Podcasts about maiki sherman

Lara phones in for a catch up on the world of politics! Whakarongo mai nei, listen back to hear her kōrero with Rosetta and Milly about environmental lobbying, Maiki Sherman, and leaked comments from Barbara Edmonds about Nicola Willis.

Maiki Sherman's exits sparks a pile-on and a pile-up of opinions. Also: TVNZ's bold sports plays, frenzied football finales. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Duncan is opening up for the first time about what really happens behind the scenes at Parliament. He takes a deep dive into the exit of former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman and why he thinks she has been held to a completely different standard than anyone else. Duncan shares stories of his own 17 years in the press gallery to show how the rules really work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVNZ's Political Editor Maiki Sherman has resigned from the state broadcaster, citing unprecedented scrutiny and enormous pressure on her over the past week. It follows a barrage of criticism after revelations she directed a homophobic slur at another journalist during late-night drinks in the Finance Minister's office a year ago. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

If it's not already obvious to you, the fact that Maiki Sherman has lost her job should now make it very clear: the media—especially the state broadcasters, both of them—are about to find out what it means not just to make and report the news but to be the news. Just look at what's happened this week alone. And this is only a sample—this has been building for some time.In one week, TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman has lost her job over poor behaviour in a minister's office. David Seymour, the ACT Party leader, has taken a significant swipe at RNZ for hiring John Campbell, who is well known for voting left—something he's said himself. Seymour has even gone so far as to suggest the head of RNZ should lose his job over it. Then there's the BSA, effectively the head girl telling everyone off for bad jokes at the party, being abolished. The politicians are coming for the media and Sherman's case is an example of that. The National Party lined her up. They complained about her allegedly door-knocking Stuart Smith for 10 minutes at night. They confirmed that she had sworn at Nicola Willis' event in the office—which was unusual, given that Nicola effectively broke Chatham House rules that MPs normally guard jealously. Now, look—I feel sorry for Maiki losing her job. That's a very high price to pay. But I don't feel sorry for the media in general for what's coming. We've had this coming. For years, we've collectively pushed a certain world view through the framing of our stories. We decide who the victim is, who the bad guy is and what language we use—labelling things as “controversial” to signal to the audience that something is bad, like the “controversial Treaty Principles Bill”. We flip angles too—turning a positive government crime stats story into a negative gang-focused story for the same government. And when Radio New Zealand, which is supposed to be more impartial and balanced than any other outlet in this country, chooses someone to front its flagship programme who has explicitly said he votes for left-wing parties—well, that matters. We deserve what's coming to us in this election. We can't shove the scrum for years and not expect to become part of the on-field play. And I, for one, am not unhappy about what's about to happen. I think it's time for this to be sorted out. If this election brings media bias into sharper focus and forces all of us in the media to stop, reflect and think hard about what we've been doing, I don't think that's a bad thing. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Friday, 8 May, 2026, Winston Peters insists he won't support efforts by the National Party to raise the retirement age. We talk to one of the women who's accused Sir Rod Drury of inappropriate conduct about him handing back his New Zealander of the Year award. The New Zealand Herald's media insider Shayne Currie on who should succeed Maiki Sherman as TVNZ's political editor. And on the Sports Huddle, Adam Cooper and Paul Allison discuss Luke Metcalf's future with the Warriors. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Green MP Kahurangi Carter has a two bills including a 'Meme' (Parody and Satire) Bill, passing through the house at the moment. We look at the impact it would have on freedom of speech and the media landscape.Maiki Sherman has announced she is resigning as Senior Political Editor at TVNZ after weeks of 'unprecedented' scrutiny, most recently when an incident from a year ago involving Lloyd Burr surfaced in the media. A new OECD report is calling for NZ to do more to reform and prepare for the multitude of large impact future events that NZ is facing. Nicola Willis was quick to reject many of the suggestions the report has offered.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Andrea Vance, Maria Slade and Chris Carter. On the show today they discuss the scrapping of the Broadcasting Standards Authority, will it "set media free?"; the government's ultimatum to local government: amalgamate or we will do it for you; a return to the TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman controversy; and will immigration become an election issue?

