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Raw Politics: Labour's free range ministers

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Whatever did Chris Hipkins do to deserve the absent-minded, busy, superior minister Michael Woods, and which of the electoral reforms deserve to be adopted

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Raw Politics: A race relations muddle and housing feud

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: National struggles to deal with race relations and Labour and National fall out over housing density - plus the risk of a caucus breakdown for Act.

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Raw Politics: Luxon, Hipkins reveal themselves

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: The leaders front up - Chris Hipkins to his party's annual congress for the first time, and Christopher Luxon to a nationwide 'back on track' roadshow; Plus the risks of AI in political advertising

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Raw Politics: Labour rebrands itself, Luxon's business whispers

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Labour rebrands as 'The Chris Hipkins Government', Christopher Luxon faces a tired old rumour mill - and a Budget that makes small points well.

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Raw Politics: A Budget of bits, a coalition of chaos

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Grant Robertson's eye-of-a-needle Budget's narrow political options, plus ACT's disciplined caucus amid chaos

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Raw Politics: An out-of-party experience

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: How the defection of a minister changes political equations for the election and coalition building, and the endless nothingness of the republican debate.

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The legend writes on

LockerRoom's founding editor, Suzanne McFadden, is relinquishing the administrative chair for a return to writing - including regular stories for her creation, the home of women's sport.

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Raw Politics: Greens eat themselves

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: What's eating the Greens, in what should be a big year for them? And Jo Moir tells us how Chris Hipkins came across as our chief statesman on his Aussie trip

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Raw Politics: Votes in kids’ grades; National’s shame

On this week's Raw Politics video and podcast: Why the flurry of activity by the Government on school achievement and education reforms? And how does National ever get control over its scandal-prone candidate list?

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Get ready for the Luxon Hustle

National previews a hard sell approach worldwide to moving New Zealand products if it wins in October.

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An empty school and a policy half full

If an education policy drops in a school, and only three pupils are there to see it, did it make a sound? Tim Murphy watches the PM on a school holidays visit to the classroom.

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Raw Politics: Is National ready to govern?

In episode 3 of Raw Politics, we look at whether National, six months out from the general election, is in a fit state to govern, and debate whether the Three Waters changes are real or just imaginary

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Raw Politics: Goodbye Jacinda, hello recession?

In episode 2 of Raw Politics: Jacinda Ardern's final farewell from Parliament, the Reserve Bank's hawkish interest rate move and the gentle crackdown on lobbyists.

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The raw of the crowd

Welcome to Newsroom's new weekly video and podcast, Raw Politics.

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Vale, John Armstrong

One of the country's finest journalists, John Armstrong, a peerless chronicler of our recent political history, has died, aged 68

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An audience with the great Wayne Smith

An exceptional Kiwi prepares to exit stage left after the World Cup final. Tim Murphy watches Wayne Smith share his wisdom and his love with rugby media

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Labour reassures itself: 'We've got this'

Grant Robertson concedes economic conditions can seem 'scary' but warns voters a return to National next year could be 'dangerous.' Tim Murphy reports

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Labour's re-election chances snookered

With a year left in this term, the Government seems trapped by controversy, economic bad news and poor polling. Tim Murphy asks what Labour's strategists could possibly do to turn it around.

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Wayne Brown: The storm before the storm

Wayne Brown is the kind of politician you can take at face value - if he promises disruption and radical change, it is more than likely to eventuate. Tim Murphy distils down what he's promised.

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Advantage, Collins but it's far from match point

For a time, the Auckland mayoralty has been Efeso Collins' to lose. Now that Viv Beck has withdrawn, the centre-right will narrow its forces behind Wayne Brown.

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Craig Lord, man ignored

The Auckland mayoral race is entering its final weeks, and a clear leader is still to emerge. It is the nature of politics that candidates grumble about media coverage but as Mark Jennings writ

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Beck to Beck problems imperil campaign

Troubled candidate Viv Beck promises to answer her critics over campaign debts and 'Trump-like' messaging, but her time could be running out, writes Tim Murphy

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Farewell to a champ, sportswriter David Leggat

LockerRoom has lost one of its best contributing writers, with the death of sports journalist David Leggat.

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Indonesian Army joins Australian and US forces for humanitarian response training

On a fictional island ravaged by a cyclone, the Indonesian Army has joined Australian and US forces in mock humanitarian disaster training.

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Luxon spies an opportunity

National promises to remove six 'taxes' advanced by Labour, and to stop some of its biggest spending projects and policy reforms, if elected. Tim Murphy reports

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