Podcast appearances and mentions of stuart nash

Heather Roy, the former deputy leader of the ACT party, Stuart Nash a former Labour MP, who was Minister for Police, Tourism and Economic and Regional Development in the last Labour government and Gareth Hughes the Director of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa, and who was Green MP for a decade spoke to Lisa Owen about the 2025 Budget.

Today on the show... Plunket’s compulsory Te Reo Māori course. Some unhappy staff have leaked me all the details. And is the Government’s austerity drive the right approach? My panel of Stuart Nash and Ashley Church will discuss. Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chiefInstagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast

Today on the show... Talk about PC gone mad! The country’s health officials cop a shot from the Government and are instructed to drop the term 'pregnant people' and use 'pregnant women' instead. In their bid to be all inclusive to the LQBTQIA+ community the health ministry forgot that only women can have babies! And we pull together a panel to judge the politicians before Easter. Ashley Church and Stuart Nash join me to discuss NZ's current political landscape and guess what’s going to be in the budget. Plus some Letters to the Editor! Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief. Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 15 April 2025, Police Minister Mark Mitchell tells Heather how the Government's managed to hit its target to reduce the number of violent crime victims four years early. Should a Minister really have to tell the health department to use the term "pregnant women" rather than "pregnant person"? A crackdown is coming for bad dog owners who chain up their dogs for too long - but Heather thinks the Government needs to go much further and crack down on dangerous dogs. Plus, on the Huddle, Stuart Nash's biggest clue yet that he might be looking to become a NZ First candidate. 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, Kiwiblog's David Farrar and former Labour minister Stuart Nash joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Foreign Minister Winston Peters made the decision to sack Phil Goff as High Commissioner to the UK after he questioned President Donald Trump's understanding of history. Was this the right call? The Government has revealed it plans to lower the age of eligibility for free bowel cancer screenings to 58. However, it's using funding set aside from the last Government's plan to lower screening for Māori and Pasifika to 50. What do we make of this? Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran has officially resigned - and will step down from the role this October. How will he be remembered? Did he make the right call? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 26th of February, violent crime is down for the first time since 2018, much to the pleasure of the Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. The Government is making an announcement today, loosening the citizen's arrest laws. So would you, if you could? Or is it a recipe for disaster? Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell debate policing strategies and Andrew Bayly 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.