Last week I started my editorial with: ‘Well, it was a rather chaotic, eventful week in politics wasn't it', and went on to speak about how I thought it was a mistake that the Prime Minister has decided to decline appearing in a weekly spot on TVNZ's Breakfast. But it appears that ‘chaotic' and ‘eventful' is likely to be how we're going to describe the next 27 weeks until the election, if the coalition can hold itself together through to November. The nonsense and the scheming this week included what could quite possibly have been a leaked story about embattled TVNZ reporter Maiki Sherman, lawyers letters flying between media companies keen to report the juicy details, Winston Peters releasing emails under an OIA request revealing the Prime Minister's potentially damaging views on the US war against Iran, and a feisty retaliation by the National Party on NZ First. All I could think at the end of this week was - surely both the media and politicians can do better. I get it - everyone is coming out firing on all cylinders - that's what you've got to do in election year. National has a new campaign leader and communications adviser, and I am sure many National voters like the new fighting spirit being shown by the Nats. After all, the Foreign Affairs Minister was out of line this week. But with Winston Peters stating, 'No, we won't do a deal with Labour or their Marxist and separatist mates', then you'd think that having ruled out being part of an opposing coalition there would be some shared effort to sell this one to voters. The number of people who this week said to me, 'I don't want to vote for any of them' was a bit of a surprise. Civility is often put aside during an election year, and yet I think it's what most of us are craving right now. We'd like the people we have entrusted to run the country to act like grown-ups and get on with the job without the backstabbing. Budget month is going to be tough, and yet all National and the coalition have to do to sell this budget is deliver it straight-up. We all know the story - whatever economic recovery and confidence we were gaining heading into 2026 has been wiped out by decisions made elsewhere in the world. It's not just our story - it's happening everywhere. This week, the Bank of England warned inflation could hit 6.2 percent in the UK by early 2027, and food prices could rise by 6-7 percent by the end of this year. In Australia inflation rose to 4.6 percent in March, with an expectation it will peak higher with consumer prices now growing at their fastest pace in two and a half years. No. It's not the economic recovery story National was hoping to campaign on, but with little policy or innovation coming from the Labour Party there is an opportunity to double down on their fiscally responsible approach to managing the economy. The revelation of Christopher Luxon's support for the war wrecking our economy - isn't helpful for him. But what would be more damaging is having coalition party leaders calling out each other for poor judgement over the coming months. Luxon has done a good job keeping the coalition together, but if they're going to spend the next 6 months sabotaging each other rather than continuing to work on how they can come together on policy, selling the budget will be the least of National's problems. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Prime Minister seems to have a different position to our government and Foreign Minister on the biggest political issue - Israel & USA's war on Iran. Meaningful Members' Bills in parliament are a breath of fresh air. The right wing attack Maiki Sherman for saying slurs at the Finance Minister's event. Trump racks up a third assassination attempt.This episode's co-hostsPhilip, John, SimoneTimestamps0:00 Opening / Introductions1:13 Middle Management of NZ14:46 Good New Bills 18:40 Discretion 32:00 Slurs44:22 Another Assassination Attempt59:42 ClosingIntro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200

