Politically Speaking: With Ryan Hamilton and Tom Rutherford

About Politically Speaking: With Ryan Hamilton and Tom Rutherford

Not your typical politics podcast. National Party MPs Ryan Hamilton and Tom Rutherford go on the record to talk politics, Parliament’s behind-the-scenes moments, current events, and the occasional Mt Rushmore debate, plus whatever else comes to mind. Ryan Hamilton is the MP for Hamilton East and Tom Rutherford is the MP for Bay of Plenty. Authorised by R Hamilton & T Rutherford, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

Publisher

Ryan Hamilton and Tom Rutherford

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Apr 2025

Latest episode

22 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Feb 2026

   February 2026: Tom's wedding, State of Origin and other announcements

   In this episode, we talk about what happened over summer, Tom getting married, State of Origin coming to New Zealand, plus more announcements and what we're looking forward to in 2026.

2. 

   18 Dec 2025

   December 2025: Year in Review, Recent Announcements & What’s Next

   Ryan Hamilton and Tom Rutherford review the past year's political events, discuss important announcements, and preview upcoming developments.

3. 

   14 May 2025

   Episode 2: 'Going for growth' Budget, Mt Rushmore of political sayings, debut of "Straight up or spin!"

   This episode we're catching you up on what we've been up to, chatting about the upcoming 'Going for growth' budget, Mt Rushmore of political sayings, and debuting a new segment: "Straight up or spin!"

4. 

   1 Apr 2025

   Episode 1: Introducing Ourselves, Greatest New Zealanders & the OCR

   The very first episode of Politically Speaking! We introduce ourselves using the "Two Truths and One Lie" method, create our Mt Rushmore of the greatest New Zealanders, and discuss the latest drop in the OCR and what it means for the cost of living. 0:41 - Two Truths and One Lie 4:59 - Mt Rushmore: Greatest New Zealanders 14:23 - The OCR Follow Ryan Hamilton (https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonforhamilton/) Follow Tom Rutherford (https://www.instagram.com/tomrutherford_bop/)

Podcast Authority Score: 2 / 100

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Quality

4

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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