paid enough?
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode 69: hungry kids and leaking classrooms?
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Episode 68: What is Grant leaving behind?
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Episode 67: Brown vs Brown
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Episode 66: Who won Waitangi?
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Episode 65: Byron's last hurrah!
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Episode 64: What's in store for 2024?
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Episode 63: The Great 2023 Recap
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Episode 62: Can you keep up with the speed of Wellington?
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Episode 61: What's in a (public service agency) name?
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Episode 60: The three headed taniwha rises from the swamp
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Episode 59: The Post Election Special
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Episode 58: The Election Prediction Special
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 57: An ode to Winston Peters
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Episode 56: Lies, lies and polls
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Episode 55: Does Chris Hipkins just need a red bull?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Episode 54: Political cringe, teeth and tax
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Episode 53: Byron takes a field trip to Australia
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Episode 52: A GST plan and a cell phone ban
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Episode 51: Teeth or tunnels?
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Episode 50: How much does the tax man want?
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Episode 49: How many spare seats are there at the Cabinet table?
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Episode 48: The Electoral Reform Special
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Episode 47: Did you get my letter?
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Episode 46: Budget 2023? What's in it for me.
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May 24, 2023 |
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Episode 45: Rapid fire policy and political round up
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Episode 44: Are you dressing ethically?
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Episode 43: Will you still holiday in the rain?
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Episode 42: Can hospitality dry off from the rain?
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Episode 41: What happens when the rain stops falling?
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Episode 40: Welcome back to Wellington
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Episode 39: The Year in Review
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Episode 38: How do we get our kids to school?
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Episode 37: Do farmers have it too tough?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 36: When was the last time you were at the museum?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Episode 35: Did local government get hit by a blue Tsunami?
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Episode 34: The Auckland Electoral Special
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Episode 33: The Wellington Electoral Special
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Episode 32: What's your emergency?
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Episode 31: The problem is Wellington, what are the answers?
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Episode 30: Is Parliament the most dramatic work place in NZ?
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Episode 29: Will Shortland Street solve the nursing shortage?
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Episode 28: Are you investing impactfully?
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 27: What makes for a good story?
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 26: Is anyone feeling healthy?
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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Episode 25: What is the future of the motor industry?
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Episode 24: How 'minor' was the reshuffle?
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Episode 23: Why is everyone slamming the budget?
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Episode 22: Are we ready to welcome the return of cruising?
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May 23, 2022 |
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Episode 21: Why are we screwing with the ETS?
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May 03, 2022 |
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Episode 20: What's happening abroad?
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Episode 19: Will Auckland bounce back?
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Episode 18: Why is Russia doing this?
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Episode 17: How can we take better care of each other?
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Episode 16: How hard is it to keep the lights on?
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Episode 15: Will retail survive the next normal?
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Episode 14: Could we house everyone?
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Episode 13: Is the economy screwed?
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Episode 12: How do we get back to business?
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Episode 11: 2021, what the hell happened?
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Episode 10: What's the importance of conservation?
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Episode 9: Is capitalism good for anything?
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Episode 8: Is Wellington still wonderful?
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Episode 7: Why is our food so expensive?
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Episode 6: The looming financial crisis
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Episode 5: Can we inflate away our problems?
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Episode 4: Is a vaccination nation possible?
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Episode 3: Can capitalism be climate friendly?
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Episode 2: Is there a bridge over three troubled waters?
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Episode 1: Welcome, where to next?
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Oct 07, 2021 |