The Minister of Resources, the self-proclaimed Prince of the Provinces, comments on the fuel crisis, joining Trump to open the Strait of Hormuz, the "wokery" at the Otago Regional Council, the Maiki Sherman controversy, and duck shooting/hunting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Friday Faceoff, and Nick is joined in the studio by former Wellington Mayor and Director of Dot Loves Data Justin Lester and Wellington City Councillor Nicola Young. The hot issues of the week - like the release of emails between the Foreign Minister and Prime Minister through NZ First. Is this a political move or a genuine mistake? And who is in charge in this coalition? Then onto the cost of social housing to the council, rates, our local economy and the pains of being a Wellingtonian. And when will we see the light. Maiki Sherman, TVNZ and the politicians - what should be done, and what is the standard of professionalism that we should expect from those in the Beehive. Then our guests take a deeper dive into the alcohol culture in parliament, and in workplaces. As the Prime Minister has pulled out of his weekly breakfast slot, Lester and Young faceoff over whether this is acceptable, and does this alter the public's perception of Luxon? And with our panel's council expertise we hear what they think of the "frivolous" spending of council. Young says this is due to the officials, how do we align the councillors and officials spending? Plus, what do Young and Lester think of the bill the Green Party are trying to get through which stops prosecutions for low level drug crimes when people call for support during an overdose. And the panel give their hots and nots. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TVNZ's Maiki Sherman's had her access to Parliament suspended for five days, after an altercation with an MP. The decision comes after National complained to TVNZ, alleging Sherman aggressively banged on party whip Stuart Smith's office door for several minutes. TVNZ says it has a different view of events. Newstalk ZB's senior political correspondent Barry Soper the issue could lead to tighter rules for all reporters. "I think what you'll find as a result of all this is that Speaker Gerry Brownlee, he'll be tightening the rules yet again and just explaining to the journalists that you don't chase MPs around Parliament." The suspension's unrelated to claims Sherman lobbed a homophobic slur at another journalist at drinks in Nicola Willis' office last year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Politics Thursday and Nick is joined by Labour MP Ayesha Verrall and National MP and Cabinet Minister Mike Butterick. Emails between Winston Peters and the Prime Minister Christopher Luxon were released by NZ First through the OIA. They show that Peters talked down Luxon over his initial call to support the US strikes on Iran. There has since been some public beef between the two - Nick asks our politicians who is really in charge with the coalition, and have to gloves truly come off now? Also on the agenda is Luxon cancelling his scheduled media appearances on Breakfast, alcohol in the beehive and the Maiki Sherman event and when will we see some policy from Labour? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an NZ Herald exclusive, we learn that Christopher Luxon was very keen to whole heartedly support the US in their war in Iran and it took Winston Peters to step in and not allow the coalition to do so in his position as Foreign Minister. Helen Clark spoke with Ryan Bridge about that this morningThe other part of the story about the warhawkish nature of the PM is the source of this information being NZ First who released an email chain to journalists demonstrating that Winston Peters has made the call not to support the US' war in Iran in, what Nicola Willis is now calling and act of bad faith and a breach of their "no surprises" agreement as the PM had no heads up the email chain was being releasedTVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman has been suspended for five days from covering Parliament after breaching parliamentary press gallery rules. Speaker Gerry Brownlee made the decision on Thursday afternoon after involving himself in a dispute between the National Party and TVNZ over the alleged behaviour of two gallery reporters last week.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

Questions have been raised over the media's handling of an incident concerning TVNZ's political editor, Maiki Sherman. Reports have emerged that TVNZ threatened to sue Newstalk ZB after a producer raised questions with the state broadcaster about Sherman's alleged use of a homophobic slur. Massey University Journalism Programme Leader James Hollings says TVNZ has handled this situation poorly. "It's not a good look, really, when you're a public broadcaster, to be telling another news outlet not to run a story about something." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 29 April, 2026, we talk to a Middle East analyst about whether the UAE pulling out of OPEC will lower fuel prices. ACT accuses Ngai Tahu of demanding millions of dollars before refusing to support a gold mine project in Central Otago. Why a homeowner's changing her name after almost losing her house. And on The Huddle, Jordan Williams and Mike Munro discuss whether TVNZ should have threatened legal action in the Maiki Sherman saga. 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.

