Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief

Winston Peters tells a Green MP to go home and the political world goes into full meltdown. Labour and the Greens are calling it racism, but is it actually prejudice or just classic Winston attacking a political ideology?

We break down the Parliament circus, the deafening double standards, and why everyday Kiwis struggling with mortgages are fed up with the endless outrage machine.
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Don Brash has unloaded on Christopher Luxon, calling his leadership gutless, hopeless, and ineffective. I find it hard to disagree. National is drifting back to 30% because Luxon is so terrified of offending anyone that he stands for nothing. We break down the brutal critique, look at how Labour got back in the game, and ask if Erica Stanford should be taking over.

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The Opportunities Party wants youth court extended to 25-year-olds, but we think it is total madness. Plus, Free Speech Union's Ani O'Brien joins us after facing threats to cancel her Auckland event tonight. We look at crime, justice, and free speech in New Zealand.

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Did Chris Luxon actually plan to rule out working with TOP, or did he just back himself into a corner under pressure? We sit down with pollster David Farrar to break down National's coalition strategy, TOP's radical tax and justice policies, and why the election race is looking tighter than ever.
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National wants to extend paid parental leave to 30 weeks, but families will have to wait until 2030 to get the full benefit. Nicola Willis tried to blame ACT for the delay, but National never pushed for it in the first place. David Seymour joins us to set the record straight on cost, policy priorities, and whether Kiwis are just being sold another long-term promise.
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