Focus on Politics

What happens if Opportunity holds the balance of power, but Christopher Luxon refuses to pick up the phone? On the latest Caucus, we pick apart Luxon's implausible proposition and Qiulae Wong's negotiating strategy. Plus: AI ads, the last ever Chris-v-Chris debate, and Paul Goldsmith's pickle.

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This campaign, the Caucus podcast has teamed up with Focus on Politics. Jo Moir, Craig McCulloch and Tim Watkin discuss the multi-party debate, the strategic contest between the Greens and the Opportunity Party, and Winston Peters’ position in the election campaign.

This campaign, the Caucus podcast has teamed up with Focus on Politics. Jo Moir, Craig McCulloch and Tim Watkin discuss the multi-party debate, the strategic contest between the Greens and the Opportunity Party, and Winston Peters’ position in the election campaign.
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This campaign, the Caucus podcast has teamed up with Focus on Politics. Join Tim Watkin, along with Jo Moir and Craig McCulloch from RNZ's press gallery team, every week in the lead-up to voting day. This episode: red meat policy, the first leaders' debate and fiscal bickering.
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In the biggest multi-verse event of 2026, the Caucus podcast has teamed up with Focus on Politics this campaign to take you inside the fight for power.

It's Caucus, but reshuffled - with Jo Moir and Craig McCulloch from RNZ's press gallery team, joining Tim Watkin every week in the lead-up to voting day.

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The 54th Parliament has adjourned, and politicians have been let loose on the campaign trail. Before they fled the building, political reporter Giles Dexter sat down with the parties and asked what the public could expect from them over the next six weeks.
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