Podcast appearances and mentions of Judith Collins

Liam Hehir is a National Party member and commentator and Janet Wilson was formerly the Chief Press Secretary to Todd Muller and Judith Collins. They joined Ingrid Hipkiss to discuss the fallout from Wednesday's emergency caucus meeting, including Chris Penk's announcement that he won't seek re-election.

Say it's Erica Stanford as leader, does she swing your vote? What about Bishop? Do things materially change because he is suddenly the leader? This is the madness of what National are up to. There's the panickers in the back, some of whom might lose their jobs, because when they arrived as the tide pulled in in 2023, they didn't work out some of them have to lose three years later, because that's what tides do. They turn. National of course have form in Bill English and Judith Collins. We all remember the calamity that seems to grip the party when they put self-interest first. But this time things are different. Polls have them returning for another term. And even if you're angsty about that, replacing Luxon does not change a thing. Direction doesn't change, policy doesn't change and the coalition doesn't change. Do the optics change? Maybe. Is that what the majority of people vote on? The optics? This election is about whether the country is going in the right direction, or not. Your mind will not be changed based on Stanford, Bishop, or Luxon. The work they have done to get us here has already got your vote, or it hasn't. As for Chris Penk and his dirty work in this whole exercise – what a doofus. How did he get sucked into this? Being disloyal is one of human nature's lowest traits and National seem to be comfortable with it. Even if you argue Luxon never quite fired, and a lot do, he is not individually holding National back from winning an election. Given all the polling this should not be happening. That's how mental it all is. If they were on 22% and losing, if it was Andrew Little and Labour, if it was English in 2002, then maybe. But it isn't. The Opposition is barely alive, one of their three parties is imploding, and the Poll of Polls has little, if any, path to Government. So the good old Nats decide to put their best self-interest foot forward and shoot themselves in it. As one senior Nat put it to me yesterday; "you can't write this stuff". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you know what? While those self-serving destructive quislings in Wellington are doing their very best to lose the election at the caucus meeting this morning, specially called, do you know who's not meeting? 40 mayors and councillors who were supposed to be attending a signing ceremony of a regional deal between the government, the Queenstown Lakes District Council, the Otago Regional Council and the Central Otago District Council. This is good work. This is perhaps not sexy work, but it's sound, sensible work that's going on, that's going to make life better for the ratepayers of these regions. It was all set to be signed at 10:30am, but now it won't because senior ministers can't attend. And why can't they attend? Because a group of traitorous idiots are attempting to roll the Prime Minister again. That just underlines how arrogant and ignorant these small minded, perfidious group of Nats are. Because they are terrified of losing their accommodation allowances, their travel allowances, their home security allowance, their jacked up Super, terrified of having to find a real job 90 days before an election. They're trying to roll a Prime Minister who at the latest poll was leading a party that was ahead and a party that had every chance of winning an election with a group of centre-right other parties. If there was any last one of us who thought that politicians were there to serve the people, surely this self-serving, self-seeking, self-aggrandising group of Nats has put that idea to the sword. If National had no chance of getting back in, if the leader of the Nats had committed an egregious crime à la McSkimming, if he'd been accused of something truly vile, then sure, get rid of him, utterly grounds for getting rid of him. But to get rid of him because he's not snazzy enough? Not glib enough? Not vibey enough, hasn't got the feels? Knows too much and wants to share it? They think Chris Bishop is snazzy? What a pack of fools. I do not know where my vote will go if the cohort of Nats within the party are stupid enough to roll their boss. If they prevail, they're people who simply cannot be trusted, their word is not good. I know men and women who can do million-dollar deals on the shake of a hand and a word. They are good people, they are sound people and they're the ones getting dicked around by these traitorous, duplicitous liars. “We back our leader," said Chris Bishop yesterday while testing the sharpness of his blade. Erica Stanford four days ago told journalists that they were interviewing their typewriters and that she's behind Luxon while the bagman Penk is alleged to have done the numbers. Ugly, ugly, ugly stuff. If Luxon prevails today, and I really hope he does, Chris Bishop should be relegated straight to the bottom of the list and consigned to history. Christopher Luxon came in and did a jolly good job of uniting a party that was a shambles. It was in absolute disarray. Simon Bridges was dumped, replaced by Todd Muller who retired hurt and then Judith Collins got the hospital pass and then into the 2020 election in which National were decimated. They had to rebuild from the ashes, and Christopher Luxon helped them do that. He might not have the jazz hands, but he had faith in good ministers, let them get on with their work, held them to account. What do they do with their renewed strength, the Nats? They disembowel themselves and eat their own entrails, which makes for really unpleasant viewing. For the lefty voters, oh, you must be thinking this is better than any Netflix drama right now. Grab the popcorn and watch it all unfold and who can blame you? This is an own goal of seismic proportions. If a small group of destructive Nats are responsible for the collapse of the centre right vote and Labour, the Greens, Te Pāti Māori and the Opportunity party gets in, we should make a new crime and charge those snivelling quislings with economic treason. