What we stand for
Some of our published contributions to the public policy debate
Episode 58: The Election Prediction Special
Will we be eating a slice of humble pie or is this episode your ultimate cheat sheet for election night… only one way to find out!
Episode 57: An ode to Winston Peters
We are on the election home straight! This week we recap the madness of the campaign trail, get out of our bubble to have a chat about whats happening in the US House of Representatives, and lastly, make an impassioned plea for you to tick any box other than NZ First.
Episode 56: Lies, lies and polls
With only two weeks before E-Day, is there anything worth discussing other than politics?
Episode 55: Does Chris Hipkins just need a red bull?
We’re back on the campaign trail analysis, who’s running. outof steam and who needs to learn to just answer the question!
Episode 54: Political cringe, teeth and tax
We cover the campaign cringe that has kicked off the election season.
Episode 53: Byron takes a field trip to Australia
After a week off the airways, we’re back to recap Byron’s Australian adventure.
Episode 52: A GST plan and a cell phone ban
Maddy and Byron bring you the rapid fire run through of the last week of politics.
Episode 51: Teeth or tunnels?
We are joined by Andrew Schultz of Sense Partners to help us make sense of all these transport promises.
Episode 50: How much does the tax man want?
Wow! Fifty episodes, who would’ve thought we would make it that far (not us.)
Episode 49: How many spare seats are there at the Cabinet table?
We cover the story of the week, Kiri Allen’s parliamentary exit.
Episode 48: The electoral reform special
This week we hear from Dr Deborah Hart, chair of the Independent Electoral Review Panel.
Episode 47: Did you get my letter?
This week we cover NZPost cancelling send your letters to a quarter of the world… and more!
Episode 46: Budget 2023? What’s in it for me?
We’re taking you through the big winners and losers of this year’s budget.
Episode 45: Rapid fire policy and political roundup
It's just Maddy and Byron taking you through a rapid fire recap of the last three weeks.
Episode 44: Are you dressing ethically?
This week we warm ourselves next to the flames of Hipkins policy bonfire and give our two cents on the state of the Labour party.
Episode 43: Will you still holiday in the rain?
Byron and Maddy take you through the big ticket items of the week; the teachers strike, the ongoing ferry chaos and what's happening in the woeful world of banking.
Cyclone Gabrielle - Five principles that should underpin rebuild
We all agree that we have historically under-invested in infrastructure, but we haven’t yet had a proper debate as to why that is the case. And without that, it’s likely we will make the same underinvestment all over again.
Episode 41: What happens when the rain stops falling?
We're all over the floods this week. The cyclone, climate change and the governments response, alongside the big questions like what on earth happens next and how do we pay for it?
Episode 40: Welcome Back to Wellington
We’re back to unpack the big news stories of the summer! If a week is a long time in politics, a summer is a lifetime.