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Midweek - Republican rollback, election endgames, radio gets a break
04/11/2026 | 20 mins.A blue tsunami catches out cautious US media and pollsters, an energy-sapping election campaign enters the endgame here, and radio gets a government windfall.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more detailsAdvocacy ads & poll problems, do media manifest in manifestos?
31/10/2026 | 36 mins.Political parties and third parties seek to sway the vote - as polls preoccupy the media. Also: future of media debated, and do media manifest in party manifestos?
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more detailsMidweek - job cuts & a strike, members benefits, soundtracks in news
28/10/2026 | 20 mins.The big debates are done, but the election onslaught rolls on - even on YouTube in the sauna. Also: Stuff urged to scrap regional news cuts, TVNZ staff walk out - and sentimental soundtracks in the news.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more detailsGang angst and law & order red meat, ban social media or fix it?
24/10/2026 | 38 mins.Law and order was under the radar this election, until candidates campaigning at gang events hit the headlines. Also: both big parties want to ban social media for U-16s. A tech expert in the ‘NZ of the North’ says he has a better way.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more detailsMidweek - election debate deluge, gang scandal get legs, jobs on the line
21/10/2026 | 23 mins.Almost all-election almost all-the-time as voting nears. Also, the gang visit scandal, Parents Alliance examined - and more journalists' jobs on the line.
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