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judith Collins July 30th, 2026, Thursday, 6 PM ET TOPIC: Past Lives, Soul Contracts, Families, Enlightening children BIO: Judith Collins is an internationally recognized aura researcher, author, teacher, and spiritual counselor with more than 70 years of experience studying and interpreting the human aura. According to her website, she began seeing auras as a very young child and has spent a lifetime exploring the relationship between color, consciousness, health, personality, intuition, and spiritual development. She is widely known for her work teaching people how to understand and interpret the human energy field. Over the decades, Judith has worked with a diverse range of individuals, including medical professionals, law enforcement personnel, athletes, celebrities, musicians, and educators. She is the author of several books, including How to See and Read the Human Aura, The Colour of Life, Awakening the Miracle of You, I Want to Be Healed, and Companion Gardening – Working with Mother Nature. Her work has been featured on television, radio, print media, and documentaries produced by organizations such as the BBC, ABC, and SBS. She has also received awards for her community service and environmental work. Today, through her website, Your Human Aura, Judith continues to teach about the human aura, color energy, intuition, healing, self-development, and spiritual growth. Her mission is to help people better understand themselves and realize their full potential through greater awareness of the energetic patterns that influence their lives. www.yourhumanaura.com SOCIAL MEDIA - www.yourhumanaura.com www.facebook.com/groups/yourhumanaura yourhumanaura@gmail.com www.earthkeepers.com.au United Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio www.uprntalkradio.com

It's possible our Defence Force could send personnel to the Middle East to help stop the Houthis. They're the group in Yemen, backed by Iran, currently firing drones and cruise missiles at Saudi tankers. They're the ones, along with the Revolutionary Guard in Iran, pushing up the price of oil this morning. They're the ones blocking the B route for getting crude out of the Gulf. They're the reason we'll probably pay more to fill up our cars and trucks in the coming weeks, if crude prices stay high. Like most other Western countries, we haven't touched Trump's war and done anything about Hormuz. But the Red Sea is different because we've been there before. Two years ago, Judith Collins sent six NZDF personnel specifically to help the US-led coalition trying to stop attacks exactly like this. Winston said at the time the attacks were illegal, against our values, and continue to affect New Zealand's economy. You'd have to say, given what we're witnessing this week, nothing's changed. That deployment was scheduled to end at the beginning of 2025 after being extended. In June Chris Penk extended a deployment to the Middle East by two years of up to 14 personnel for 'maritime security". The question is whether we will now be sending more and doing more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former naval officer Chris Penk took over the helm of the defence portfolio from ministerial veteran Judith Collins in April of this year. Since then, the geostrategic environment has only grown in intensity and complexity with the continuation of conflict in Iran. Freshly returned from the NATO summit in Turkiye, and in the wake of a Chinese ballistic missile test in the Pacific, he joins Q+A to discuss New Zealand's defence preparedness. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

The Outer Realm welcomes First time special Guest Judith Collins Date: July 16th, 2026 EP: 746 DISCUSSION: Internationally recognized Aura Researcher and Author Judith Collins joins me this evening. She has spent over 70 years studying the Human aura. Judith will be talking about her journey of seeing auras which began as a child, and how it continues on today as she teaches about not just the aura, but color energy, intuition, self-development and Spiritual growth. Contact for the show - theouterrealmcontact@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/michelledesrochers_ Please support The show by Liking, Subscribing, Sharing and Commenting. Thank you all ! About Judith: Judith Collins is an internationally recognized aura researcher, author, teacher, and spiritual counselor with more than 70 years of experience studying and interpreting the human aura. According to her website, she began seeing auras as a very young child and has spent a lifetime exploring the relationship between color, consciousness, health, personality, intuition, and spiritual development. She