We round out the 12 biggest stories of 2022 and gaze into our magic ball for what 2023 will bring.

We cover off the Finnish PM’s visit, nurses pay equity, Three Waters entrenchment. We are joined by Mt Roskill Primary Principal Mike O’Reilly for an incredible interview about the state of education.

We recap highlights from APEC to G20, clinical training for student nurses, and have a respectable debate about boot camps for naughty kids. Andrew Hoggard from Federated farmers talks emissions pricing and rural communities.

Maddy and Byron run through the U.S midterms, the Labour Party conference and the banks and fuel companies. Byron talks museums with Adele Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive at Museums Aotearoa.

It’s a post match report on the local government elections this week. how much of this did we see coming? What were the major issues and lessons?

We run you through the big Auckland issues, and interview Auckland mayoral candidate Wayne Brown.

We take you through the Wellington local election, and sit down with mayoral candidates Tory Whanau, Paul Eagle and Andy Foster.

We take you through the beehive dramas of the week - both emergency housing and GST, dodgy dealings, and the Northland lockdown saga.

We take you through the Parliament protest fizzer, and discuss the Wellington Report with Simon Arcus from the Chamber of Commerce.

Maddy and Byron are back with another rapid fire weekly recap.

Maddy and Byron ask the big questions, like “is a soap opera the answer to the nursing shortage?”

Aloha from Te Puke! Jackson Rowland, head of impact investment at Ākina chats with us about social enterprise.

We are joined by Stuff journalist Dileepa Fonseka, who takes us through the weird and wonderful world of journalism.

We are joined by the Iron Duke himself, Mr 305, Phil O’Reilly ONZM, to discuss his recent trip to the OECD and insights.

We are joined by Neeraj Lala, CEO of Toyota New Zealand, to talk the future of mobility.

We cover the resignations, the promotions, the demotions, the sideways steps and the call ups of team fix-it.

Principal Economist Brad Olsen joins us to dissect the budget: the good, the bad, and the inflationary.

We’re joined by Marguerite Fitzgerald, President of Carnival Australia and P&O, to discuss the long awaited return of cruising in New Zealand.

Of all of the sensible and silly funding decisions of this year's Budget, one of the most egregious examples of tone-deaf funding and policy making must surely be the $327 million over three years allocated to the proposed merger of TVNZ and Radio New Zealand. Here’s why.

We’re joined by the powerhouse thinker that is Dr Eric Crampton of the New Zealand Institute, discussing the Emissions Trading Scheme.