A former Police Minister is declaring his support for a loosening of citizen's arrest laws. The Government is set to announce a retail crime strategy re-jig based on an advisory group's recommendations, which include making it easier for people to arrest others. Currently they can only occur at night between 9pm and 6am, for crimes with a maximum punishment of at least three years in prison. Stuart Nash told Mike Hosking hard working Kiwis have their hands tied while crime is being committed, and it's crazy that they can't do anything. However, he says they have to be proportionate, and can't become an excuse for beating others up. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yesterday Andrew Bayly, the former Commerce and ACC Minister, revealed he had resigned from his ministerial portfolios on Friday night after grabbing a staffers upper arm during a discussion that's been described as “lively”. It comes after a messy public relations failure in October, when it was revealed Bayly had repeatedly called a worker a loser during a visit to a South Island business. He apologised and kept the job, but this was one step too far. The Prime Minister told Mike Hosking he relied on Andrew Bayly to do the right thing, and he did: “Look, honestly, he was doing a very good job making good contributions in two very technical portfolios. I'm sure Scott Simpson will carry that on. But look, the reality is you've got to have some standards, Mike. And you know, I watched the last lot go through a series of Ministers and it wasn't either clear... It was clear in this case and, and importantly, he recognised that he had met his own standards and that's his decision, so I respect that.” There's a lot of people complaining that Andrew Bailey shouldn't have had to go, shouldn't have felt that he had to go, but I can't imagine a situation where I would be touched by my boss during a lively discussion – and we have plenty of them. I cannot imagine him grabbing my arm and saying listen, you're wrong. We have very lively discussions with lots of argy bargy and neither of us hold back, none of us within the conversation hold back. I just can't imagine a situation where I would be held by the arm as a way of stressing the importance of the point that I was making. If my boss ever did, I can't imagine calling for his head. I'd say ‘get your bloody hands off me' or something like that. But if the employee didn't like Bayly and found them difficult to work with, then the former minister gave him an absolute sitter of an opportunity to get rid of him. So Bayly's gone from cabinet, but not from his electoral seat. The leader of the opposition is crowing. Chris Hipkins has accused the Pime Minister of handling the situation poorly, sitting on the information for two days before doing anything about it. Then, having Andrew Bayly himself resigned, not telling the public about it for several more days, then sneaking out before jumping on a plane to escape overseas. Chris Hipkins own words. He added “I think people will see that for what it is”. Nicola Willis, on the other hand, says it's about showing humanity, allowing Bayly to tell his family and come to terms with his professional demise before it became the public fodder it has become. Look, it's just politics. National certainly uses the departure of successive Labour ministers to point to Labour's lack of credentials to govern. There were a lot of them. Iain Lees-Galloway and on we went. Stuart Nash, Meka Whaitiri resigned to go to Te Pati Māori, Kiri Allan – there were a lot of ministers whose careers ended up being in the toilet. So what's good for the goose is good for the gander and all that. If National can make hay whilst in opposition as Labour ministers came and went, then when they're in opposition, they can do the same when National ministers are doing much the same. I really think the hoo-ha about a couple of days is neither here nor there. I don't know what the fuss is about that. Darleen Tana was suspended from Parliament on the 14th of March. She was finally got rid of on the 22nd of October, all while drawing her parliamentary salary. Two or three days I can live with, but Andrew Bayly, I'm sorry, did have to go. Parliament has had a history of being a toxic workplace and you can't have a minister being a part of that if you want to change the culture. For those complaining it's a sign of wokeness and an overreaction, really? I don't recall anybody saying that when Labour ministers were in strife. And I really don't think laying hands on staffers is considered acceptable business practice in this day and age. He had to go, and he has. End of story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So the Government's doing all sorts of things to try and get rich migrants into the country - except one thing. Which it should be doing. Former immigration minister Stuart Nash was on Newstalk ZB this morning saying it's time to lift the ban on foreigners buying houses. And I agree with him. The so-called 'golden visa' the Government announced yesterday is going to mean an end to the English language test for rich migrants. It will also give people residency if they invest $5 million over three years in a growth-type project or $10 million over five years in a more conservative operation. We're largely talking here about investing into a business, managed fund, commercial property or new property development. But if they want to live here - they have to rent. They're not allowed to buy. Which is a rule Winston Peters likes. But according to Stuart Nash earlier, it's a rule he might be prepared to see go. So too would the immigration lawyer saying today that, if these wealthy types can't buy a place here, then they're just not going to bother. Nick Mason's his name. And he's saying that if the Government's really serious about getting these people over here, then the ban on foreigners buying houses needs to be ditched. It came-in back in 2018. Remember that was around the time that Phil Twyford went through the phone book, noted down all the foreign-sounding names and claimed the place was being overrun by aliens. Which it wasn't. So eight or nine years down the track, this immigration lawyer is saying that it's a real sticking point and it will continue to be a sticking point if the Government doesn't get rid of it. He's saying: "Let's say we all have $15 million and I choose to invest that in New Zealand and I can get permanent residency. That's great, I can stay in New Zealand as long as I like but I can't own my own house until I've spent at least six months of a 12-month period here.” Now we might be thinking, what's wrong with waiting six months?. But that's the tricky bit. Nick Mason says people with this kind of money don't necessarily spend six months anywhere and he thinks if they can't buy a house on day one, then it will continue to be “a considerable barrier for many investors”. And let's get real. If a millionaire or a billionaire is coming here, they're not going to be buying the weatherboard and tile place or the brick and tile place from the 50s. They're not going to be denying first-home buyers their chance to own a place. So this thing about foreigners pricing New Zealanders out of the market - I don't actually believe that it's a thing. I reckon this ban is like something from the dark ages. It's based on paranoia and not much else. And it's not just Stuart Nash who thinks Winston Peters might not be as paranoid as he used to be about foreigners buying up all our houses and spoiling the quarter-acre dream. Nicola Willis was dropping similar hints on Newstalk ZB today as well. You can imagine what's going on behind the scenes though, can't you? Because this is something National and NZ First haven't agreed on in the past. NZ First has wanted it to stay and National has wanted it to go. I think it should go too. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The golden visa has been reinstated as a part of the Government's plan to fire up the economy in 2025. The visa will allow people to invest $5 million over 3 years in a growth project or $10 million over 5 years in a more conservative operation. Both options will enable residency. Former Labour Cabinet Minister Stuart Nash launched the visa in 2022 reflects on what Labour could have done better. "We want people over here who are going to contribute to the economy and our communities," he said. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 10th of February, we are bringing back the golden visa and it's received widespread support so Stuart Nash and Nicola Willis speak on that. Speaking of, 3x Super Bowl winner and Kiwi Riki Ellison gives his predictions. Andrew Saville and Jason Pine give their thoughts on the sporting weekend. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Tourism minister Stuart Nash says New Zealand should be focused on attracting high-value tourists to New Zealand, rather than greater numbers of tourists that don't spend as much. Yesterday newly minted Economic Growth minister Nicola Willis said the government would be moving away from the previous government's plan of mainly attracting tourists that spend significant sums while in the country. "I want all tourists, because ultimately it's not the government that decides how much a tourist spends when they come to New Zealand. That tourist will make that decision," she told RNZ. Former Tourism minister Stuart Nash, who advocated for changes to attract high-value tourists, joined Nick Mills to share his views on the comments, including the impact it could have on New Zealand's infrastructure. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Thursday, 19 December 2024, the GDP has taken a massive fall, plunging New Zealand into the biggest recession since 1991. Former Finance Minister Steven Joyce talks to Ryan Bridge. The Prime Minister won't be going to Waitangi on Waitangi Day next year. Waitangi national trust chairman Pita Tipene says he's disappointed. The Huddle debates the economy, and what you might find if you come to visit Stuart Nash unannounced. 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.