is widely known for her work teaching people how to understand and interpret the human energy field. Over the decades, Judith has worked with a diverse range of individuals, including medical professionals, law enforcement personnel, athletes, celebrities, musicians, and educators. She is the author of several books, including How to See and Read the Human Aura, The Colour of Life, Awakening the Miracle of You, I Want to Be Healed, and Companion Gardening – Working with Mother Nature. Her work has been featured on television, radio, print media, and documentaries produced by organizations such as the BBC, ABC, and SBS. She has also received awards for her community service and environmental work. Today, through her website, Your Human Aura, Judith continues to teach about the human aura, color energy, intuition, healing, self-development, and spiritual growth. Her mission is to help people better understand themselves and realize their full potential through greater awareness of the energetic patterns that influence their lives. WEBSITE: www.yourhumanaura.com SOCIAL MEDIA - www.yourhumanaura.com www.facebook.com/groups/yourhumanaura yourhumanaura@gmail.com www.earthkeepers.com.au If you enjoy the content on the channel, please support us by subscribing: Thank you All !!! A formal disclosure: The opinions and information presented or expressed by guests on The Outer Realm Radio and Beyond The Outer Realm are not necessarily those of the TOR, BTOR Host, Sponsors, or the United Public Radio Network and it's producers. For Legal Purposes, all content must be listed and deemed "For Entertainment Purposes" We are always be respectful and courteous to all involved. Thank you, we appreciate you all United Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio www.uprntalkradio.com

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Judith Collins, LIVE, June Friday19th, 2026 - 3 PM ET TOPIC: How to See and Read the Human Aura Judith Collins is an internationally recognized aura researcher, author, teacher, and spiritual counselor with more than 70 years of experience studying and interpreting the human aura. According to her website, she began seeing auras as a very young child and has spent a lifetime exploring the relationship between color, consciousness, health, personality, intuition, and spiritual development. She is widely known for her work teaching people how to understand and interpret the human energy field. Over the decades, Judith has worked with a diverse range of individuals, including medical professionals, law enforcement personnel, athletes, celebrities, musicians, and educators. She is the author of several books, including How to See and Read the Human Aura, The Colour of Life, Awakening the Miracle of You, I Want to Be Healed, and Companion Gardening – Working with Mother Nature. Her work has been featured on television, radio, print media, and documentaries produced by organizations such as the BBC, ABC, and SBS. She has also received awards for her community service and environmental work. Today, through her website, Your Human Aura, Judith continues to teach about the human aura, color energy, intuition, healing, self-development, and spiritual growth. Her mission is to help people better understand themselves and realize their full potential through greater awareness of the energetic patterns that influence their lives. United Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio www.uprntalkradio.com

We got the inevitable Grinch headlines from the media yesterday, powered by union panic. The public service knew this was coming. Or should have. Judith Collins, Nicola Willis, and Sir Brian Roche have been talking about this since they all got into office. So it's not shocking. It's also not a done deal, yet. All that's really happened, in the final leg of this Government's current term, is a few letters have been posted to some chief executives. They've been asked to mood-board some cuts to staffing. The savings will be banked, but there's no guarantee any of this will actually happen. Winston Peters was right about that yesterday - that's for the election to decide. Back to the unions and opposition complaints. Two basic questions: If these proposed cuts are so bad, so evil, so destructive, so Armageddon, why was a workforce equivalent to about 1% of the population allowed under Helen Clark? Was she an evil Grinch, too? And how can you say the public will suffer, the sky will fall in, the clouds will gather, when you know not what jobs are actually being cut yet? How are you to know there aren't reasonable back-office savings to be made? We're told the money will instead go towards the frontline in health and education. To be fair, the same argument could be tipped on its head. Without knowing what's being cut, how can the Government claim no services will be impacted? The proof of that pudding will be in the eating, but remember the job of figuring out which jobs to axe, without affecting us, the taxpayers, is in the hands of the very people whose jobs are on the line in the first place. If we are to trust them, as the unions and opposition clearly do, should we not trust they'll know how to be surgical and only trim the fat and not the bone? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NZ First leader and former Deputy PM is his normal combative self when it comes to NZF propaganda, TPM, and the age of eligibility for National Super. However, he has praise for Judith Collins and a convenient memory lapse when it comes to 2017.