The Whip for 27 May 2026

The Whip for 10 June 2026

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Guyon Espiner, Lillian Hanly and Tracey Martin. First, Labour's first big election policy is out - a weekly cap on public transport fares. Then they look at the controversy surrounding the newly announced Labour candidate who's a top police staffer. And 30 years on, has MMP served New Zealand well? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=35f90394-d167-46e2-acd8-cf1ef5912f0f]

Morning Report Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Supuloni

Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=89e63ce0-99f3-49f5-9c8c-e3bfca05df2b]

Political commentators Tracey Martin and Liam Hehir

Tracey, Liam and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including the post-Budget mop-up. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=33ec9aaa-42ab-46e7-a55d-62ebd4b33c0b]

Politics; starting them young

Parliament hums with activity, teeming with MPs, staffers, petitioners, journalists, officials… and school students. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=00dfc857-f1e9-4d92-930b-bcaa33d10b96]

Penk's verbal nuclear bomb inflames defence debates

In Focus on Politics, Russell Palmer recounts how and why a debate about nuclear free policy ended before it began, links to defence spending, and the impact on the relationship with Australia. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=8a6ae9a2-7fcc-4a35-ae8a-80141a8e17b3]