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Best podcasts about thomas coughlan

Latest podcast episodes about thomas coughlan

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
'The UN should not be poking their nose into the government's business' says David Seymour: Thomas Coughlan

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 4:22 Transcription Available


SEYMOUR VS UN – David Seymour is in a War of words with the UN – talk me through this Thomas. Who has overstepped the line in this case? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Chris Hipkins claiming the Covid inquiry provides a vessel for conspiracies

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 4:50 Transcription Available


Chris Hipkins won't commit to appearing before the second phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand's Covid response. The Labour leader earlier said the terms of reference for the second stage - which is currently underway - provide a platform for conspiracies. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says Hipkins has some good points - but the Government at the time did make decisions that intruded on people's rights. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Oriini Kaipara putting name forward as Te Pāti Māori's Tāmaki Makaurau candidate

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 5:01 Transcription Available


Former broadcaster and journalist Oriini Kaipara is putting her name forward to be Te Pāti Māori's Tāmaki Makaurau candidate after Takutai Tarsh Kemp died, triggering a by-election. Kaipara has an extensive broadcasting background and has worked for Mai FM, TVNZ, Māori TV and Newshub - where she presented the Saturday morning politics-heavy show The Nation. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says nominations close this afternoon, with more to be revealed in the coming days. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Prime Minister Luxon unveiling his Q3 to-do list

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 3:48 Transcription Available


A promise the Government's focusing on delivery this quarter, as it gives itself a shorter list. The Prime Minister has released his Q3 action plan - laying out goals of repealing the oil and gas ban, banning prisoner voting, as well as passing changes to the RMA and looking into supermarket competition. This plan has 28 key points,10 less than the last one. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacks the list further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Chris Hipkins's comments towards NZME

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 6:35 Transcription Available


Labour leader Chris Hipkins raised a few eyebrows after he offered his theory about why ram-raids don't get as much media coverage anymore. In an earlier interview on ZB's Wellington Mornings, Chris Hipkins claimed NZME's 'Tory owners' decided not to put ram-raids on the front page anymore - in order to put the National Party in a better light. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says data shows ram-raids have dropped significantly over the last year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Full Show Podcast: 02 July 2025

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 100:07 Transcription Available


On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 2 July 2025, Donald Trump says Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. International relations expert Stephen Hoadley has his doubts and says this is a very different situation to the war with Iran. The Government's chief victims adviser Ruth Money explains why she wants an end to jury trials in sexual assault cases. Relationship and parenting expert Jo Robertson says we used to be too loose with sleepovers and explains the test you should apply when deciding whether your kids should be allowed to stay somewhere overnight or not. The Herald's Thomas Coughlan responds to Labour's Chris Hipkins' claim that ramraids have vanished from the frontpage because of "NZME's tory owners". Plus, the Huddle debates whether we're being too harsh on rich people trying to crack down on their helicopter pads - or whether it's un-neighbourly to have one land at your house. 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.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on former acting Reserve Bank Governor Grant Spencer returning to the board

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 4:34 Transcription Available


Finance Minister Nicola Willis has announced that former acting Reserve Bank Governor Grant Spencer has been appointed to the central bank's board. Spencer retired from the Reserve Bank in 2018, after he was deputy Governor and head of financial stability from 2007 to 2017. He was acting Governor over the six months to March 2018. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacks what Nicola Willis is indirectly saying through this announcement. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Chris Luxon discussing NZ's economic prospects following China visit

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 4:49 Transcription Available


The Prime Minister is talking up our economic prospects - in challenging global times. He's just returned from meeting leaders in China and Europe, as mid-east tensions reached boiling point. Chris Luxon says we are throwing everything at boosting trade links so we can continue to grow. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan discussed further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the tributes for Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 4:56 Transcription Available


Parliament adjourned early today, after marking the death of Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp. Kemp died aged 50 following kidney disease. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says this came as a shock - with tributes coming in from many key politicians. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the Infrastructure Commission's new draft 30-year infrastructure plan

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 4:54 Transcription Available


Can New Zealand plug its infrastructure gap by adopting spatial planning systems - or funding investment through user-pricing? They're among ideas mooted in a 30-year infrastructure investment draft, proposed by the Infrastructure Commission. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Prime Minister Luxon pushing for diplomacy and trade during China visit

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 3:45 Transcription Available


The Prime Minister is pushing for diplomacy and trade in China - as he visits with ministers and senior business leaders. Discussions will be held on boosting education and tourism, including attempting to attract more international students to New Zealand. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says the Government could look at making visa changes to make it easier on Chinese tourists. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the Government's proposed changes to part-time sick leave

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 4:40 Transcription Available


Prime Minister Chris Luxon claimed today that changes were coming to existing sick leave terms. In 2021, Labour and the Greens doubled statutory sick leave from 5 to 10 days as part of their response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Christopher Luxon said Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden is working on new changes - but it prompted concerns from some. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Prime Minister Chris Luxon's trip to China and Europe

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 4:06 Transcription Available


The Prime Minister says his upcoming trip to China is about more than bolstering trade links. Chris Luxon will be meeting with President Xi Jinping and other key members of the Chinese Government while in Beijing next week. After meetings wrap up in Shanghai, Luxon will be heading to the NATO summit in Europe. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan explained why Luxon's carrying out these trips - and what they could mean for New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Nicola Willis saying the RBNZ should have given the reasons behind Adrian Orr's departure

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 4:13 Transcription Available