From the commentary I'm seeing online, it's clear there is a perception that no one reported on the Maiki Sherman revelation because the media were protecting one of their own. I can tell you that perception is true. It's not imagined - it is true. It is not true for Newstalk ZB. And I'm not saying that because I'm employed by Newstalk ZB; I'm saying it because I was involved in some of the phone calls around this particular - shall we loosely call it - investigation. I know we tried to publish this but we ran into a couple of obstacles, which, frankly, happens with investigations. There's no need to get too dramatic about it. I can't tell you the number of things I've wanted to report on, or tried to report on, that I've never been able to. There's a long list. I also don't think the press gallery members who were at the party in Nicola Willis' office last May can necessarily be judged for not reporting on what happened. As I said yesterday on the show, I worked in the press gallery too. I know there's a lot of boozing in the press gallery - I did it myself - and sometimes there's bad behaviour because that's what happens with booze. It doesn't always get reported. Do you narc on all your mates every time you're out drinking and they do something stupid? No, you don't. What was not okay, however, was that when it became known in Wellington that Newstalk ZB was trying to run a story, members of the press gallery got in touch to raise concerns. My recollection is that they were worried that if we went public with what Maiki Sherman said to Lloyd Burr, we would be breaking a long-held convention of not reporting on what happens during “drinky poos” in Parliament. They feared ministers would then panic about breaches of Chatham House rules and stop inviting the press gallery into their offices for drinks. That crossed the line, in my opinion. That was actively trying to stop media outside Wellington from reporting on what happened in Wellington, involving one of their own. In the end, it didn't influence us at all. And I'm not telling you this because it does me any favours - it doesn't. I expect I'll be ostracised the next time I see some of my friends in the press gallery for saying this. But I think it's worth saying because it's a reminder to all of us in the media that our job is to report the facts, not to suppress them - even when it involves our mates. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This one goes straight at the uncomfortable bit: what happens when the people who demand accountability suddenly go very quiet? Duncan is joined by commentator and comms specialist Ani O'Brien, who broke the story about Maiki Sherman, Lloyd Burr, and an incident the New Zealand media had allegedly known about for over a year. The question isn't just what was said, it's why so many people who knew did nothing. Together, Duncan and Ani dig into the Press Gallery, media hypocrisy, legal threats, public trust, and whether New Zealand journalism has become too cautious, too cozy, or just too scared of its own shadow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight on The Huddle, Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union and former Labour Chief of Staff Mike Munro joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Should the woman who almost lost her house in a liquidator mix-up be compensated, after she had to pay nearly $1800 in legal fees? What do we make of this? King Charles delivered his speech to the the US Congress as part of his state visit to America. What can we take away from this? Is Charles trying to send a message to Trump? Should TVNZ have sent a legal letter to NZME on the Maiki Sherman story? And should Newstalk ZB have reported it anyway? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins Nick Mills in the studio for his monthly catch up. The Labour party is polling well, 7 points above National, but how long will this last without major policy announcements. Nick asks when we will see more, and what should we expect from the party this year? Nicola Willis suggests that Barbara Edmonds has told agency Fitch one thing and the public another in terms of revenue gathering. Hipkins shares Labour's plans, and talks tax and interest deductions. Also on the agenda is the Maiki Sherman saga and the alcohol culture in the beehive - is it acceptable? And what does Hipkins think of bailing on scheduled media slots? LISTEN ABOVE OR WATCH BELOW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis appeared on the Bradbury Group talking the free market, net core crown debt and when will the government denounce the US and Israel for this illegal war in IranChris Hipkins appeared on Wellington's Newstalk ZB in one of the strangest interviews we've seen in a while. Nick Mills wanted the leader of the opposition to agree that the Luxon led government was strong and stable and then went on to chastise Hipkins because they both "know the while context" of the alleged homophobic slur used by Maiki Sherman when the opposite is true, other than those involved, currently, nobody knows the context. It was very strange.Michel Mulipola, aka "Bloody Samoan" is the target of much right-wing pearl clutching at the moment as his language about politics is colorful and his presentation is cutting. Seems that when the right use language to speak to their base it's okay as it contains no sweary words, but when the left do it to a community of vulnerable people who don't think highly of the police and the government then all of a sudden, it's the worst thing that's happened this election cycle.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 29th of April, Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones discusses the deal that would bolster our supply of diesel – plus, power companies are set to raise their prices again. Mike gives his take on the Maiki Sherman saga and the role this show had in the story. And Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell talk drinking in Parliament, Maiki Sherman, and whether Labour misled Fitch over tax plans on Politics Wednesday. 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.

