Caucus
Guyon Espiner, Lisa Owen, Tim Watkin and Julian Wilcox guide you through the maze of politics to the election, with frank and forthright discussion.
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The four Cs that cost Labour and how National nicked Auckland
20 Oct 2023A mood for change swept National & friends into power, so this season's final Caucus breaks down the numbers, unpacks the swing in Auckland, & looks at the coalition niceties. And the team opens their… Read more Video, Audio
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Long pants, Lazarus Peters, missing bits, & winners & losers
12 Oct 2023Wrapping up Election 2023, there's still plenty to play for ahead of election day. We review the highs and lows of Election 2023, unpack National's 'Winston Strategy', consider the missed… Read more Video, Audio
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National and Labour's broken bungy and why we all need to grow up
5 Oct 2023Grumpy voters, crimes against candidates, desperate parties, unsophisticated MMP strategies and the return of John Key. As the campaign peaks, so does the tension. Read more Video, Audio
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What do you do with a problem like Winston?
National's decision to form a government with New Zealand First as "as a last resort" is both a plea and a warning. What might a "cocktail" with ACT and NZF taste like? Could Luxon hold it together… Read more Video, Audio
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The electorate swing, Labour limbo and Luxon-Hipkins two-step
Chris Hipkins needs a new song and dance routine and fast, or he could be doing the limbo and losing the next generation of Labour's leaders. Read more Video, Audio
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National, ACT & NZ First: Delivering the sun or just beach cricket?
Multiple polls point to a change of government. Is National passing the sniff test? Do voters really want ACT's 'real change' or a handbrake? We ask what a centre-right government might look like. Read more Video, Audio
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A campaign of fear and loathing? Nah, the facts matter more
Should we be worried about the election campaign going negative? Or is the greater worry party leaders who can't get their facts straight? Read more Video, Audio
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Money or the bag: Major parties crashing into the centre
National’s tax plan is a clever political document but raises questions about “heroic” numbers. We look at how much government spending doesn’t change and what’s up for grabs in coalition deals. Plus… Read more Video, Audio
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Don't stop believing: ACT hits fawke in the road as Labour falls & National stalls
ACT endures scrutiny, Shane Jones impersonates Julie Andrews and we recall 1999, while Lacklustre Luxon and Ho Hum Hipkins fail to inspire. Read more Video, Audio
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National's yin and yang v Labour's frugal fear factor
Analysis: With little money in the government's coffers heading into Election 2023, the Caucus podcast looks at how the two main parties plan to use fear, frugality and friendliness to win your vote.
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Campaigns rev into gear over climate, dentalcare and cellphones
Get your teeth into the big announcements on climate change, cellphones and teeth. Caucus debates the BlackRock deal, China, free dentalcare affordability and teachers as the "phone police" Read more Audio
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Missing in Action: Kingmakers, popular leaders, tax policy & something to believe in
3 Aug 2023The election is just two months away. 10 weeks. 72 days. Caucus returns looking at what's distinct about this campaign - no kingmaker, missed opportunities, weaker majors and stronger minor parties,
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Explaining The Red Tide: Kiwis hug Jacinda back as Labour breaks records
22 Oct 2020The crew open their envelopes and reveal their picks, as they make sense of Labour's govern-alone victory, National's much-needed rebuild, the return of te Pati Maori and the Greens' delight in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Wealth, weight, winners and the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard
15 Oct 2020Two days out, we hear surprise calls on wealth taxes and obesity and the Caucus crew debate the seats to watch, highs and lows, winners and losers. And we put our picks in an envelope. Read more Video, Audio
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Collins & Peters on thin ice as Ardern finds her feet
8 Oct 2020The New Zealand First Foundation in court, Judith Collins pays a price on Ponsonby Rd, Jacinda Ardern finds some form & a chance for Te Pati Maori. Read more Video, Audio
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Collins goes vote plucking, while Peters makes 'last stand'
1 Oct 2020Caucus rates a fired-up leaders' debate as Collins looks to bring voters 'home', while Winston Peters rages as he's 'exonerated'. Read more Video, Audio
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Sending out the political assassins as National shoots itself in the foot
24 Sep 2020With eight days, 18 hours, two minutes and 10 seconds until voting starts, party leaders are calling up hit-jobs as they scrap for their political lives. Plus, the debate debacles, ACT's rise and… Read more Video, Audio
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Gulliver's Election... and is Labour angling to govern alone?
17 Sep 2020Welcome to the recession, with giant debt, spending and unemployment that make previous campaigns look like Lilliput. How are New Zealand First are trying to recover & does Labour really want to… Read more Video, Audio
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Timid tax, debating debates and say hello to Kinder Collins
10 Sep 2020Labour's tax policy is tentative, but is it also 'right for right now'? And is it negotiable? Judith Collins' policy releases point to less Crusher, more Kinder. Plus, how to mess up TV debates and… Read more Audio
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The naughty prefect and the 'single source of truth'
3 Sep 2020Greens leader James Shaw has been under the cosh for his Green School decision, but what's going on behind the scenes and will it cost votes? Social media rears it's sulky head, vaccination lies and… Read more Audio
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Lockdown let-downs, leg-ups & two swing seats
27 Aug 2020As Auckland struggles through a "tricky" extended lockdown, who are the political winners & losers? We debate covid fatigue, who's won from the wage subsidies (hint: not women) and two up-for-grabs… Read more Audio
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Test fail: Is Labour bordering on trouble?
20 Aug 2020Parties try to look tough as border policies are rolled out, Labour fails its testing test and what are the implications of delaying the election? Read more Audio
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'Didn't that escalate quickly?'
13 Aug 2020What impact will the return of Covid in the community have on Election 2020? Plus Gerry Brownlee's conspiracies, Labour's Ardern-astic launch, and Merv & Mellow in Auckland Central Read more Audio
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This election is brought to you by the letter C
6 Aug 2020Caucus returns for Election 2020 talking about the state of the parties, Covid debt and problems with our political culture. Read more Audio
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We're Coming Back
21 Jul 2020The election's getting close and that can only mean one thing… Caucus is coming back. Presented by Guyon Espiner, Lisa Owen, Tim Watkin and Scott Campbell. Read more Audio
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Coalition negotiations, THAT press conference & the supermarket dash
28 Sep 2017In our 13th Caucus, it's negotiation time. So we look at Winston Peters' post-election posturing, 'constitutional conventions' and what New Zealand First needs from the next three years. Plus, we… Read more Audio
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How to win elections & influence things
21 Sep 2017In our 12th Caucus, we make the big calls two days from E-Day. What are the scenarios that could lead to forming a government, a last look at the polls & debates, & our highs and lows from the… Read more Audio
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Tax attacks & the price of Winston
In this week's Caucus, Lisa Owen, Tim Watkin and Guyon Espiner discuss the fallout from Labour's sudden tax u-turn, the volatility of polls and the cost and bottom-lines of Winston Peters Read more Audio
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The truth hole, debates in the dock & what a government looks like
In the 10th episode of Caucus, the podcast team discuss why both National and Labour seem to be having trouble with their sums, and why it's time to ask the minor parties what they really want. Read more Audio
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Where's Winston: Super stuff-ups & inside the leaders debates
31 Aug 2017In our ninth Caucus, it's all about Winston - his Super spin, bottom lines and how he chooses coalition partners. But it's also about the scrap for the family vote and what it's really like behind the… Read more Audio
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