VoterTorque - New Zealand Politics in Plain English

About VoterTorque - New Zealand Politics in Plain English

A fresh season for each new election from former government minister and ACT Party Deputy Leader Hon Heather Roy and TorquePoint business partner and former ACT Party candidate and ministerial staffer Dr Simon Ewing-Jarvie. TorquePoint runs the popular LobbyTorque experiential learning programme on effective political lobbying in New Zealand. With much media coverage reduced to soundbites, many are frustrated with the lack of real commentary from people who have worked in Parliament. Season 1 covers the lead up to the New Zealand 2020 general election include two referenda. Season 2 is aligned with the 2023 election campaign.

Publisher

Simon Ewing-Jarvie & Heather Roy

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Sept 2023

Latest episode

10 Oct 2023

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Oct 2023

   VoterTorque Political Podcast Election 2023 S2E18 - Health

   Heather and Simon discuss health policies in the final week of the election campaign. There is general agreement that nothing being offered will result in the structural reforms and workforce solutions needed to get New Zealand's health system working properly. Although proposed increases to Medical School outputs for doctors will help, the numbers are tiny compared to the shortage of clinicians the country is facing. And it's not just doctors and nurses but every clinical specialisatio...

2. 

   28 Sept 2023

   VoterTorque Political Podcast Election 2023 S2E17 - Law and Order

   With the beautiful Havelock marina and the Tui Coffee cart as a backdrop, Heather and Simon discuss the differences in approaches to law and order issues offered up by parties in election 2023. It seems the left (both liberal and conservative) are focussing their policies on harm minimisation, rehabilitation and alternative approaches The parties of the right (both liberal and conservative) are more focussed on answering public calls to feel 'safer' including more police, tougher court...

3. 

   28 Sept 2023

   VoterTorque Political Podcast Election 2023 S2E16 - Micro Parties and Lists

   This episode is recorded 'on the road' along State Highway 6 between Havelock and Blenheim. Easy Vote cards and party lists have started appearing in letterboxes around the country. Heather and Simon discuss some of the so-called micro-parties like Animal Justice, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, Democracy NZ, Freedoms NZ, Leighton Baker, New Nation, NewZeal, NZ Loyal and Women's Rights. The discussion is mostly about party lists and how important it is for voters to do their research on t...

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