Join Georgina Stylianou and Brigitte Morten as they buzz through the spin, the jargon and the pointy-heads of New Zealand politics so you don‘t have to. The sel...
In the first episode for 2025 the Gals talk about the Government’s New Year’s resolutions, one party making a lot of noise, the PM’s Cabinet reshuffle and the orange buffoon (President Trump).
Brigitte calls out the Labour Party for “oppositioning for opposition’s sake” and Georgie speaks her mind about duck face influencers.
Yass Queen to a new visa type and Beehave Mate to Google Maps.
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45:13
Penis or genius?
We made it to the end of 2024! This week the Gals recap the political year that’s been and look back on some highlights and lowlights before looking ahead to 2025.
Merry Christmas wonderful listeners and we’ll speak to you again soon. Ka kite!
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40:18
Happy dogs and wooden cocks
This week the Gals talk about having a Ferrari with nowhere to park it, all things Urgency, a review of our sex education curriculum and what a bloody great week it’s been for greyhounds and animal lovers.
Yass Queen to our Deputy Prime Minister and Beehave Mate to ACC.
Question Time: Democracy nerd Brigitte provides an explanation on the difference between select committee and committee stages.
Plus, we have a bit of bonus content this week…. Our Gal Holly pops in to share a bit of news.
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40:16
Double Brown and the mace
This week the Gals chat about Scrutiny Week, Auckland Transport, a review of the country’s competition settings and what the Government has to do with a solar company and a mussel farm.
Yass Queen to the hopeful saviours of the Santa Parade and Beehave Mate to a martial law declaration in an Asian democracy.
Question Time – all the information you’ve never known you’ve needed on Parliament’s mace.
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47:05
Airport chaos and dumb ducks
This week the Gals mark the one-year anniversary of the Government thruple, chat about gangs and police stations and discuss a very confusing announcement about our Smokefree 2025 target.
The Gals also reflect on the death of former National Party Minister, and Brigitte’s friend and old boss, Nikki Kaye.
Yass Queen to a media outlet for doing the hard yards and Brigitte has Georgie in tears over this week’s Beehave Mate (clue – it’s to do with discrimination against green people and talking animals).
Then Georgie sounds like a boomer in Question Time about IShowSpeed’s visa.
Join Georgina Stylianou and Brigitte Morten as they buzz through the spin, the jargon and the pointy-heads of New Zealand politics so you don‘t have to. The self-confessed political geeks will bring you a weekly update of all things politics but will try and make it sexy. Ok so maybe not sexy sexy, but not boring!
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