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister ponders further lamb tariffs in the US, whether climate polluters are being let off the hook, whether Labour can win without TPM, Judith Collins' valedictory, and the fuel price crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 13th of May, Trade Minister Todd McClay attempts to reassure farmers as Trump and the US look into various new tariffs. Judith Collins reflects on 24 years in Parliament and her valedictory speech. And on Politics Wednesday, Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell discuss Collins' career, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi's new party, and the Māori seats for Labour – plus the Labour staffer linked to the troll social media account. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen are back with Mike Hosking to delve into some of the biggest political stories of the week thus far. They discussed the 24 year political career of Judith Collins, who is resigning from Parliament and taking up a new role with the Law Commission. They also discussed Mariameno Kapa-Kingi's split from Te Pāti Māori to form her own party and what this may mean for Labour and the Māori seats – plus, the former Labour staffer linked to the troll social media account. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judith Collins says she has no regrets about spending the last 24 years in Parliament. The senior National MP has delivered her valedictory speech as she prepares to move on, to head the Law Commission. Collins has held numerous ministerial portfolios in her time in politics and led National to the 2020 election. She told Mike Hosking she's grateful for everything she's been able to do. Collins says it's been an interesting career, and she never held a portfolio she got bored with. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judith Collins has two weeks left as an MP and she's given an exit interview to Audrey Young at the New Zealand Herald in which she says people don't like strong women - obviously referring to herself. Now, I don't disagree with Judith that she is a strong woman. She's formidable. But I do disagree with her that people don't like strong women, because what is Helen Clark if not a strong woman? So strong, they used to say that the softest part of her was her teeth - and yet she was elected and re-elected by the New Zealand public three times. That's more than Jacinda Ardern achieved and Jacinda Ardern is not what I would call a strong woman. Now, look, I realise there are too many variables to ever make a truly fair comparison across elections like that. But if you did strip everything else out, you'd look at it like this: Helen, the strong woman, won three elections, compared with Jacinda - the milder personality - who won two and only really won the second because of COVID. Judith Collins doesn't explicitly blame the fact that she's a strong woman for her poor showing at the polls when she led the National Party - what did she come in at, 24 percent or something like that? She's really referring to the fact that she copped more outrage for rolling a sitting MP for a seat in 2002 than John Key did for doing the same thing in the same year. But just for the avoidance of doubt: Judith's problem as leader of the National Party was not that she was a strong woman. In fact, that was part of her attraction at the time. The problem was that she was up against Jacinda in the COVID election, which was really a hiding to nothing - and she was doing weird things like praying in church for the cameras and making comments about fat people during the campaign. Much as I might have agreed with her, that was not a smart move. But I really wish that women like Judith would stop blaming their gender for how people react to them because more often than not it is not their gender that's the problem - it's something else. And by blaming their gender, they're avoiding being honest with themselves and honest with others about what that other thing is. More importantly - much, much more importantly - this reinforces to younger women that they're up against it simply because they're women, that being a woman, and especially being a strong woman, is somehow a problem. It is not a problem. People like strong women. Most of us have strong women for mothers. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Child Fund CEO Josie Pagani and Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Educators have raised concerns with the Government's planned changes to school curriculums - what do we make of the backlash? Did we need these changes to fix declining achievement rates? Do the teachers have a point? Judith Collins has claimed people don't like strong women in a recent interview with Audrey Young. Do we think this is really an issue? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Chris Penk and Penny Simmonds have been promoted to Cabinet, as the Prime Minister reshuffles his ministerial lineup ahead of the election. The reshuffle sees first-term MPs Cameron Brewer and Mike Butterick made ministers outside of Cabinet. Cameron Brewer becomes Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Small Business and Manufacturing, and Associate Minister of Immigration. Mike Butterick becomes Minister for Land Information and Associate Minister of Agriculture. The changes were necessitated by the upcoming retirement of Judith Collins, as well as Dr Shane Reti's decision to stand down at the election.