Jamie Mackay talks to Stuart Nash, Bruce Weir, Damien O'Connor, Ray Smith, and Winston Peters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Is a former Labour Cabinet Minister and Minister of Forestry who has a crack at the government's new forestry/carbon farming regulations announced last week. Plus, while we had him on air, we asked about his thoughts on the state of NZ politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Stuart Nash, Pita Alexander, and Grant McCallum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An ex-Labour Party high-flyer is confident Chris Hipkins will continue to lead the party. Labour's conference over the weekend came with a vow not to join security conference AUKUS. The party's also spoken about a potential tax shake-up should it come into power at the next election. Former Labour MP Stuart Nash told Ryan Bridge he has no doubt Chris Hipkins will be leader. “If he wants to be the leader, and I assuming he does, because he's engaged, he's passionate.” Wairarapa-based list MP Kieran McAnulty has been announced as Labour's 2026 campaign chair. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 'captain's call' may become a thing of the past - and former Minister Stuart Nash isn't a fan. New changes impacting party policy decisions are going to a vote at Labour's conference this weekend. It would mean the leader could only change the party manifesto with sign-off from MPs and Labour's policy council. Nash says a captain's call absolutely should not be banned. He explained the Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition have more staff and a broader view than everyone else - and you've got to empower your leader. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealanders' trust in key institutions has declined since 2021 according to new survey data from Statistics New Zealand. Our trust in the health system, education system, media, police, and courts all fell, but it was the trust in Parliament that saw the biggest drop. We spoke to former Labour minister Stuart Nash about why Kiwi's these days are less inclined to trust Parliament and the politicians in it.

'Chrono-working' could be the next employment fad to wash up in Aotearoa. It lets workers choose their hours dictated by their circadian rhythm, instead of the usual nine to five. Robert Walters Commercial Director Stuart Nash says people have worked to circadian rhythms for thousands of years. He says working this way optimises output. "What we're saying now is - you know what, the best way to get productivity out of the workers is to let them work when they're productive. I will say - this is not an excuse to be lazy." Nash says this is really another way of describing modern workplace flexibility. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government appears to have found an unlikely ally in former Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.    It's increasing the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy from $35 to $100 next month, an increase of nearly 200%.  Nash wanted to bring the levy up by as much as $200 back in 2022.  He told Mike Hosking that anyone saying these fees will deter visitors is wrong.  Nash says they're dreaming if they think an extra $65 US will be the difference between coming here or another country.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 4th of September, will a tourist levy of $100 stop people from travelling here? The airports say yes, former Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says no.  It was quite rare for the SIS to go into as much detail as they did over the threats to our country. Our security expert Paul Buchanan breaks down the data.  Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell shake and make up over the police beat numbers and discuss how much weight is placed on official advice on any given day.  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.

