This week the Gals talk about the Budget countdown, cops in the swimming pool, doctor strikes and prisoner voting rights and Trump winning the Canadian election.
Yass Queen to an MP advocating for vulnerable women and Beehave Mate to New Zealand’s failure to protect our most vulnerable children.
Question Time: How do we make a change for our country with respect to ‘no social media before 16’?
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55:19
Show me the money
This week we're talking about financial miscalculations, early childhood education, the PM's tiki tour and spat with his deputy as well as whether the definition of women needs legislating.
Esther cries foul play on cat travel prices to the regions and the Beehave mate crown goes to one of our own! As we're recording on ANZAC Day it's fitting Chris Penk gets a Yaas Queen for extending the definition of veterans.
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47:58
“But she said she was a lawyer”
This week the Gals chat about defence spending, trade wars, changes to our we run our elections and the demise of the Treaty Principles Bill.
Yass Queen to the departing political editor of the NZ Herald and a close-to-home Beehave Mate this week as the Gals recount a recent encounter outside Parliament.
Question Time: Is Gerry Brownlee doing a good job as Speaker?
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59:01
Cowboys, Roadcones & Crocodiles
This week the Gals celebrate the end of the ferry saga, congratulate Minister Chris Penk on more important, but boring, building reform and question whether the term “bussy” should ever caption a picture of a child.
Yass Queen goes to a brilliant street artist and Beehave Mate to Trump (cause he really did the dirty on Aotearoa this week).
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45:42
Welcome to the simulation situation
This week the Gals talk about the pesky RMA, a shocking error by government agencies and disappearing electorates.
Yass Queen to a positive example of AI in politics and Beehave Mate to both our major political parties for bickering about working groups.
Question Time: How do staffers get matched to Ministers?
Join Georgina Stylianou, Brigitte Morten and Esther Robinson 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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