It's Politics Wednesday and Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen are back with Mike Hosking to delve into some of the biggest political stories of the week to date. They discussed the Maiki Sherman situation, the amount of drinking that goes on at Parliament and whether it's appropriate, and whether Labour mislead ratings agency Fitch on the details of its Capital Gains Tax. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Wednesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) All the Grubby Details/None of the Grubby Details/No Details of Any KindSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson and Child Fund CEO Josie Pagani joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! There was another assassination attempt on Donald Trump over the weekend, but some have written this off as a 'false flag'. What do we make of this? Do we believe the conspiracies? The Maiki Sherman saga - what do we make of this? Should TVNZ sack her? The New Zealand-India FTA has been sorted out - what do we think of this? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FIRST WITH YESTERDAY'S NEWS (highlights from Tuesday on Newstalk ZB) Just What I Always Wanted/The FTA That Never Comes/Definitely Sackable/But How Did They Keep the Toilets Clean?/Podcast RouletteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good on Chris Luxon for ditching his regular spot on Breakfast. That's from Tina. I disagree with Tina. I don't think Chris Luxon should have given up on Breakfast the way he has, pulling out of his weekly slot. I mean, obviously it's his prerogative to do it. And the truth is, in New Zealand—and in our media—we actually have more access to our Prime Ministers than in many other countries. Loads of other Prime Ministers—think Australia—do not take the number of questions after news conferences that Chris Luxon does. They don't turn up to news conferences as often as he does, or as Jacinda did, or Helen did, or John Key did. In some countries, like Canada, you can go a very long time between drinks when it comes to hearing from the Prime Minister. The truth is, Chris Luxon isn't good at media interviews. A lot of the trouble he's faced has come from stuffing them up. You had Tova with the “how many Māori ministers do you have?” stuff-up recently. You had Mike Hosking last year with the “will you or will you not have fired Andrew Bayly?” stuff-up. And then there was the “I don't know how to be any clearer with you guys” bollocks from earlier this year. There's just a long list of mistakes he's made in media interviews. So if he's not good in media interviews, on balance, he's probably better off not doing them—especially in an election year. The trouble is, people will see this for what it is: that he's running scared. Or, as Mike Hosking once said of Jacinda when she didn't want to appear on his show, running for the hills. He's trying to get away from situations he can't handle very well and those situations are media interviews. And by the way, it's not just Tova O'Brien on Breakfast—it's Jack Tame on Q+A as well, both on TVNZ. Now, I don't think he can credibly blame the Maiki Sherman door-knocking situation or the Benedict Collins perceived bias for this. These are different programmes. That's the press gallery reporting to One News; this is TVNZ Breakfast. They're different. But I don't think people are going to care. And I say this having analysed the situation: most people out there just don't care. They hate the media, so they're going to say, “Fair enough.” But this is what Jacinda started. When she did it, I said, watch this, this will start a thing and it will happen all over the place afterwards. And if you didn't like Jacinda doing it, then you have to hold the same standard. You can't hate what Jacinda did and then love what Chris Luxon has done. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2024 was an epic annus horribilis for the Greens - you remember Golriz Ghahraman, Darleen Tana, Julie Anne Genter, et al. It went on and on. It was arguably the worst year on record for any political party in this country ever. But wait, hold my beer – we have a new champion. 2025 is shaping up to be an even more horribilis of an annus for Te Pāti Māori, who may well factionalise themselves into extinction. It all started so well. And by started, I'm going back to 2004 when Labour MP Tariana Turia's protest against her own government's Foreshore and Seabed Bill led to her establishing Te Pāti Māori. Despite it being pretty much a single issue party at genesis, it lasted the distance thanks to the political pragmatism and mana of Dame Tariana and Sir Pita Sharples, the other co-leader. They were able to walk in both the Pākehā world and Te Ao Māori, and they kept the party together. Te Pāti Māori winning six out of the seven electorate seats in the 2023 election was a triumph. As was its opposition to the coalition government's Treaty Principles Bill and galvanising everybody together. But since then, Te Pāti Māori has turned upon itself and the ugly mudslinging being played out in the public arena has seen support for the party plummet. This time last year, Te Pāti Māori got 7% in the 1News Verian poll. Last night in that same poll, they recorded just 1%. Bang, crash, pow, brace for impact, as Maiki Sherman might have said, but didn't, when reporting the results last night. Te Pāti Māori threw out two of its MPs amid accusations of a dictatorial style by its leadership. The dispute took a new twist in court last week though, when a judge ruled MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi should be reinstated as a party member. John Tamihere emerged from the party's AGM in Rotorua over the weekend absolutely triumphant and grinning like a Cheshire cat, the cat that's got the cream. Those opposed to his presidency simply didn't have the numbers to get rid of him. According to the party's constitution, it appears the only way Tamihere can be removed from the role of president is if there is consensus among the electorate council representatives. So he has a stranglehold on Tāmaki Makaurau, Waiariki, and Te Tai Hauāuru – Waikato seems to be neutral. Ikaroa-Rāwhiti said they weren't happy about the expulsion of Whaitiri and another MP, Ferris. Te Tai Tokerau, Te Tai Tonga, they want John Tamihere gone. But it looks like he'll be clinging on. May well be a Pyrrhic victory. If Te Pāti Māori can't find a way to work through their differences, and I don't see how they possibly can. Tamihere will be the head of a political party that isn't in Parliament, that is completely and utterly irrelevant. He'll have his toys, but no one to play with. While all of this infighting is occurring, as Christopher Luxon said, not one single piece of legislation has been crafted by Te Pāti Māori MPs to further the betterment of their constituency, of their people. As he said, not one of them has turned up with ideas, with a plan, with a way to make the world a better place for the people who voted them in, to use the machinery of Parliament to advance the cause of their people. They are simply not doing their job while they're involved in this sort of infighting. I would very much like to hear from those who have supported Te Pāti Māori in the past, who as recently as 2023 might have installed a Te Pāti Māori MP in Parliament by voting in the electorate – where to now? Is there still a place for Te Pāti Māori in Parliament? They look like they're doing their level best to disembowel themselves and eat their own entrails in front of us all. It's unedifying, but worse than that, it is letting down the very people who voted them into Parliament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I think it's fair to say, don't you think, that Labour's first policy has been a flop? It's been panned by pretty much everybody worth listening to or worth reading. I mean, I see Maiki Sherman over at TVNZ liked it last night. She called it a 'solid first hit' on telly, but I think everyone else seems to have seen through what Chippy's trying to do here. Let me quote you some. Tom Pullar-Strecker at The Post: Labour's Future Fund hits the buzzwords, but the rationale is hard to follow. Pattrick Smellie at BusinessDesk: This suggests either that Labour is economically illiterate or that its target audience is presumed to be. Radio New Zealand: The distinct lack of detail has left Labour somewhat exposed, evoking echoes of other ambitious projects that fizzled like KiwiBuild or the Green Investment Fund. Jenée Tibshraeny at the Herald says this is actually less about making New Zealand wealthy and really more about having a crack at National and possible asset sales at the next election. Henry Cooke at The Post: Labour's Future Fund promises everything and nothing. It's hard to know what to really make of this. And then from Patrick Smellie again, because his piece is just so eviscerating: Labour will have to do a whole lot better than this. Now, basically, what you could take from that is that no one serious is convinced by it - because Labour has taken a great idea, which is Singapore's Temasek, and then taken away all the things that make Temasek successful. Temasek sells assets, this lot is not allowed. Temasek invests overseas, this lot is not allowed. That's just a couple of the problems here. Honestly, the list of problems in this policy announcement is so long, we could do an entire show about it. I suspect Labour knows and I think they know it's a bad idea. They just think we're too stupid to realize how bad an idea it is. They think that we're going to be hoodwinked by all of the feel-good slogans about investing in New Zealand's future and cutting out the foreign investors and stuff like that. But I'm happy to report that judging by the media roundup I just read you, we're not at all as stupid as Labour thinks we are. We can see a dog policy when we're presented with one, and this is one. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With 1News political editor Maiki Sherman, former Reserve Bank chair Arthur Grimes, former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer, and Housing Minister Chris Bishop.