A recruitment agency's worried at the type of New Zealander packing their bags and moving overseas.  Stats NZ says New Zealand saw a net migration loss of more than 52,000 citizens in the year ending March.   People aged 18 to 30 accounted for 39% of the departures.   Robert Walters Commercial Director Stuart Nash told Andrew Dickens that his concerns aren't about young people packing everything into a bag and heading one-way to London.   He's worried about people who are mid-career, with families, who've settled here and have made the decision it's too hard and cross the Tasman.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two out of three job applicants have admitted to 'rage-applying' to new roles out of frustration with their employers, according to new research. A survey carried out by recruitment specialist Robert Walters indicates over half of the 2000 respondents were motivated to leave a toxic work environment. Robert Walters commercial director Stuart Nash says this is proof workplace culture matters to employees - and leadership should pay attention. "Culture is so important - and good leaders create great culture. Culture is one of those things that's difficult to quantify, but we do know it makes a difference." LISTEN ABOVESee 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.    Adrian Orr: 6/10  The cash rate holds and he is nowhere near as hawkish as they thought. All of that is good. He just needs to be right.    Trump: 6/10  Won South Carolina, won Michigan and the Supreme Court will hear his immunity case.    Ginny Andersen: 6/10  Apologised on this station twice and both times I judged with genuine sincerity. An apology puts a lot of stuff right.    Newshub: 3/10  A mixture of sadness tinged with writing on the wall. It wasn't the surprise some made it out to be.    NCEA: 2/10  More results of more people failing and that's a massive social and moral stain on this country and its future.    The Māori Health Authority: 6/10  Gone and good riddance. Race-based policy is racist, divisive and destructive.    Gang patches: 6/10  A simple and demonstrative part of an overall approach that is six years overdue.    Stuart Nash: 8/10  Truth bomber of the week.    LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The PM ponders the OCR, tax rates for Trusts, Todd McClay in Abu Dhabi for the WTO meeting, freeing up trade with India, Stuart Nash as a Nat, ending Neil Wagner's career and the plight of Premier House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Hipkins has come back swinging after comments made by Stuart Nash. The ex-Police Minister yesterday criticised Hipkins and Justice Minister Kiri Allan, for dashing his attempts to tighten laws on seizing illegal gang assets worth at or more than 30-thousand-dollars. Nash claims he wanted the threshold at zero, but Hipkins says while he was open to discussion, he didn't support it going to zero. Hipkins told Mike Hosking he doesn't recall Allan saying it was anti-Maori. He encouraged Nash and Allan to talk it through at Cabinet, but there was no appetite to go to zero. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask the former Minister of Agriculture and Trade if he's going to do a Stuart Nash and drop a few historical truth bombs about the former Labour government. Also, as the world's trade ministers head to a WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi - we ask if the call for an immediate capping of agricultural subsidies is a pure pipedream. Plus, we go back in time to the 80s when a young Damien O'Connor entered the Young Farmer of the Year Contest and made it through to the Tasman regional final on two occasions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Matt Heath from Radio Hauraki and Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! Former Cabinet Minister Stuart Nash went on a verbal bender today to prove how committed he was to being tough on crime as Police Minister. Leader Chris Hipkins has accused him of breaching confidentiality terms- is this fair? What is Stuart Nash trying to prove? A rat-infested Dunedin Countdown is getting ready to open the doors again tomorrow morning- if none are spotted overnight. Would you trust this Countdown again? Luxon's challenging assumptions that Premier House is condemned following comments from the Australian cricketers, but he's taken issue with the building. Should he try to fix it for the sake of our international reputation? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former police minister in the last Labour government says he wanted his party to go further in its bid to crack down on gangs' assets. The new National-led coalition is banning gang patches in public with a $5000 fine for those caught wearing one, and it will also give police powers to break up gang gatherings and allow the courts to stop gang members associating. Last year, Labour gave the police the power to go after gang leaders' properties, cars, bikes and bling, providing the assets were valued at $30,000 or above. Former minister Stuart Nash wanted all assets targetted. Nash spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Stuart Nash has hit out at his former Labour colleagues over changes to laws targeting gangs he wanted to introduce, but which others wouldn't progress due to fears they would unfairly target Māori. Last year the Labour government changed the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act to allow police to seize gang leaders' property, such as cars and bikes, if valued over $30,000 and if it could not be proven they were paid for legitimately.  But then-police minister Nash wanted the threshold lowered to $0 - a plan he says was dashed by Labour's Minister of Justice Kiri Allan over concerns it would hurt Māori and would contravene the Bill of Rights.  Speaking to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking this morning, Nash hit out again at Allan, saying at the time his view was “pull your bloody head in”.  He strongly denied that such a move was aimed at or would hurt Māori, saying police were “race-agnostic” when it came to dealing with gangs.  