With Police Minister Mark Mitchell, Ngāti Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber, new Opportunities leader Qiulae Wong, and NZ First MP Andy Foster.
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Opportunity: TOP rebrands as it chases 5% MMP threshold
The political outfit formerly known as The Opportunities Party is continuing to chase the 5% MMP threshold to enter Parliament.
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It's been almost a decade now since the party burst into the political scene, in its early days bankrolled by rich-lister and philanthropist Gareth Morgan who positioned it as a vehicle for "evidence-based" policy that's neither firmly right nor left.
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Q+A meets Opportunity's new leader Qiulae Wong, who has a background in sustainable business. Wong says the party has, in the past, been rightly criticised for being overly focused on policy at the expense of connecting with people.
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Te Pāti Māori: Party distracted from issues, says iwi leader
FULL INTERVIEW: Ngāti Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber is calling for reconciliation after Te Pāti Māori's national council expelled MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris.
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Barber, who is trying to broker a peace deal between the factions of the party for the Iwi Chairs Forum, says the unrest has been "pretty damaging" for Māori as a whole. As iwi grapple with the consequences of Government policy, he says Te Pāti Māori needs to focus on the bigger picture rather than fight among themselves.
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Barber says the party "haven't taken heed" of the Iwi Chairs Forum's calls for reconciliation. Q+A asks him what that reveals about how Te Pāti Māori views iwi leaders, and whether John Tamihere can remain president of a united Māori party.
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IPCA report: Mark Mitchell on police trust after Jevon McSkimming saga
Police Minister Mark Mitchell says trust needs to be regained after the Independent Police Conduct Authority found there were "significant failings" in the way police responded to complaints about former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming.
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Q+A asked him why allegations weren't raised in his office earlier and whether there were wider structural issues at play.
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Mitchell spoke of a “corrupt Police executive" in the interview, then later walked back on his comments.
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He said in a statement: “Regarding my comments on corruption, I acknowledge that the IPCA report did not use the words corrupt or corruption and on reflection I misspoke. Like most New Zealanders, I am personally disgusted by the behaviour highlighted in the IPCA report.”
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The IPCA report did find that in handling complaints McSkimming, Police bypassed standard processes. Although they didn’t find evidence of collusion, they did find senior officers — including the former Commissioner — attempted to rush investigations to help McSkimming’s application for commissioner and failed to recognise the inappropriateness of their actions.
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Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, November 9 2025
With Nikhil Ravishankar, William Dalrymple, and Stephen Rowe
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