It’s been a busy and horrible week in NZ politics and 1/200 has tried to cover as much as possible without losing it. We talk about the parties’ tax plans, the lack of sufficient policy from the big two, and the removal of covid mandates. The second half of the cast descends into rant against right-wing parties (predominantly NZ First and ACT) choosing to go after the extremist vote and the NZ media’s reluctance to challenge them about it.
Read MoreKyle and Josephine are joined by Arama Rata to discuss the new Te Pāti Māori policy for a Mokopuna Māori Authority, the re-emergence of discourse around Labour’s “Mass Arrivals” bill, and the release and subsequent concerns raised by NZ’s updated defense strategy.
Read MoreKyle and Mark try and cover the entirety of a ludicrous week in NZ and international politics. From Kiri Allan to Climate Crises through “leaked” tax policy and National’s bizarre new stance on sex education.
Read More1/200 is joined by Rustie and Finlay to talk recent polling coverage, Labour’s multiple announcements about crime policy, and National’s attempt to raid renters’ Kiwisaver accounts.
Read MoreWe speak with Finlay and Mikey about People Against Prisons Aotearoa and their new Care not Cages campaign and discuss crime policy and youth justice particularly in regards to right-wing rhetoric. We also manage to find time to cover Hipkins’ ruling out of wealth and capital gains taxes.
Read MoreKyle speaks with highschool teachers Adam and Pmax about the current multiple crises in our schools, and with our education system. We discuss recruitment, retention and the funding situation that’s led to strikes as well as the structural and institutional issues and how government might start to fix them.
Read MoreWe talk within the “Wellington Bubble” with returning guests Mark Cubey and Stephanie Rodgers. We discuss the incessant yammering about Tory Whanau and Kiri Allan and how much at odds it is with coverage of other politicians. The Greens released an extensive housing and renters policy this week, but you’d hardly know what that involved given the main commentary has been from landlords. And how important are the minor parties going to be this election in the face of the big two treading water?
Read More1/200 is joined by International Relations expert Van Jackson to discuss NZ’s Foreign Policy paradigm, what it means to defer to a “rules based order” and the issues with global hegemony.
Read More1/200 discusses the rightwing’s use of equity concerns in healthcare to make racist attacks and how this is affecting the media and political environment. Tertiary cuts continue to be ignored by Labour, why and what does it mean?? James Cameron donated to the Green Party, should we be sad about it?
Read MoreI had the chance to sit down with Mark Cubey and Jeremy Rose to discuss the NZ media industry of the last few decades. We talk about the current state of news media, the challenges being faced and the opportunities for a renaissance.
Read MoreThis week we focused on critiquing dominant media narratives, how establishment media frames and treats their profession. The obvious examples are based on RNZ’s recent Reuters-editing scandal, but it turns out the same patterns crop up in political campaign reporting, economics and education issues.
Read More1/200 rounds up the Auckland Council budget situation with discussion about organinsing and coalition building at the public and representative level. We’re joined by comms expert and Green Party candidate for Ōhāriu, Stephanie Rodgers to discuss the political communication pipeline, recent failures in that space and how the left can get cut through in mainstream media.
Read MoreHave you noticed more people seem to be sick? You're not alone, Kiwi's are taking 78% more sick days. One school has had to close this year due to overwhelming staff illness. We can end the disruptions to our lives and our health, but only if we take the practical lessons from the last 3 years. Hear from experts on what we've learned about children's health since 2020, why people are getting sick, and most importantly, what we can do to keep our whānau safe.
Read MoreToo much happened this week in politics, yet despite this political coverage in our media predominantly focused on sad, tired PR lines and horse-race politics between Labur and National as our gallery tried to show how they’re somehow exactly the same. We touch briefly on that dynamic but also try to cover MDRS, managed retreat and Hipkins’ ludicrous comments on the tertiary sector.
Read MoreMayor of Auckland Wayne Brown has proposed a budget of sweeping cuts to public services along with the sale of Auckland Airport. He says both of these are necessary to limit soaring rates and the council’s debt. But should we believe him? Paul interviews Max Harris from campaigning group A Better Budget for Auckland to do a deep dive on the budget and discuss how it fits in to broader political struggles.
Read MoreSchool Strike For Climate kids are trying to get attention back onto climate change policy in election year. ETS-style economistic thinking doesn't work in a democracy - Government is defending giving millions in corporate welfare to profitable & polluting companies. Polling after the budget and the National Party strategy in a cost of living crisis. Tertiary institutions are making cuts, and it's a complicated problem to address.
Read MoreIn this episode we consider catching up on everything that’s happened during our hiatus, decide it’s TOO DAMN MUCH and focus on the budget and the nascent campaigns for Election 2023.
Read MoreA little-known progressive challenger from the wrong side of the tracks battles the human embodiment of business rapaciousness. No, it's not the Auckland mayoral race, but Chicago's - and this time, the progressive won. Journalist Miles Kampf-Lassin tells 1/200 how Brandon Johnson and the coalition behind him made history.
Read MoreAn ensemble cast looks back on 1/200 four and a half years on. We discuss the current environment, climate politics, inequality, ‘wokeism’, and the struggle for an independent foreign policy. We look at what can be done and what’s next on the agenda for left politics as we go on hiatus. With Branko, Kyle, Philip, Justine, Josephine, Paul and Mark.
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