Weekly insight into the political issues that matter from RNZ's gallery team.
Focus on Politics
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258 episodes
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Weekly insight into the political issues that matter from RNZ's gallery team.
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Publishing Since
1/25/2020
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Recent Episodes
May 29, 2026
The deliberately boring election-year Budget
<p>The government has delivered its third Budget pointing to an earlier return to surplus, but with no election-year lolly scramble. Political reporter Giles Dexter pores through the books, and looks at the looming debate over superannuation.</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/focusonpolitics?share=3046557b-fc05-47ed-8ac4-c526df66696e">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
May 22, 2026
Public service cuts spur debates on AI, shorts and flying
<p>In Focus on Politics, Russell Palmer asks if the government's public service cuts are made to measure, whether AI will help, and what it means for the election and beyond.</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/focusonpolitics?share=5473d0e5-9ce5-41ad-ab0a-fe2134ad069e">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
May 15, 2026
Te Pāti Māori's shrinking caucus: "No story here"
<p>Te Pāti Māori's internal turmoil has exploded again - with MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi quitting to launch her own party and fresh questions swirling around the loyalties of two more MPs. Lillian Hanly unpacks the fractures in this week's Focus on Politics.</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/focusonpolitics?share=feddffa0-2d32-4a38-993e-3c164cf40196">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
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