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The Nation: Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Saturday, 20 June 2015, 3:05 pm | The Nation
Jan Wright criticises state-owned Landcorp for converting forestry land to dairy farming, given the effect on the environment “Personally, I’ve not been able to understand why Crown agency is involved in such activity, because it doesn’t ... More >>
Lisa Owen interviews Conservative Party board member
Saturday, 20 June 2015, 2:22 pm | The Nation
John Stringer reveals he wrote to the party “about a year ago” concerned about the “awkwardness in the relationship” between Colin Craig and Press Secretary Rachel MacGregor and predicting it would “blow up in Colin’s face” during the ... More >>
Lisa Owen interviews Justice Minister Amy Adams
Saturday, 20 June 2015, 12:45 pm | The Nation
Lisa Owen interviews Justice Minister Amy Adams and law professor Ursula Cheer about the Harmful Digital Communications Bill More >>
Interview: Public Interest Project trustee Dr Jarrod Gilbert
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 3:44 pm | The Nation
Gilbert reveals the new NZ Public Interest Project investigating mistakes in the justice system intends to look at case of Timothy Taylor, jailed for the murder of Lisa Blakie More >>
Lisa Owen interviews Tim Groser & Stephen Jacobi
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 3:42 pm | The Nation
T im Groser: Today’s vote against fast-track authority by Democrats in the United States is a “rock in the road” that puts the Trans Pacific Partnership at risk. If the House of Representatives can’t negotiate around that next week “we will ... More >>
Patrick Gower interviews David Howman
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 12:11 pm | The Nation
David Howman: Well, I guess the answer to that is there’s probably at least two issues. One is money, because if you look back 20, 25 years, there was not the amount of money in world sport that there is today. And secondly, regrettably, because of ... More >>
The Nation: Clash of the Generations debate
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 3:14 pm | The Nation
On The Nation: Michelle Boag, Tau Henare and Simon Chapple debate Geoff Simmons, Asher Emanuel and Julie Anne Genter, moderated by Lisa Owen More >>
Lisa Owen interviews Generation Rent author Shamubeel Eaqub
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 1:01 pm | The Nation
Eaqub says current NZ policy is creating “housing apartheid” and “ghettoisation” as central city suburbs gentrify If house prices keep rising at the current rate, mortgage repayments will be more than the average income by 2031 “If nothing changes ... More >>
The Nation: Iwi Chairs Forum spokesman Haami Piripi
Saturday, 30 May 2015, 2:13 pm | The Nation
Haami Piripi says iwi want Government to transfer state houses to them at no cost, putting them at odds with National’s commitment to getting a “fair and reasonable” price for taxpayers. “We would argue that the market price is zero,” Piripi says, ... More >>
Lisa Owen interviews Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei
Saturday, 30 May 2015, 12:14 pm | The Nation
Turei says new male co-leader won't lead to any radical changes in direction for the party More >>
Lisa Owen interviews Northland GP Lance O'Sullivan
Sunday, 24 May 2015, 2:02 pm | The Nation
2014 New Zealander of the Years say National’s benefit increases are “a step in the right direction”, but calls on Government to do more Backs Government’s move to require beneficiaries to start working when their child turns three; “that’s ... More >>
Lisa Owen interviews Grant Robertson
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:54 pm | The Nation
Robertson says Labour will “definitely” look at changing the beneficiaries work obligation back to when their child turns five. More >>
Patrick Gower interviews Finance Minister Bill English:
Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:41 pm | The Nation
Finance Minister says he doesn’t know what difference his tax on capital gains will make to housing affordability and admits it may not have an impact on Auckland house prices. More >>
On The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Michael Woodhouse
Saturday, 16 May 2015, 2:00 pm | The Nation
Headlines: National is looking to give extra points to immigrant investors, entrepreneurs and skilled migrants willing to settle outside of Auckland to help regional development. “That could happen in the next few months”. Although Minister is unconcerned ... More >>
On The Nation: Simon Shepherd interviews Ken Auletta
Saturday, 16 May 2015, 12:03 pm | The Nation
Intro: It's mantra was "don't be evil" and it shunned the conventional. By doing so, Google has become the world's second most valuable company. One that's been able to garner a vast trove of personal data and turn it into advertising gold. ... More >>
The Nation: Hack Attack author Nick Davies
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 1:40 pm | The Nation
Lisa Owen: Not many have taken on the powerful media empire of Rupert Murdoch, but Nick Davies is one of them. His book ‘Hack Attack’ details a world of crime, cover-up and phone hacking and, in fact, forced the News of the World to close down. ... More >>
The Nation: Transport Minister Simon Bridges
Saturday, 9 May 2015, 1:30 pm | The Nation
Simon Bridges does not have confidence in Auckland Council’s transport plan, saying the city needs “more, less iconic big projects and more smaller-scale projects that actually deal with congestion” For the first time Minister gives examples ... More >>
The Nation: Corrections Minister Sam Lotu-Iiga
Saturday, 2 May 2015, 2:30 pm | The Nation
Corrections Minister doesn’t know how much prisoners getting paid for work in new private prison or if anyone is making a profit from the products made “But what I’m saying is that it’s a benefit, not just to PlaceMakers, not just to those ... More >>
Lisa Owen interviews Finance Minister Bill English
Saturday, 2 May 2015, 12:40 pm | The Nation
English keeps prospect of tax cuts in 2017 alive despite not reaching a surplus in this year’s Budget, but admits some spending delays; “there’ll be some things which do take a year or two to get there” “The ability to deliver some kind of ... More >>
This weekend on The Nation...
Friday, 1 May 2015, 8:43 pm | The Nation
With the promised surplus this year seemingly off the cards, who’s going to feel the pinch in the coming year? Finance Minister Bill English gives his last TV interview before this year’s Budget to discuss the outlook for the economy, when that elusive ... More >>
