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Focus on Politics

Focus on Politics

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Weekly insight into the political issues that matter from RNZ's gallery team.(C) Radio New Zealand 2025 Política y Gobierno
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  • Luxon and Hipkins give election-year teaser

    Luxon and Hipkins give election-year teaser
    Dec 12 2025

    RNZ's political team sits down with the leaders of the two major parties - National's Christopher Luxon and Labour's Chris Hipkins - to reflect on 2025 and look forward to election year.

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    16 m
  • Councils prepare to tighten belts with rates relief in sight

    Councils prepare to tighten belts with rates relief in sight
    Dec 5 2025

    The government is telling councils to 'live within their means' and is introducing a rates cap. It's popular with ratepayers who have seen their bills skyrocket, but councils are warning it'll come at a cost of services. Coming hot on the heels of the government's move to abolish regional councils, political reporter Giles Dexter examines what councils and ratepayers may have to learn to live with.

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    16 m
  • How the council 'reset' aims to spur amalgamations

    How the council 'reset' aims to spur amalgamations
    Nov 28 2025

    Just six weeks after voters elected new regional councillors, their jobs now hang in the balance after a government proposal to abolish them. But do the promises of simplicity and savings hold up, and where does all this lead in the long term? In Focus on Politics, Russell Palmer examines the government's shakeup of councils and the tension points for the government.

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    16 m
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