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Caucus

Guyon Espiner, Lisa Owen, Tim Watkin and Scott Campbell guide you through the maze of politics to Election 2020, with frank and forthright discussion.

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Explaining The Red Tide: Kiwis hug Jacinda back as Labour breaks records

Explaining The Red Tide: Kiwis hug Jacinda back as Labour breaks records

The crew open their envelopes and reveal their picks, as they make sense of Labour's govern-alone victory, National's mu... Read more

22 Oct 2020

51mins

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Wealth, weight, winners and the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

Wealth, weight, winners and the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

Two days out, we hear surprise calls on wealth taxes and obesity and the Caucus crew debate the seats to watch, highs an... Read more

15 Oct 2020

39mins

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Collins & Peters on thin ice as Ardern finds her feet

Collins & Peters on thin ice as Ardern finds her feet

The New Zealand First Foundation in court, Judith Collins pays a price on Ponsonby Rd, Jacinda Ardern finds some form &a... Read more

8 Oct 2020

41mins

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Collins goes vote plucking, while Peters makes 'last stand'

Collins goes vote plucking, while Peters makes 'last stand'

Caucus rates a fired-up leaders' debate as Collins looks to bring voters 'home', while Winston Peters rages as he's 'exo... Read more

1 Oct 2020

46mins

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Sending out the political assassins as National shoots itself in the foot

Sending out the political assassins as National shoots itself in the foot

With eight days, 18 hours, two minutes and 10 seconds until voting starts, party leaders are calling up hit-jobs as they... Read more

24 Sep 2020

48mins

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Gulliver's Election... and is Labour angling to govern alone?

Gulliver's Election... and is Labour angling to govern alone?

Welcome to the recession, with giant debt, spending and unemployment that make previous campaigns look like Lilliput. Ho... Read more

17 Sep 2020

40mins

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Timid tax, debating debates and say hello to Kinder Collins

Timid tax, debating debates and say hello to Kinder Collins

Labour's tax policy is tentative, but is it also 'right for right now'? And is it negotiable? Judith Collins' policy rel... Read more

10 Sep 2020

43mins

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The naughty prefect and the 'single source of truth'

The naughty prefect and the 'single source of truth'

Greens leader James Shaw has been under the cosh for his Green School decision, but what's going on behind the scenes an... Read more

3 Sep 2020

43mins

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Lockdown let-downs, leg-ups & two swing seats

Lockdown let-downs, leg-ups & two swing seats

As Auckland struggles through a "tricky" extended lockdown, who are the political winners & losers? We debate covid ... Read more

27 Aug 2020

43mins

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Test fail: Is Labour bordering on trouble?

Test fail: Is Labour bordering on trouble?

Parties try to look tough as border policies are rolled out, Labour fails its testing test and what are the implications... Read more

20 Aug 2020

35mins

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