On the 18th anniversary of the Enough is Enough rally and 6 months after the parliament grounds occupation, the Tamakis were back marching through Wellington this week.
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Julie Anne Genter MP goes on 1/200. We discussed where the Greens are now, electoral theories of change, cost of living arguments and what is wrong (or right) with our civil service institutions. With Philip & Kyle.
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Philip and Branko discuss the dual National and Labour ‘bullying’ sagas, climate change and extreme flooding across NZ, and the plight of striking fire fighters.
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We're back with another cheery current events ep to warm the cockles of your heart. The Labour & National Parties are on trial over donations scandals. The cost of living payments are putting the 'mean' in means testing. Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan so now we have to talk about nuclear war again. With Branko, Kyle & Philip.
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Kyle and Rustie chat with 3 progressive candidates for local elections. Louise, Lachlan and Jon talk about their respective campaigns in Hamilton, Wellington and Auckland, what it's like on the ground and how they're talking about local issues with the electorate.
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The 1 of 200 crew survey the wreckage of the last week of takes on the Green Party leadership furor, and find that one week on, the nation's pundits still have no idea what they're talking about. Maybe they should've listened to our last episode. We close by comparing the Labour government's inaction to the good-but-bad climate bill unveiled in the US this week.
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At the Green Party AGM, around 30% of delegates voted to 'Reopen Nominations' rather than give James Shaw another year as co-leader. What does that mean? Two men accused of fraud over donations to the NZ First Foundation have been found not guilty by the High Court.
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Kyle and Philip talk with Marco de Jong from the Cancel RIMPAC Coalition about the mythos of NZ’s independent foreign policy and the stark reality of what closer military coordination with the US looks like for the future of the Pacific.
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Just Kyle and Branko this week, blitzing through a parade of major global developments: Abe dead; Johnson finished; Ardern hits Oz. Is the Australia-New Zealand partnership back? Is the government walking back on its drift toward the Washington orbit? And why is the media so damn soft on Luxon? We can't promise we'll give you the answer, but you'll at least enjoy the journey.
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The OG 3 (Branko, Kyle & Philip) caught up for a long chat covering a wide spectrum of issues. The Proud Boys have been declared a terrorist organisation. Rating the idea of Health NZ vs District Health Boards. Jacinda in Europe for a trade deal with the EU, speaking at NATO & great power aggression.
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Kyle, Jan and Rustie discuss the French Parliamentary elections and the by-election in Tauranga with the spectre of the reactionary right looming over both.
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Realism: these days, you either love it or hate it, with the Ukraine war and analysis of its causes and solutions prompting a debate about its merits. To cut through the noise, Danny Bessner joins Branko to explain the history of realism, what we can learn from it, what we should reject, and its stark limits.
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The ILO have dismissed Business NZ on FPAs. The He Waka Eke Noa plan has been released and is far too weak. The National Party are polling better & better under Luxon.
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Kyle hosts Adam and Pedagogy to discuss their experiences of teaching at the chalk-face while the Omicron wave rips through NZ schools. They discuss the challenges for students and staff as an under-resourced, poorly communicated health response from the Ministry flounders as we head into winter.
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An update on Business NZs FPA misinformation campaign (not mad just disappointed). Won't somebody please think of the children; Covid is ripping through our schools. Finally in geopolitics, the NZ government seems to have definitively chosen Team USA.
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After the political & media reaction to the 2022 budget, Paul, Kyle & Philip sit down to talk it through
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Kyle, Paul and Philip discuss Business NZ’s approach to FPAs, Tauranga by-election candidates and the Emissions Reduction Plan.
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Kyle and Justine speak with PSA Organiser Will Matthews about the Allied Health Workers strike and the current state of our health service.
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