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Senior political reporter Azaria Howell joins Andrew Dickens to review the week in politics.
PM Chris Luxon has survived a second challenge to his leadership this year. A failed coup ended with a caucus vote that ruled in the Prime Minister's favour, and saw the sacking of former Defence Minister Chris Penk.
And Opportunity could be the kingmakers in this election as some polls predict the newcomers will get as high as 8% of the vote.
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A number of people appear to be dodging their civic duty.
The Spinoff reports about a third of people summoned for jury service last year didn't respond to their summons or turn up to court.
It's the highest rate recorded in the past five years.
Chief Victims Advisor Ruth Money told Andrew Dickens that those people would want someone to step up for them if they were accused of a crime.
She says it's incredibly important to show up to jury service, and equally, to see the harm being caused in the community.
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A former police investigator says officers are fully justified for shooting dead an armed person, whether it's an imitation weapon or not.
A man was killed yesterday - after he carried a stolen air rifle into Auckland's Sylvia Park Shopping Centre.
Lance Burdett says the officer who killed him would've been acting on their training.
He told Andrew Dickens the fact the man had taken the weapon out of the car signalled intent.
Burdett says people with imitation firearms have been shot in New Zealand in the past because you cannot tell.
Corrections says the man had been serving community detention.
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Could a gondola in Queenstown ease traffic woes?
That's the multi-million dollar question - as National pledges to support public transit initiatives to reduce congestion if re-elected.
It includes looking at a gondola to connect the airport with the town centre - paid for by the National Land Transport fund made up of fuel taxes and road user charges.
Queenstown Mayor John Glover told Andrew Dickens that congestion is an urgent issue.
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