Nash told Hosking this morning the conversation was not held in Cabinet - which would make it confidential - but was a conversation he had as soon as he became Police Minister.  He believed $30,000 was too high a threshold because “you can engineer a sale where you can buy a Harley for under $30,000”.  Nash - who took over as Police Minister from Chris Hipkins when the latter became Prime Minister - said the first thing he did in the role was talk to Hipkins about dropping the seizure limit to $0.  “He said, ‘Well, see if you can get it past Kiri [Allan]. And I went to Kiri and said this is what I want to do. And she said ‘No, we need to leave it at $30,000.'”  Nash then asked to take the issue to Cabinet.  “And she said ‘No, this is what it's going to be.' She obviously went to Hipkins and Hipkins said, ‘Okay, we're going to leave it at $30,000′. Why? Because it's anti-Māori. Bulls***.”  Former Justice Minister Kiri Allan dismissed Stuart Nash's desire to crackdown on gangs, Nash says. Photo / Mark Mitchell  Nash claimed police were “race-agnostic” when it came to gangs.  “It doesn't matter if they're Māori, European, Chinese, Indian, what ethnicity - a gang member is a gang member is a gang member and they need to be held to account.”  Nash said the harm gangs perpetrated across communities, including destroying communities through methamphetamine, meant “we need to go really hard” on them.  “I think the men and women in our [police] service do an absolutely brilliant job. But we, as politicians, have got to give them the tools to do this.”  Asked by Hosking if it was fair to say the incident showed a strong Māori caucus in Labour who were protecting “Māori behaviour and Māori issues”, Nash said that was not a fair statement.  He believed Kelvin Davis - who is Māori - would have backed him if the issue had been taken to Cabinet.  Asked if the spat showed Hipkins was a weak leader, Nash said he believed “in this case, he got it wrong”.  “I think he misjudged New Zealanders' appetite to really go incredibly hard against the gangs.”  Labour had done some good things - “we changed the firearms rules, actually the bikes that were crushed over the weekend were crushed under Labour legislation...but we need to go harder”.  Nash said Labour would need to position itself as tough on gangs if it had any hope of winning the next election.  Allan said she did not want to comment on Nash's version of events.  “Let me put it this way. I wouldn't waste my time or energy responding to a person seeking relevance and attention by misrepresenting facts. If this is how he wants to get into the media, all power to him.”  -NZ Herald LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We could spend some time on the ineptitude of Jan Tinetti, who may well go down as one of our most ineffective education ministers.  The blow out in school buildings, as the Prime Minister suggested, borders on a crisis and, according to Labour, that's just the price of stuff going up.  Which leads you to ask - were they setting traps for a new Government knowing they were going to lose, or were they genuinely thinking they could win and, if they did, they would worry about paying the ever-mounting bills another day?  But some real insight from former minister Stuart Nash who, in an irony of ironies, turned out to be a big Government supporter in their gang crackdown.  As the media set about finding every man, woman and dog to tell us how cracking down on gangs was a mixture between a stunt and a gimmick and a waste of time, forgetting of course most of last year's outrage over violence, what we got from Stuart was the proof of what Mark Mitchell had been banging on about for a year or so.  There's a limit set on what police could grab as a result of moneys earned by nefarious means.  The limit set by the previous Government on assets police can seize was $30,000.  Mark, and the rest of us, asked why?  Your chopper is $25,000 so you keep it, despite the fact you sold drugs to fund it. Why?  It turns out Stuart was busy in cabinet fighting for a zero target and he was being overruled by Hipkins and Ardern. In that revelation is an insight, or perhaps a confirmation, of what we suspected.  Labour are soft on gangs. Labour let people out of prison. Labour funded an industry in cultural reports. Labour encouraged the judges to go soft, and what we got was rampant crime and anti-social behaviour.  So much of it that it became somewhere between the number one or two issue in the election.  I don't blame Stuart. He always struck me as being at the more sensible, practical end of the party. But look at what he was dealing with.  This new Government has been left with the equivalent of an unexploded World War II bomb in a major built-up area and they're looking at how to defuse it and take it away.  It's almost daily at the moment.  And the more we get, the more we see the mess, the carnage, the tragedy, the abject failure and fiscal incompetence of Labour 2020 - 2023.  And with the more we know, surely the further from power they should be kept. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a warning that most pay rises next year are not going to keep up with the cost of living. Global consultancy Robert Walters salary survey shows that while most bosses are planning to give pay rises, the vast majority of them will only give between one and 5% despite inflation reaching 7.5%. Robert Walters Commercial Director Stuart Nash told Heather du Plessis Allan that businesses "simply can't afford" to pay their staff more.   LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The police are spending tens-of-millions of dollars trying to catch up on court prosecutions while dealing with what it calls outdated bureaucratic processes. As RNZ has been reporting, forty-four percent of our prison population are on remand and police say reducing that number is a priority and will keep the community safer. In a briefing to incoming police minister Stuart Nash in March this year about the police's seven-year ReFrame project, the police said pressure had become unsustainable and not fit for the changing social and criminal landscape. New Zealand Police deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming spoke to Corin Dann.

