Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief

The left is crying foul over right-wing vote splitting, yet the numbers tell a completely different story. I look at how the Greens gained nearly 60,000 party votes in the Māori electorates while Te Pāti Māori lost 50,000.

Damien and Ani join me in the studio to unpack the MMP overhang, why Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins are both looking terminal, and whether the Opportunity Party will actually hold the balance of power.
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Fifty-eight RNZ workers face losing their jobs while chief executive Paul Thompson stays on his $611,000 salary until December. Duncan calls out the $12 million deficit, the unapproved $5 million overdraft, and the total lack of accountability at the top.

Plus, former broadcasting minister Maurice Williamson joins us to unpack the RNZ mess and expose the left's hypocrisy over MMP vote splitting
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Chris Luxon spent months promising he would never work with The Opportunity Party. Days after the election, he welcomed Qiulae Wong straight into his office for an hour-long chat. We break down the flip-flop, the MMP arithmetic, and ask if Luxon has traded away his credibility just to keep the top job. Ani O'Brien and Ashley Church join Duncan to pull apart the fallout.
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After 30 years inside Parliament, outgoing Speaker Gerry Brownlee is packing up his office, and he is not holding back. He sits down with Duncan to unpack the messy election fallout, why he feels uneasy about tactical vote splitting, and what Chris Luxon is really doing behind closed doors. Plus, he opens up about Christchurch, Pike River, and the brutal reality of modern politics.
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Christopher Luxon might be walking back into the ninth floor, but he has everybody else to thank. National told voters not to split their vote, but everyday Kiwis did it anyway to save the centre-right. Now, with special votes hanging in the balance, Luxon may have to swallow a massive dead rat and pick up the phone to the Opportunity Party. Duncan breaks down the political arrogance.
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