Buckle up as the IDP trio take you through their ups and downs of this week’s policy and politics. We cover everything from it being the most agricultural time of the year, Jesse gets stuck into the oil and gas ban, more MPs (and now parties too…) getting in trouble, the 2024 India election, the equity around Lotto, plus Maddy and Henry go head-to-head over the MP accommodation allowance.

How bad is our drinking problem? Plus the end of department stores, the overregulation of your kid's kindy, another turn in the story of Tiwai Point and the return of economics king Henry!

It’s the most exciting time of the year – the day you have all been waiting for – Budget 2024! After studying the documentation of the nation’s piggy bank all day, Jesse, Maddy and Henry take you through their peaks and troughs of the budget and outline some of the fiscal funnies that they have come across.

This week your IDP trio discuss whether there is opportunity in us following Singapore’s Temasek investment model, NZ’s first human rights case based on gender, whether Peter Jackson and Gollum are going to pull us out of the economic downturn, more MPs getting in trouble (a weekly occurrence at the moment), the Kāinga Ora review is finally complete, and the dangers of Auckland’s CBD. Tune in later this week for our BIG BUDGET BONANZA!

Another big week in politics as we take you through the Strike Force Raptor rising from the ashes, the state of the US presidential elections, startups taking off, MP's ducking for cover, and those ducking out altogether... for Treasure Island perhaps?

Another big week in the policy world! We talk the funding of water, Maddy and Henry battle it out over property management, the cell phone ban and our OECD report card.

This week we discuss the ups and downs in cabinets, free speech at university, protectionism, the evidence behind single sex education and we farewell the king of our climate hearts - James Shaw

The team is back with another run through of this weeks biggest stories. From mega tunnels to mega wins for pet owning renters. We also cover off the return of your favourite cold and flu tablets, the review into state housing and the ongoing state of media.