We're talking about the 2022 local election. What happened in Auckland? What happened in Wellington? Are there other places in NZ? Not sure. We discuss turnout, demographics, structural barriers, strategies, what we can learn for general elections and the future. With Kyle, Philip & Rustie.
Read MoreThe co-hosts go deep on NZ local election turn out, mayoral races and political accountability before pivoting to the economic policy of Truss and Kwarteng and what it might mean for NZ and the National Party’s approach.
Read MoreLuxon says Uffindell is vindicated & we should just trust him. The Herald's Mood of the Boardroom is... grumpy, greedy & antidemocratic. Jacinda Ardern spoke at the United Nations about Russia, Ukraine, disinformation and climate change.
Read MoreKyle chats with Finlay from People Against Prisons Aotearoa about the removal of covid public health measures and the IPCA/OPC report into illegal photographing and storage of individuals private information.
Read More1/200 welcomes long time contributors Ross and Josephine to discuss the response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the institution of the monarchy and the Rotorua emergency housing scandal.
Read MoreThis week Labour flipped on a KiwiSaver GST plan & Luxon flopped to rule out Freedom NZ. In international news we talked the death of Gorbachev. Did Boris Johnson sink a peace deal in Ukraine? Finally, Chile is going to the polls on the 49th anniversary of the election of Salvador Allende, to vote on a historically progressive Constitution.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreJulie 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.
Read MorePhilip and Branko discuss the dual National and Labour ‘bullying’ sagas, climate change and extreme flooding across NZ, and the plight of striking fire fighters.
Read MoreWe'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.
Read MoreKyle 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreKyle 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.
Read MoreJust 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreKyle, 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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