With Ngira Simmonds, Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, Maiki Sherman and Andrew Little

The Greens have released the Executive Summary of their report into Darleen Tana, and it's pretty clear in asserting that Tana had much more involvement with her husband's bike business than she otherwise claimed. The question now is whether or she's going to decide to stay in Parliament. Tana said in her interview with Maiki Sherman that she'd take a little bit of time before deciding whether to remain in parliament as an independent MP, but if she does decide to stay around, I think it's pretty clear the Greens have only one choice. If the party leaders believe in the integrity of the report - a report which took the best part of four months to produce - then I think they have little choice but to instigate the waka-jumping legislation which they so publicly despised, and expel Darlene Tana from Parliament. Let us not forget, the main reason the Greens opposed the waka-jumping legislation is not for situations like this. The main reason they opposed it was so that if an MP held a different position on a really important policy to that which was being whipped by their party, they could take a moral stand and dissent. This ain't that. This is not a dispute over policy. This is an MP whose colleagues they believe has not been truthful to the party. An MP who has brought the party and the caucus into disrepute. And while Darlene Tana might complain about the process of this investigation and some of the findings, her former party leader and caucus colleagues have been blunt. They want her out. This should have been a week when the Greens were laser-focused on the Government's climate plans. This week of all weeks should've been one where they represented their constituents in opposition. Instead, they're still answering questions about the character of MPs who were until very recently part of their caucus. The Greens have swallowed a rat in the past. After all, they voted to pass the waka-jumping bill into law. But I actually don't think many people would resent them if they swallowed another in this case. If Darlene Tana won't quit on her own accord, and they believe in the integrity of the report, the Greens should cop a few days of criticism for their hypocrisy, push her out, and move on. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Erica Stanford, Maiki Sherman and Romilly Madew.

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the death of Efeso Collins, big conclusions drawn from conflicting polls -  and the problems with an old media adage.

