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The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Grant Bayldon
Saturday, 18 November 2017, 12:45 pm | The Nation
Headlines: Grant Bayldon, executive director of Amnesty International NZ says this country should take at least the 150 refugees we’ve offered to take from Manus Island, and we could take more. “There’s certainly potential for that. New Zealand ... More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Jonathan Sinclair
Saturday, 18 November 2017, 12:43 pm | The Nation
British High Commissioner Jonathan Sinclair says New Zealand is one of London’s top three priority countries to do a free trade deal with. He says a deal could be done within a few years, but formal negotiations can’t start until Britain formally ... More >>
The Nation: Patrick Gower interviews Jacinda Ardern
Saturday, 18 November 2017, 12:39 pm | The Nation
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says discussions have already begun on how to bring climate change refugees into New Zealand under a Pacific seasonal employment plan. More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Dr Matts Belin
Sunday, 12 November 2017, 1:13 am | The Nation
Lisa Owen: Welcome back. After years of declining, our road toll is on the way up again. 323 people have died so far this year already. Just five fewer in the whole of last year and more than in 2015. Now, Auckland council have brought a Swedish ... More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews David Parker
Sunday, 12 November 2017, 1:11 am | The Nation
On The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews David Parker Headlines: Trade Minister David Parker says the TPP definitely won’t be signed at the current APEC meeting and he doesn’t know if it can be revived. But he says “it’s not completely dead ... More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Tracey Martin
Sunday, 12 November 2017, 1:09 am | The Nation
Minister for Children Tracey Martin says there’s a need for a permanent independent authority like the IPCA to monitor the treatment of children in state care and handle complaints. Martin says she can’t commit to an apology from the government, but ... More >>
On The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Derek Handley
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 12:58 pm | The Nation
Entrepreneur Derek Handley has been back in the country identifying more young people to join his Aera fellowship. The programme assigns what it calls 'socially transformative' projects to those heading overseas to study. Handley encourages young people to chase ... More >>
On The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Lauren Duca
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 12:56 pm | The Nation
On The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Lauren Duca Well, playing against type, Teen Vogue magazine has become a major voice in the anti-Trump resistance that’s been led by columnist Lauren Duca. I spoke to her from New York and asked her what exactly ... More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Phil Twyford
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 12:54 pm | The Nation
Housing Minister Phil Twyford says about 16,000 of the 100,000 Kiwibuild houses will be built in the first three years, leaving 84,000 to be built in the seven years after that. He says the average of 10,000 a year will be hit in the third year. More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Grant Robertson
Saturday, 28 October 2017, 12:29 pm | The Nation
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he’s never denied the numbers are tight in Labour’s Fiscal Plan. He says the government is being ambitious and he’s optimistic about what they can do. Robertson says while he’s committed to a continued surplus, ... More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Katie Milne
Saturday, 28 October 2017, 10:54 am | The Nation
The regions will be big winners under the new government, but farmers have also felt under fire recently, with threats of a water tax and agriculture being brought into the Emissions Trading Scheme. More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Jacinda Ardern
Saturday, 21 October 2017, 12:51 pm | The Nation
Labour leader and Prime Minister-elect Jacinda Ardern says her government will have a range of targets similar to Better Public Service targets that will be reported on annually - these could include things like environmental measures, homelessness ... More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews James Shaw
Saturday, 21 October 2017, 12:44 pm | The Nation
Greens leader James Shaw says his party’s ministers will be Eugenie Sage, Julie Anne Genter, Jan Logie, and himself. Gareth Hughes will be the chief musterer and Marama Davidson the deputy musterer. He says he can’t confirm yet who will have ... More >>
On The Nation: Workers' Rights Panel
Saturday, 14 October 2017, 12:45 pm | The Nation
Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Jackie Blue says NZ could close the gender pay gap within 10 years and should make that our goal. She says a good start would be requiring companies with more than 250 employees to publish their gender pay gaps, ... More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Anthony Healy
Saturday, 14 October 2017, 12:22 pm | The Nation
On The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Anthony Healy Lisa Owen: Capital gains tax has been a political hot potato in recent years. Parties have toyed with the idea, but none have followed through, particularly when it comes to taxing the family home. ... More >>
On The Nation: Business Panel
Saturday, 7 October 2017, 1:06 pm | The Nation
Business groups won’t be feeling too impatient about getting a government, according to Kim Campbell from the Northern Employers and Manufacturers Association, Abbie Reynolds from the Sustainable Business Council and Bill Rosenberg from the CTU. Campbell ... More >>
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Tim Fischer
Saturday, 7 October 2017, 11:34 am | The Nation
Headlines: Former Australian deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer says countries like Australia and New Zealand should introduce tariffs on guns and ammunition imported from the United States, because of that country’s failure to control mass shootings ... More >>
The Nation: Peter Dunne, Tau Henare and Richard Prosser
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 12:47 pm | The Nation
On The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Peter Dunne, Tau Henare and Richard Prosser Headlines: Former United Future leader Peter Dunne and former New Zealand First MPs Tau Henare and Richard Prosser all believe NZ First leader Winston Peters has already ... More >>
The Nation: Kiri Allan, Chris Penk and Chloe Swarbrick
Saturday, 30 September 2017, 12:36 pm | The Nation
On The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Kiri Allan, Chris Penk and Chloe Swarbrick Lisa Owen: The politicians we talked to before the break may be feeling a bit of 1996 deja-vu. The ones we’ve got around the table next probably don’t remember those ... More >>
The Nation: Patrick Gower interviews Tamati Coffey
Sunday, 24 September 2017, 2:24 pm | The Nation
On The Nation: Patrick Gower interviews Tamati Coffey Headlines: New Labour MP Tamati Coffey says the Maori seats should stay. Labour’s Phil Twyford earlier refused to rule out discussing a referendum on the seats while in coalition negotiations ... More >>
