Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief

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NZ Property Economy Crisis: Why Higher Interest Rates Hurt Kiwis
10/07/2026 | 35 mins.
The Reserve Bank just delivered an interest rate hike that the National Party desperately wanted to avoid. This completely shatters their script, yet Nicola Willis is trying to spin this as a sign of a strengthening economic recovery.

We check in with Ani O'Brien and Ashley Church to see if this economic turnaround is actually real or just more Wellington spin.

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Three Strikes for Burglars and Shane Jones Uncensored
09/07/2026 | 30 mins.
We are focusing on victims today as we look at Act's three strikes proposal for repeat burglars. Burglary is a home invasion, not a property crime, so why does our system treat it so lightly? Plus, Minister Shane Jones is in the studio. He is fired up about West Coast mining, the India trade deal, and why co-governance is growing like a tapeworm.
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Doctor Shortage New Zealand: Why Labour’s Free GP Promise Fails
08/07/2026 | 19 mins.
Labour is promising three free GP visits for everyone. It sounds great, but we are hundreds of doctors short right now. Outgoing GP boss Dr Brian Betty joins us to look past the political slogans at the reality of our healthcare system.
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Road Cone Waste & Real Estate Rule Scrapped
07/07/2026 | 26 mins.
We have finally seen common sense win after Parliament ditched an absurd rule that banned real estate agents from working for five years over a missed 90-minute course. Plus, we dive into the multi-million-dollar road cone madness. A traffic boss fronts up on why Auckland is dragging its feet on new rules and why worker abuse is spiking.
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Conservation Amendment Bill: South Island Farmers Expose Bureaucracy
06/07/2026 | 28 mins.
The 40-year-old conservation system is broken, and bureaucratic delays are letting pests ruin our land. We talk to South Island farmers Richard and Simon, who are fighting for common-sense updates to the law. They are on the frontline while Wellington insiders argue over ideology. Plus, we look at your feedback on the political circus in the Beehive.
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About Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief

Duncan Garner: Editor in Chief is a New Zealand politics and current affairs podcast hosted by veteran broadcaster Duncan Garner. With more than 30 years across TV, radio, and newspapers, Duncan brings sharp opinion, hard questions, political interviews, and breaking news analysis on NZ politics, government, media, the economy, and the stories shaping New Zealand. Email: duncan@rova.nz Facebook : Instagram : YouTube : rova

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