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the death of Efeso Collins, big conclusions drawn from conflicting polls -  and the problems with an old media adage.

Chris Hipkins, Erica Stanford, Sharon Zollner and Maiki Sherman.

With David Seymour, Rahui Papa, Natalie Coates and Maiki Sherman.

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the first live TV leaders' debate of the election campaign and the sports analogy-filled post-match analysis.

Last night's leaders' debate on TV was a brilliant advertisement for the minor parties.  In fact, I reckon Labour and National could make some money out of it because, as far as I'm concerned, I thought it provided 90 minutes of reasons not to go with the traditional red and blue parties.  So what I reckon Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon should be doing today, is writing out some invoices and sending them to all the minor parties, because that kind of primetime TV advertising doesn't come cheap. The common consensus among the commentators seems to be that Christopher Luxon's performance was stronger than Labour leader Chris Hipkins'. It happens all the time - people chiming in with their thoughts on who “won”.  But I actually think neither of them won. It was the minor parties who won.   And as for the analysis after the debate. Man alive, if you stuck around for that, what about all the ridiculous sporting analogies?  We had former National and New Zealand First MP Tau Henare, former Labour leader David Cunliffe and TVNZ's deputy political editor Maiki Sherman. And all the two guys could bang on about was the All Blacks and the Warriors and the World Cup.  At one point, poor-old Maiki obviously felt she had no option but to go down the sporting analogy route. She said as much.   Because it seemed every time Tau Henare and David Cunliffe opened their mouths, they'd go on about it being “a bit like the Warriors”, or “Christopher Luxon was like France and Chris Hipkins was like the All Blacks…and, like the All Blacks, Hipkins needs to come back and show he's got more in the tank.”  I don't know about you. But when I sat there watching that, I thought to myself ‘if this is high quality political analysis, then God help us'.  So the sporting analogies have to go from the next debate. So too do some of the meaningless questions. I don't care what book Christopher Luxon is reading at the moment. I don't care how many times they've been into churches this year.   What I did want to know last night, though, is why Chris Hipkins - just hours before the debate - made that haphazard announcement that Labour was ditching its goal of reducing the prison population by 30 percent.  It happened yesterday afternoon and had some people speculating that it was a pre-emptive move ahead of the debate. A pre-emptive move that Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis didn't seem to even know about until after Chris Hipkins had announced it.  That's the stuff I wanted to hear about. But we didn't, of course, because these debates are carefully stage-managed and the topics up for discussion would have been settled-on weeks ago.  Which meant all it did, was reinforce the view some people have that our two main political parties are increasingly becoming one and the same.  Christopher Luxon said it himself - several times. It was something along the lines of “we both want the same things, but we've got different ideas on how to achieve them.”  The question there then is that, when it comes to voting, do we vote for outcomes or do we vote for methods of achieving those outcomes?  Hands down, we vote for outcomes. So if you've got the leaders of the two big political parties saying they want the same outcomes - then bring-in the minor parties. Because last night's debate showed us that the minor parties really are the only alternatives to what we have now.  Political commentator Matthew Hooton wrote a piece in the NZ Herald recently saying that voter confidence in what he calls Labour and National's “increasingly lazy, cynical and arrogant” duopoly in New Zealand politics has collapsed.  He says never before have Labour and National been rejected by so many voters at the same time.  And I reckon, based on what we saw in last night's TV debate, support for the purple vote is about to get even lower. And I'm in no doubt that, when it comes to picking a winner from last night, it was the minor parties. It wasn't Luxon and it wasn't Hipkins.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the first live TV leaders' debate of the election campaign and the sports analogy-filled post-match analysis.

In this bumper episode, the team discuss another minister facing questions - Kiri Allan. They also do a deep dive on Ikaroa-Rāwhiti - a real electorate to watch this election - and the delicate balance politicians have to find when discussing China. And of course, exactly how much fun Benedict Collins is allowed to have, according to Paul Goldsmith. Featuring 1News deputy political editor Maiki Sherman, senior political reporter Benedict Collins, political producer Lillian Hanly and digital political reporter Felix Desmarais. Read us: 1News.co.nz Follow us: 1NewsNZ

The former deputy leader of the National Party Paula Bennett has revealed Todd Muller told her she wasn't wanted in any role after his leadership coup in May last year. She made the revelation to Maiki Sherman in the second season of Matangireia - an RNZ documentary series profiling former Maori politicians. Another former National MP Harete Hipango - now set to make her return to Parliament shortly - has spoken for the first time about being assaulted by the police during her time as a criminal lawyer. Political reporter Meriana Johnsen reports.