"Inexplicable colonial-style arrogance" is how the Chinese Embassy has summed up public comments made by Judith Collins, Winston Peters, and their Australian ministerial counterparts. Australia's deputy prime minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong hosted Ms Collins and Mr Peters on Tuesday for their third annual get-together, which also marked 75 years of the New Zealand-Australia Alliance. But it's their joint statement following those talks that has agitated China's embassy in Wellington, and prompted a warning that the relationship between China and New Zealand is being put at risk. Political editor, Jo Moir reports.

How high will petrol prices go?; Judith Collins discusses deployment of NZDF planes to Middle East; A new programme to tackle dog breeding in Auckland and Northland is launched; Westport to lose its only air connection; We spoke to a food producer about their decision not to supply supermarket chains.

Defence Minister Judith Collins says it's vital New Zealand's able to look after a vast area, stretching from Antarctica to Tonga. The Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces have laid out their plans for a combat-capable ANZAC force by 2035. Defence Minister Judith Collins told Mike Hosking it makes absolute sense for us to be closer with Australia. She says it's not as though our two countries will be a threat to anybody, but it means we can make use of our assets and people in a much more clever way. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pressure's mounting on Christopher Luxon after a horror poll has his party slumping three points to its lowest level since the Judith Collins era. The Taxpayers' Union Curia poll released today has National on 28.4 percent, six points behind Labour. Support for the Greens, ACT, and Te Pati Māori have grown. Former National Party MP Simon O'Connor spoke to Lisa Owen.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Deborah Hart and Steve McCabe. First up, a bombshell poll has put National at it's lowest point since the Judith Collins era, sinking to 28.4%. Labour is 6 points ahead. Political analyst Bryce Edwards breaks down the numbers. Then, clean car standards which penalise importers for bringing in high-emitting cars could be on their way out. What could that mean for the cars New Zealand ends up with? Drive Electric chair Kirsten Corson joins the show.

It's still unclear when our Defence Force will be able to evacuate New Zealanders out of war-afflicted areas in the Middle East. Kiwis there are being urged to alert SafeTravel, with 3000 already registered in the region. Defence Minister Judith Collins says our planes will leave in the coming days and will take people to safer nearby areas, when conditions allow. She says they're prepared to take thousands if necessary. "Well, if they wanted to go, we would simply have to make it happen, but we would obviously have to do it in relays." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Wayne Mapp, Andrea Vance and Grant Duncan. On the block for discussion tonight: the government's move-on policy for rough sleepers; should politicians use X?; the defence minister Judith Collins halts a NZDF bicultural programme, and the government quietly dropped it's quarterly action plans - otherwise known as "dashboard crap" by one Winston Peters.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 20th of February, the Government has watered down it's housing intensification plan for Auckland, and is halting the requirement that Army leaders know waiata and karakia from memory. Te Huia is getting another year of funding to prove itself and Angela Strange tries, and fails dismally, to defend it. Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson talk intermittent fasting, the Angela Strange interview, and how much you spend when you get given an unlimited restaurant voucher as they Wrap the Week. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Defence Minister says possible requirements for Army leaders having to know waiata and karakia from memory is unacceptable. Act MP Todd Stephenson wrote to Judith Collins about the cultural skills framework with concerns it went beyond normal expectations of the Public Service. She says the force hadn't raised it with her, but after speaking with army leaders they had decided to pause implementation. Collins told Mike Hosking a soldier's ability to serve their country has nothing to do with their ability to recite waiata. She says it would be nice for people to do it, but as evidenced in her visit to the Munich Security Conference there's more pressing concerns, like ending up speaking Russian. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pentagon's policy chief Elbridge Colby recently called for a “NATO 3.0”, stating that the United States would “continue to provide the U.S. extended nuclear deterrent” to Europe, but when it came to most defense matters, Europe would need to “assume primary responsibility.” Colby is the undersecretary of war for policy and joins FP Live host Ravi Agrawal at the annual Munich Security Conference. And in part two of this podcast, Colby and Agrawal were joined by four other guests: Richard Marles, the deputy prime minister and defense minister of Australia; Judith Collins, the minister of defense of New Zealand; Toshimitsu Motegi, the foreign minister of Japan; and David van Weel, the foreign minister of the Netherlands.  Plus, One Thing from Ravi on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference.  Listen to Munich Moments on Apple or Spotify. A transcript of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's 2025 speech at the Munich Security Conference. A transcript of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's 2026 speech at the Munich Security ConferenceA transcript of Colby's interview with Ravi A collection of FP's reporting and analysis from the Munich Security Conference Matthew Kroenig: Two Cheers for the National Security Strategy A. Wess Mitchell: The Grand Strategy Behind Trump's Foreign Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judith Collins' appointment as President of the Law Commission was waved through by Cabinet - with no recruitment process, no selection panel and no rival candidates. Acting political editor Craig McCulloch reports.

A catastrophic failure at the Moa Point wastewater plant in Wellington has laid bare a short-term crisis and a crisis of short-termism. Fortified by nothing but the balm of poo jokes, Ben Thomas relates the mood in the city and the measures under way in response. But does it say something deeper about the country and the state of its piping? Plus: a review of events of Waitangi, where the spotlight fell more directly on the parties of opposition than those of government. Just days after its divisions played out in the High Court, Te Pāti Māori's internal struggles manifested on the paepae, while a show of unity from Labour and the Greens was overshadowed by the announcement of Peeni Henare's exit from politics, and the sense of a story not being fully told. We discuss Henare's legacy, and where it leaves Labour's Māori caucus, as well as another big political departure, Judith Collins. What were the highs and lows of her remarkable parliamentary career, and is the step into the Law Commission presidency entirely legit? And finally: Energy minister Simon "Mega" Watts has announced the government will commission a billion-dollar import facility for liquefied natural gas to plug the gap in New Zealand's energy mix. But is the levy to fund it really a tax, and is this even the right question to be fixating on? Get your tickets to the Gone By Lunchtime 10th Birthday Party now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MORE here: https://karenswain.com/judith-collins-readings/ ATP Media Awakening Consciousness with KAren Swain Welcomes Judith Collins, now in her seventies, has been seeing auras since she was three years old. She witnessed the personal and social changes in human auras during the 1950s to now. Judith has written several books including 'How To See and Read The Human Aura'. Dates & Times: Sunday 8 Feb 2026 @ 6:30 - 8 pm EDT @ 5:30 - 7 pm CST : @4:30 - 6 pm MST : @3:30 - 5pm PST Monday 9 Feb 2026 @ 9:30 - 11 am AEST - Sydney - 12:30am EU .. Sunday 8 Feb @ 11:30 pm GMT UK - Appreciate KAren's work Awakening Consciousness? THANK YOU for your Support for the content. Share your appreciation on this link https://www.paypal.me/KArenASwain Please Subscribe to our NEW channel for SHORTS & CLIPS: / @atpmediaclips Host: KAren Swain https://karenswain.com FaceBook: / accentuatethepositive See our links https://linktr.ee/KArenSwain More shows here: https://karenswain.com/listen/ Join our Facebook Groups https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheInnerSanctumSessions https://www.facebook.com/groups/AwakeningEmpowermentNetwork THANK YOU so much for your Support, we really Appreciate it !

