
Adjournment Debate: It's déjà vu all over again
21/12/2025 | 13 mins.
Every year Parliament ends in a more or less identical way, with the adjournment debate. To prove it, we sift its moments using previous years' descriptors.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Minor parties plot major influence on election year
19/12/2025 | 16 mins.
The leaders of ACT, New Zealand First, Te Pāti Māori, and the Green Party sit down with RNZ's press gallery team to share their thoughts on 2025, and what they've got up their sleeves for election year.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Behind the picket lines
18/12/2025 | 45 mins.
From the Cook Strait ferry strikes to the fiery union battles of the 1970s, New Zealand’s history is written in industrial action. Now, as nurses, teachers and doctors walk off the job, what lessons can we draw from a century of strikes?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The Whip 17 December
17/12/2025 | 27 mins.
Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Maria Slade, Fran O'Sullivan and Sue Bradford. They touch briefly on a new political poll and the Bondi shooting, before diving into the newly-announced mega Ministry: the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport. Then, they look at some bold calls from ACT leader David Seymour in his end-of-year interview.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni
16/12/2025 | 34 mins.
Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report on Wednesday for the Weekly Political Panel. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details



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