Kyle speaks with foreign correspondent Glen Johnson about his time reporting in Ukraine, what he sees as the reasons and challenges of the ongoing Russian invasion and how memory politics is being used to start and maintain conflict. Now in Moldova, Glen explains how similar patterns are starting to unfold with US/NATO involvement in the country and a series of political changes that might cause unrest.
Read MoreJosephine, Kyle and Philip attempt to cover the entire week’s happenings in an hour, and fail. The response to the home invasion of Maipi-Clarke leads into a wider discussion about structural violence and electoral choices. Why are western liberal democracies consistently failing to respond to the needs of their people?
Read MoreKyle chats with Council of Trade Unions Director of Policy and Economist Craig Renney about economic narratives during this election year, how to talk about economics from the left, the importance of engaging with people and why focusing on outcomes for workers is so important.
Read MoreKyle and Mark discuss an incredible variety of topics around political and governance institutions in Aotearoa with Deb Te Kawa including performance targets, engagement with the public and how neoliberalism has impacted public management.
Read MoreWe discuss trans-rights organising against transphobes in Auckland this week, what it means to protest and the importance of creating space for trans people and experiences. Less importantly we also cover the election debates this week with a brief foray into the new economic numbers.
Read MoreWe discuss the week that was in current political events, Posie Parker has cancelled her trip to NZ but the far-right is still organising, the ACT party are continuing to engage in extreme rhetoric amid a lack of real pressure on right-wing parties. ACT and National both continue to release radical rightwing policies that are both incoherent and ripped straight from the UK.
Read MoreKyle speaks with Dr Andrew Dickson about the political decision by Labour to exclude babies from ACC coverage for birthing injuries.
Read MoreWe cover the week’s politics post- the major party campaign launches last weekend. We discuss how the campaign ‘proper’ might effect polling, the ineffectiveness of both Labour and National, ACT’s spontaneous combustion among it’s list candidates and what progressives can be hopeful about.
Read MoreWe sit down for a long, detailed discussion with renowned tax expert Terry Baucher to talk about the current tax environment in NZ, what got us here and the different plans and outcomes of political party tax policy.
Read MoreNational launched an absolute failure of a tax plan this week amid a lull in political news as parliament had it’s final session before the election and the major parties prepared for a weekend launching their campaigns. We talk about the tax policy, competing narratives, and what might be in store over the next 6 weeks.
Read MoreKyle chats with Paris Marx and Kieran McLean about the turn to the right across western liberal democracies and the way that bigotry politics is being used as the leading edge to mask increasingly extreme neoliberal economic reform - with close reference to NZ, Canada and the US.
Read MoreThis week we discuss ACT party candidate troubles and the marginal shift in media coverage of right-wing parties. We dip into some policy critique as ACT and National seek to cash in on crime rhetoric with increasingly incoherent announcements. And why isn’t Labour taking advantage of the current vacuum to offer anything to voters?
Read MoreIt’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?
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