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Kathryn, Tim and Lianne discuss recent events in politics including the resignation of Judith Collins. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The week has come to an end, so Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are back with Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was. They discussed music and Bruce Springsteen's new song, Judith Collins, and smashing rackets. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 30th of January, Trade Minister Todd McClay responds to Winston Peters' comments on the Free Trade Agreement with India. Liam Sceats joins the show to talk his wildcard entry into the 70th NZ Grand Prix this weekend. Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson Wrap the Week and talk Judith Collins and smashing rackets. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Trump's week: 2/10 Outside the usual madness came the NATO soldier Afghanistan insult and a dead man in Minneapolis, followed by the usual flannel about domestic terrorists. This time the backlash was real, forceful, and might well stick. The rugby union: 4/10 Too many rules around the coach. It's a classic case of overthinking it – just go get the best. NZ Post: 6/10 Yes, we would all like a post shop in the lounge, but it's not real so at least good on them for telling it like it is and defending a tough, but realistic, decision. Fees Free: 2/10 Data that shows why the polls are where they are. Very few are keen on a repeat of that level of fiscal carnage. Judith Collins: 8/10 Not just time (24 years) but a workload and a legacy. You don't get 18 portfolios without leaving an imprint. LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senior Cabinet Minister and National Party stalwart Judith Collins is returning to law after a 24-year career in politics. Ms Collins - one of the more familiar faces in politics - announced her retirement this morning, saying she feels like she's "done her dash". Political reporter Anneke Smith has more.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 29th of January, new data reveals how effective Labour's Fees Free university scheme was. National MP Judith Collins discusses her 24 years in Parliament and her decision to retire from politics. Former rugby union and league great Brad Thorn discusses his success, what drives him, and his new book ‘Champions Do Extra'. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judith Collins is leaving politics on a high note. The former National leader and senior MP is stepping back from politics after 24 years, taking up a new role mid-year as Law Commission President. Since Collins was first elected in 2002, she's held 18 ministerial roles, and is currently the Minister for Defence, Public Service, Space, Digitising Government, and the GCSB and NZSIS, and also the Attorney-General. She told Mike Hosking she's become the Mother of the House, and dealing with Parliament is like having 120-something naughty children. Collins says she feels like it's time to go, and with 12 years in Opposition and 12 in government, there's a good symmetry. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Corin Dann, Holly Bennett and Tracey Martin. The Whip panel discusses Judith Collins' legacy in politics; the politicians and their response to the extreme and fatal weather events in the Bay of Plenty; the latest political poll and why Winston Peters' has cause to be smiling and the extraordinary ICE crackdown in the US which sees two citizens dead and a White House administration seemingly backing down.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 28 January, 2026, we look at the legacy of Judith Collins in New Zealand politics as she prepares to become president of the Law Commission. Air New Zealand cabin crew are preparing to go on strike - will it affect your travel plans? Another hammer blow for the construction industry - why more than 20 businesses have gone bust in a week. And on the Huddle, Jack Tame and Jordan Williams look at why people aren't liking prime minister Christopher Luxon in opinion polls. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers Union and Jack Tame from ZB's Saturday Mornings and Q&A joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Judith Collins today confirmed she was retiring from politics - will we miss her? Will New Zealand politics be different without Ju-Co around? Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has sunk to his lowest popularity in the past year, with a leaked poll showing more voters disapprove of him than approve. What can the Government do differently here? