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Focus on Politics

Focus on Politics

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 Weekly insight into the political issues that matter from RNZ's gallery team.(C) Radio New Zealand 2025 Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Farmers celebrate as coalition slashes methane target

    Farmers celebrate as coalition slashes methane target
    Oct 17 2025

    Political reporter Anneke Smith looks into the government's plans to soften its targets for methane emissions - and what the farming and scientific communities think it means for the country, and the planet.

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    16 mins
  • Questions linger after Te Pāti Māori reset

    Questions linger after Te Pāti Māori reset
    Oct 10 2025

    Te Pāti Māori has regrouped after the death of an MP, a confronting outburst about multiculturalism and a key ally - Toitū Te Tiriti - severing allegiance. It held a 'reset' at Parliament this week, though it ended in the party's co-leaders storming off when asked about allegations of dictatorial leadership. Our political reporter Lillian Hanly explains why and what the party was trying to achieve this week.

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    16 mins
  • Energy tweaks expose electoral live wire for National

    Energy tweaks expose electoral live wire for National
    Oct 3 2025

    In Focus on Politics this week, the government's struggle to convince with its big energy announcement augurs a stormy election season ahead. With National's coalition partners amping up for the election, political reporter Russell Palmer untangles an issue that promises to electrify the electorate.

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    16 mins
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