Pull up a chair as we journey through the labyrinth of political life with former Labour Party Minister Stuart Nash, who imparts fascinating insider tales from his time in Parliament. Together, we dissect the relentless demands of a ministerial role, delve into complex decision-making during the pandemic era, and appraise key political figures including Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robinson. This candid conversation provides a rare glimpse into the machinations of Parliament, from advocating for constituents and navigating government red tape, to the heated issue of gun reforms. Nash confronts the debate on justice versus revenge, offering personal insights on the delicate balancing act between political and familial responsibilities, and looks at the crucial distinction between career politicians and those fuelled by passion. Nash's frank and honest perspective, honed by personal experiences, offers a revealing insight into life inside the political environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the final day of the election campaign.  The leaders of both major parties hashed it out in the final televised leaders debate last night.   We'll begin getting results from 7pm tomorrow.   Outgoing Labour MP Stuart Nash told Mike Hosking that the campaign's been reasonably uninspiring.   He says what surprises him is that National should've knocked this out of the park, but for some reason they haven't.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuart Nash is ditching Parliament with his head held high, once again hitting out at the legal system. The disgraced former Police Minister found himself in hot water, after revelations he'd phoned the Police Commissioner, urging him to advocate for a harsher sentence. In his valedictory speech last night, Nash defended the decision that got him ousted from Caucus. Nash told Mike Hosking he believes judges should front up about their decisions more. He says there needs to be a bit of transparency around how judges make their sentencing decisions. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cabinet ministers' behaviour is continuing to create problems for the Labour Government. Already Stuart Nash and Michael Wood have lost their portfolios, with Stuart Nash announcing he's retiring from Parliament. Yesterday Justice Minister Kiri Allan returned to Parliament to defend herself against claims of staff mistreatment. Education Minister Jan Tinetti, while found not guilty of contempt of the House, hardly got off scot-free and was asked to apologise. It all meant the Prime Minister has had to spend another day of his China trip talking about ministers back home. And while he backs his ministers, Chris Hipkins says none of it is helpful. Here's our political reporter Giles Dexter.

