• Focus on Politics

  • By: RNZ
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Focus on Politics

By: RNZ
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  • Weekly insight into the political issues that matter from RNZ's gallery team.
    (C) Radio New Zealand 2024
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Politics & Government
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Episodes
  • Tobacco debate getting heated at Parliament

    Tobacco debate getting heated at Parliament
    Oct 4 2024
    Casey Costello is the Smokefree Minister accused of helping Big Tobacco - something she strongly denies. The pressure on her has only grown amid questions about the advice she's relied on to push through tax cuts on heated tobacco products. In Focus on Politics this week, RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch lays out the latest revelations surrounding New Zealand's Smokefree strategy as overseen by the minister and NZ First MP Casey Costello.
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    16 mins
  • Interislander ferry's future adrift amid coalition indecision

    Interislander ferry's future adrift amid coalition indecision
    Sep 27 2024
    In December last year the Coalition government pulled the pin on the Interislander ferry replacement project, saying it was time to get real about what had been a significant budget blowout from $700m to about $3b. More than 10 months on, Cabinet has yet to discuss what will replace the project due to coalition disagreement about the best solution, as the ageing current fleet faces maintenance difficulties. In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Editor Jo Moir examines the government's rocky relationship with its Cook Strait crossing.
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    16 mins
  • Tough-on-crime talk becomes a numbers game

    Tough-on-crime talk becomes a numbers game
    Sep 20 2024
    The coalition campaigned on a return to law-and-order with a hardline approach emphasising personal responsibility and a crackdown on gangs. Nearly a year in power, many of the numbers seem to be going the wrong way - but statistics on crime and policing are notoriously difficult to draw conclusions from. In this week's Focus on Politics, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch assesses how the government's tough-on-crime crusade is going, and what's ahead.
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    16 mins

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