The former deputy leader of the National Party Paula Bennett has revealed Todd Muller told her she wasn't wanted in any role after his leadership coup in May last year. She made the revelation to Maiki Sherman in the second season of Matangireia - an RNZ documentary series profiling former Maori politicians. Another former National MP Harete Hipango - now set to make her return to Parliament shortly - has spoken for the first time about being assaulted by the police during her time as a criminal lawyer. Political reporter Meriana Johnsen reports.

I'm disappointed that in 2021 women are still barred from Whaikōrero on the marae. It's 13 years since Helen Clark was reduced to tears over this and yet again we have another female leader of the opposition barred from speaking. Judith Collins has suggested this is sexism.Greens co leader Marama Davidson has hit back telling her she “does not have the cultural expertise.” Also, TVNZ's excellent political reporter Maiki Sherman has told Judith Collins it's not sexism, it's a cultural practice and it's not the place of Pākehā women to criticise.Now look, I totally appreciate where this practice might originate in tikanga Māori . One of my Māori tutors syas it developed as a practice during the days of inter-iwi warfare Because the marae was the place where visiting tribes were welcomed And women were kept behind the men, and away from the speaking in part to protect them should the Whaikōrero turn violent And of course iwi wanted to protect their women because they are important for the procreation of the iwi But, it's 2021, warfare is no longer a threat This is a really tricky debate for a lot of people: what's more important… protecting what individual cultures want to do or protecting women's claims to equal treatment? For me there's no debate Every culture must treat women as equal to men, and afford them the same rights in every aspect as they afford men.If we start making excuses for one culture's relegation of women, where do we end?  Do we excuse the Saudis and say it's OK that they ban women from marriage unless they gave the consent of their male guardians because that's their culture? Do we excuse Catholicism for demanding that young women aren't allowed contraceptives or abortions? I don't agree.  Women should be treated as equals to men by everyone, at all times. 

This week Political reporter Benedict Collins got more insults than answers from Winston Peters, revealing he was "at various times called 'sunshine', and an 'idiot' by our Deputy Prime Minister." Meanwhile, Maiki Sherman says it's "the nail in the coffin" for Jami-Lee Ross in Botany, as he and three others are charged by the Serious Fraud Office in National’s own donation saga, and we analyse the issues going into this year’s election. Produced and Edited by Adam Simpson Shot by Scarlett Wild & Matt Smith Engineered by Brian Holloway Research by Liz Feary A TVNZ Production 2020

Benedict Collins & Maiki Sherman team up to cover Government gun reforms and Australian reaction. We head back to 1990 when Police Minister John Banks tried to ban semi-automatic weapons. Also vocational training faces big change amidst small consultation plus pretty much everything else that happened in politics this week. Produced by Adam Simpson Camera by Scarlett Wild Sound Engineering by Brian Holloway Research by Liz Feary A TVNZ Production

On this week’s Inside Parliament Jessica Mutch McKay and Maiki Sherman look at how international drug cartels are changing the way they get their drugs into New Zealand. We discuss the extensive review that is being launched by Trevor Mallard to look at bullying and harassment in Parliament and the big Government U-turn in deciding to deport Czech national Karel Sroubek once he gets out of jail.

It was a cold week in Wellington as the Prime Minister froze MP’s pay. We head back to 1970 when a 31% pay rise was proposed for MPs. This week Maiki Sherman & Mei Heron have been at the justice summit; they discuss how it went and the Green Party AGM was also held. We discuss how they’ve changed in the year since Metiria Turei’s admission. Produced by Adam Simpson Engineered by Brian holloway Camera by Scarlett Wild Research by Liz Feary A TVNZ Production

This week we celebrate our first birthday by looking back to see what’s changed in a year (clue: everything). The winners and losers of our latest poll are out and we discuss shocking Govt. findings into beneficiary drug use. We also welcome new 1 News political reporter Maiki Sherman and discuss water rights fights heading to the Supreme Court.

New Zealand's international alliances are discussed by the investigative author Nicky Hager, journalist Maiki Sherman, and Law Professor Jane Kelsey, with Leonie Hayden in the chair.