Stuart Nash has been cleared of any other major transgressions, in a report he and his boss hope will draw a line under the saga. The Cabinet Office launched the inquiry in March, after Stuart Nash was fired for discussing confidential Cabinet matters with two of his donors. Mr Nash, and the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, may hope the report brings the matter to a close, but it's not over just yet. Here's our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6329522541112

Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas join Kathryn to look at the departure of Stuart Nash and the questions left for the Prime Minister's office to answer, Jacinda Ardern's valedictory speech this week, Marama Davidson's comments about cis men and her refusal to apologise, options for a second harbour crossing, National's electrification policy and the granting of new oil and gas permits.

The Prime Minister's office has been accused of breaking the law by covering up an email which has now ended Stuart Nash's ministerial career. Mr Nash was sacked from Cabinet this week after the email - which was sent to donors about confidential Cabinet discussions - was uncovered in the media. Here's our political reporter, Katie Scotcher.

Stuart Nash is goneburger and Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas are here to file through his laundry list of infractions to decide whether or not Chris Hipkins should take further action. Could Nash end up in NZ First? Will he be snapped up by Ben and his lobbyist comrades? Plus: Marama Davidson calls out cis white men and Erica Stanford delivers the National Party's education policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuart Nash says he'll remain the MP for Napier "for now". In a Facebook post, he's apologised to the people of Napier, and said he'll continue to work hard to ensure they get everything they need as the region recovers from Cyclone Gabrielle. On the streets of Napier today opinion is divided about Stuart Nash. Some people want to see him stay as the city electorate's MP - but others want him gone. Jimmy Ellingham has more.

It was revealed on Wednesday that staff in the former Prime Minister's Office knew that Stuart Nash had leaked Cabinet details in an email to his political donors. In 2021 an Official Information request revealed the email. It was refered to Prime Minister's Office but was never publicly released after that office decided it was outside the scope of the OIA request. But last night that same email got Stuart Nash sacked from all his Ministerial porfolios for an eregious breach of trust. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says neither he nor the former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern were aware of the leak. It comes as Mr Nash took to social media this afternoon promising to avoid an 'unnecessary, messy and expensive' by-election in Napier. Here's our political reporter, Katie Scotcher.

The National Party leader is calling news of Stuart Nash's breach of the Cabinet manual a "cover-up" and demanding a please explain. It follows revelations the Prime Minister's Office knew two years ago about an email showing former Minister Stuart Nash leaked confidential Cabinet information to his donors. That email got Nash sacked from all his Cabinet porfolios on Tuesday. It was revealed on Wednesday that the email first surfaced in 2021 as part of an Official Information Request, but it was not publicly released as the then-Prime Minister's Office deemed it outside the scope of the request. Chris Hipkins says former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her chiefs of staff were never told about it. National Party leader Christopher Luxon talks to Lisa Owen.

Seven weeks on from the initial carnage hardest hit communities are still clearing debris. The day after the cyclone hit, we spoke with Bridget Parker whose property is near Tolaga Bay. She despairingly described the extensive damage caused to her home, farm and orchard by forestry slash that had washed onto her property. Following the storm, the government announced a long-awaited inquiry into woody debris , which includes forestry slash and sediment-related damage in Tairawhiti and Wairoa. But earlier this week, Bill Bayfield, one of the inquiry's three panel members was forced to stand down after being found to have compromised his independence, and last night Stuart Nash was stripped of his ministerial portfolios for breaching the Cabinet Manual, including Minister of Forestry. Kathryn discusses the issue with the Forest Industry Contractors Association Chief Executive Prue Younger and checks back in with Bridget Parker.

Ginny Andersen is the new Police Minister. Stuart Nash resigned from the role last week after he boasted about calling the Police Commissioner about a case where he thought the sentence was too light. But despite only being sworn in as a Cabinet Minister last month, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the MP for Hutt South is a safe pair of hands. He says she's a former chair of the Justice Select Committee, and worked for the police for years before entering politics.

Political commentators Lamia Imam and Ben Thomas join Kathryn to talk about how the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins handled Stuart Nash's resignation last week from his Police portfolio - should he have gone further? They'll also talk about the PM's policy bonfire, the latest political polls and the decision by former National leader Todd Muller to step down ahead of the election.

Stuart Nash has been sent to the bottom of the cabinet rankings, and given a final, final warning, after admitting a third lapse in judgement. He's told the Prime Minister he tried to intervene in an immigration case in his electorate. But the Opposition says it's the Prime Minister showing poor judgement. Political reporter Giles Dexter has more. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6322708758112

Fresh from round two of Chris Hipkins' “reprioritisation” (but pre-Stuart Nash's resignation as police minister), Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas wade through the long list of culled policies to discuss the hottest topics in New Zealand politics. What is the meaning of the ever-shrinking government programme? Have the Greens been shafted? Is Christopher Luxon's role as leader of the National Party in trouble? We break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices