Politics NZ

If you follow New Zealand politics, you'll want to follow Politics NZ. Get Nine to Noon Politics, The Whip, Morning Report's politicians panel, Focus on Politics, The House, & Context all in one feed.

Politics NZ is RNZ's podcast feed dedicated to the political life of New Zealand

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Pension Wars: The NZ Super Promise That Changed Politics

It's the third rail of New Zealand politics: Touch it and you die. From Richard Seddon's groundbreaking old-age pension, to Rob Muldoon's Dancing Cossacks to, Jim Bolger's "No ifs, no buts, no maybes" Corin and Guyon trace the history of New Zealand Superannuation.
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Guyon Espiner, Corin Dann and Richard Seddon

The Whip 4 February 2026

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Andrea Vance, Maria Slade, and Chris Finlayson. They discuss the latest rise in unemployment figures and how the Government will handle it, and an eventful start to Waitangi celebrations.
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Political commentators Tim Hurdle and Lianne Dalziel

Kathryn, Tim and Lianne discuss recent events in politics including the resignation of Judith Collins.
Judith Collins in her Beehive office post-retirement media conference on 28/01/26

How MMP changed politics

New Zealand’s MMP voting system promised fairness and diversity — but has it delivered? In this episode of Context, Guyon Espiner and Corin Dann look back at how MMP came to be, from a slip-up by David Lange in the 1980s to Winston Peters’ rise as kingmaker, and now Christopher Luxon’s challenge of managing a three-party government.
Guyon Espiner is wearing headphones positioned on the left of the image looking to the right. Corin Dann is wearing headphones on the right of the image looking towards the left. In the middle of the image is a yellow square featuring a picture of Winston Peters . In the bottom left hand corner is the logo for the podcast series 'Context' in mustard yellow.

The Whip 28 January 2026

Join Wallace Chapman for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by Corin Dann, Holly Bennett and Tracey Martin. They discuss Judith Collins' legacy in politics; the politicians' response to the fatal weather events in the Bay of Plenty; the latest political poll and why Winston Peters' has cause to be smiling and the extraordinary ICE crackdown in the US.

Weekly Political Panel: Simeon Brown and Carmel Sepuloni

Simeon Brown and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel.
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Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas

Gareth, Ben and Kathryn discuss the latest in politics including the election date, latest polls and what sort of campaign might be run this year.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon - with Nicola Willis - announces the general election will be held on 7 November as National's caucus meets to start the 2026 political year.

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