Episodes

  • The Reformer - Geoffrey Palmer

    The Reformer - Geoffrey Palmer
    Apr 6 2017
    In The 9th Floor, a landmark new series for RNZ, Guyon Espiner talks to five former NZ Prime Ministers, starting with reforming lawmaker Sir Geoffrey Palmer, who became our 33rd PM in 1989.
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    1 hr
  • The Trader - Mike Moore

    The Trader - Mike Moore
    Apr 12 2017
    In part two of The 9th Floor, Guyon Espiner talks to Mike Moore about his short stint as Prime Minister in 1990, followed by his miraculous near-comeback in 1993.
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    57 mins
  • The Negotiator - Jim Bolger

    The Negotiator - Jim Bolger
    Apr 20 2017
    In part three of The 9th Floor, Guyon Espiner talks to Jim Bolger, who steered New Zealand through a turbulent seven years that saw more economic upheaval, a resetting of race relations and the arrival of MMP.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • The Challenger - Jenny Shipley

    The Challenger - Jenny Shipley
    Apr 27 2017
    In part four, Guyon Espiner talks to Dame Jenny Shipley about being the first woman on the 9th Floor, plus coups and coalitions, welfare reform and Winston Peters. And, above all, her commitment to change.
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    1 hr
  • The Commander - Helen Clark

    The Commander - Helen Clark
    May 4 2017
    In part five of The 9th Floor, Guyon Espiner talks to Helen Clark about her three terms in power as she sought to draw a line under Rogernomics, unleash new social reforms and rethink New Zealand's place in the world.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The Book Launch

    The Book Launch
    Oct 6 2017
    In this final, bonus podcast, join Helen Clark, Jim Bolger, Dame Jenny Shipley and Sir Geoffrey Palmer in conversation with Tim Watkin and Guyon Espiner, as we launch the book of the series, The 9th Floor.
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    1 hr and 2 mins