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Right, so the biggest political news of the day is that Judith Collins has announced she's retiring from politics to take up a new job as the head of the Law Commission mid‑year. I, for one, am going to miss Judith Collins being in politics, because she has that thing very few politicians have. Winston Peters has it, John Key had it - the ability to be a bit cheeky and have a laugh, but then get on and do the job. Too many politicians only have one or the other: they're either so serious about their work that they're boring, or they're having so much fun that they get distracted from the work. Collins, though, could crack a joke, smirk, raise an eyebrow, giggle, enjoy firing off a handgun - and still keep a lid on whatever portfolio she was managing that day. It hasn't always worked for her, obviously. Talofa became a meme, and praying in church during the 2020 campaign was probably one of the weirdest things you've ever seen. She was, you'd have to say, a better National Party leader on paper than in reality. But she has been the Minister of Justice, Police, Corrections, ACC, Defence, the intelligence agencies, the public service, Revenue, Ethnic Affairs, Energy, Space, and the Attorney‑General - and that's not even the comprehensive list. You don't hold that many portfolios across two different Governments without being capable, and Prime Ministers know that. But what I think Judith Collins was best at was the comeback. There was the Dirty Politics scandal a decade ago that cost her Cabinet jobs - but she made it back into Cabinet. There was the failed 2020 election campaign as leader - and she somehow managed to come back from that, something not everybody could have done. And now, finally, here in 2026, she has quit on her own terms. There's a life lesson in this for all of us - wait around long enough, do things the right way, and you'll make a comeback. And politics will be just a little less fun without Ju‑Co in it. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judith Collins says the one thing she'd change about her political career is leading the National Party. The Senior MP has announced she's leaving politics after 24 years, in a career that included 18 different ministerial portfolios. In 2020 she had a brief stint leading the party, and lost the election to Jacinda Ardern. She says stepping up was a bad move. "And I knew it was a hospital pass now, and I still did it, even though my husband was saying - don't do that. And I thought, well, who's going to do it if I don't?" LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reflections on a tumultuous career, as senior National MP Judith Collins quits politics. She's moving to become the Law Commission President - after 24 years in Parliament. She lost the National leadership in 2021 after a caucus revolt, but just two years later became the Minister with the most portfolios. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper looked back on Collins' long-running political career. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senior National Minister - and former National Party leader Judith Collins - has announced her retirement from politics ahead of this year's election. She is set to become head of the Law Commission. Acting political editor Craig McCulloch talks with Kathryn about the announcement and Collins' political career.

Gone By Lunchtime is taking a break over summer. We'll be back soon with new episodes but, until then, here's one of our favourites from the vault: At 7.30am, just 53 days after he replaced Simon Bridges as leader of the National Party, Todd Muller announced his immediate resignation from the job. How did it come to this, and who is likely to emerge as the new leader, with less than 10 weeks to an election? Will deputy Nikki Kaye be promoted by caucus tonight? Is it Judith Collins' time? Can Simon Bridges complete the great arc of redemption? What about Gerry Brownlee or Mark Mitchell? Or maybe just chuck a baby yak in charge. This episode was originally published on July 14 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government is returning more than 3000 hectares to Maori in the top of the South Island, along with 420-million dollars in compensation. Attorney-General, Judith Collins spoke to Corin Dann.

MORE here: https://karenswain.com/judith-collins... Judith Collins, now in her seventies, has been seeing auras since she was three years old. She witnessed the personal and social changes in human auras during the 1950s to now. Judith has written several books including 'How To See and Read The Human Aura'. Episode: 89 on UPRN - ATP Media Awakening Consciousness with KAren Swain Welcomes Judith Collins LIVE SHOW _ Dates & Times: Sunday 12 Oct 2025 @ 6:30 - 8 pm EDT @ 5:30 - 7 pm CST : @4:30 - 6 pm MST : @3:30 - 5pm PST Monday 13 Oct 2025 @ 9:30 - 11 am AEST - Sydney - 12:30am EU ... Sunday 5 Oct @ 11:30 pm GMT UK - Appreciate KAren's work Awakening Consciousness? THANK YOU for your Support for the content. Share your appreciation on this link https://www.paypal.me/KArenASwain Please Subscribe to our NEW channel for SHORTS & CLIPS: / @atpmediaclips Host: KAren Swain https://karenswain.com FaceBook: / accentuatethepositive See our links https://linktr.ee/KArenSwain More shows here: https://karenswain.com/listen/ Join our Facebook Groups / theinnersanctumsessions / awakeningempowermentnetwork THANK YOU for your support