Weekly insight into the political issues that matter from RNZ's gallery team.
Focus on Politics
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Weekly insight into the political issues that matter from RNZ's gallery team.
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1/25/2020
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Recent Episodes
July 3, 2026
Outrage over emergency housing targets
<p>Following revelations the Ministry of Social Development had implemented performance measures related to cutting the number of people in emergency housing, political reporter Lauren Crimp takes a look at the reaction and asks the top boss whether they've left more people sleeping on the streets. </p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/focusonpolitics?share=b53bdf87-b7ce-4c8d-9f3c-640a0cd16d24">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
June 26, 2026
National converts to KiwiSaver
<p>National made its first major election year policy announcement this week. If elected, it would make KiwiSaver compulsory, including for those over 65 still working, automatically enroll babies and provide government contributions to those on parental leave. The suite of changes would cost more than a billion dollars over four years. New Zealand First said National had copied its own policy, and others are asking what the changes might mean for Superannuation.</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/focusonpolitics?share=4834eb08-f062-433b-a868-d6c015d9acae">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
June 19, 2026
Officials in firing line over $30m immigration failure
<p>A failed immigration technology project has left taxpayers more than $30 million out of pocket. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says officials misled Cabinet. Now an independent investigation is being launched into what went wrong. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has more. </p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/focusonpolitics?share=123a7ab8-2031-4d42-9d20-c3276d01c897">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
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