The Finance Minister says the Reserve Bank should have given the reasons behind Governor Adrian Orr's abrupt departure - sooner. It released documents yesterday showing Orr resigned over Government funding being well below the Budget allocation he sought. Nicola Willis criticised the central bank's delay in outlining the reasons. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the new documents revealing why Adrian Orr resigned as Reserve Bank Governor

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 5:34 Transcription Available


Revelation of long-awaited details of Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr's March resignation. In February, Orr emailed his board - saying there were significant differences in the funding needed and how much the Government would provide. The bank confirmed its board agreed to a lesser amount of funding and that caused Orr's resignation. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says it's unclear why the central bank was so secretive about this matter. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Lawyers for Climate Action taking the Government's climate policies to court

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 4:55 Transcription Available


A group of lawyers are taking the Government's climate policies to court. Lawyers for Climate Action have filed a judicial review, calling for a probe of the coalition cancelling the previous Government's projects - under the emissions reduction plan. They claim the plan fails to uphold the Climate Change Response Act. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan explains why this is taking place - and what could come of it. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Willie Jackson saying he doesn't want a 'war' with Te Pāti Māori

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 4:43 Transcription Available


Labour's Willie Jackson says Te Pāti Māori needs to compromise and focus on the main issues facing New Zealanders, like health and housing, following three MPs' sanctioning in Parliament this week. He's also responded to comments from Kiri Tamihere-Waititi, the partner of Te Pati Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi and the daughter of the party's president, John Tamihere. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says it's clear Labour's not impressed with Te Pāti Māori's more 'theatrical' antics as of late. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the Te Pāti Māori haka sanctions debate taking place

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 5:19 Transcription Available


Tensions are high in the House, as MPs go head-to-head over proposed sanctions for Te Pāti Māori MPs. The Privileges Committee has recommended seven, and 21-day suspensions for three of its MPs - for actions during a haka performed at last year's Treaty Principles Bill vote. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacks the action from the debate. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the new polls showing National's taken a dip in popularity

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 5:20 Transcription Available


Two starkly different outcomes from the latest poll numbers. The latest RNZ Reid Research poll - out this morning - has the right bloc on 46.4, behind the left bloc on 50.3. But the latest 1 News Verian poll - released last night - has the right bloc on 50-percent, well ahead of the left bloc on 45. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacked the implications of what these results showed. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the new WorkSafe expectations

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 5:12 Transcription Available


New Zealand's roadcone hotline is being launched today, as the Government announces a suite of cultural changes for WorkSafe. It's being instructed to move away from enforcement, and engage in earlier risk management. WorkSafe says it's well placed to deliver on these expectations. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says these changes have been met with a mixed response. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today with Claire Byrne
Does Irish law permit extra judicial flights to land on our soil?

Today with Claire Byrne

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 28:10


Sara Firth, Foreign Correspondent based in Washington // Cathal Malone, Head of Legal Research, Thomas Coughlan & Co, Solicitors // Cormac Savage, from Co. Down, student in Harvard.

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
The Sunday Panel: Do we deserve better than what we saw in Parliament this week?

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 13:14 Transcription Available


This week on the Sunday Panel, managing director of 818, Chris Henry, and director at Capital, Ben Thomas, joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Eurovision 2025 took place today - what do we make of this year's entries? Do we get it? Do we think Austria deserved to win? It's been an interesting week in politics, with political reporter Thomas Coughlan bringing up the 'excessive amount of pig-headedness' over the last few days. Do we all deserve better than what we saw in Parliament this week? Or is this just politics? The US Department of Homeland Security has floated the idea of creating a reality show where immigrants can compete for US citizenship. Does this feel like a crass idea? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the latest with the pay equity saga

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 5:31 Transcription Available


One expert has labelled this week in politics an 'absolute shambles' amid a series of controversial events. Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden made headlines after dropping the c-bomb in Parliament after critiquing an opinion piece by journalist Andrea Vance that strongly criticised her pay equity changes in the House. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacked the controversies. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time
Oral Questions for Wednesday 7 May 2025

Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 59:34


Questions to Ministers NANCY LU to the Minister of Finance: What are the Government's fiscal intentions and objectives? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? DAN BIDOIS to the Minister of Transport: What announcements has he made regarding rapid transit in Auckland? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Women: Does she agree with the statement on the Ministry for Women website that "The majority (80%) of the gender pay gap is driven by harder to measure factors like conscious and unconscious bias and differences in choices and behaviours"; if so, how has this shaped her advocacy? CARL BATES to the Minister of Justice: How is the Government progressing with its plan to restore law and order? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she agree with Associate Finance Minister David Seymour that "I actually think that Brooke van Velden has saved the taxpayer billions. She's saved the Budget for the Government"; if so, what are the savings from the changes to pay equity? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister for Mental Health: What recent announcement has he made about supporting Women's Refuge through the Mental Health and Addiction Innovation Fund? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Hon JAN TINETTI to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Does she agree with Thomas Coughlan of the New Zealand Herald, who said about her changes to pay equity legislation that "It is deeply wrong that Parliament can take away that work in a matter of hours"; if not, why not? MARIAMENO KAPA-KINGI to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by her statement that "increased reporting also shows that people feel like they can report their concerns to Oranga Tamariki or other government agencies and that these reports are being captured and actioned"? TANYA UNKOVICH to the Minister for Regional Development: What reports has he seen on regional development in Northland?

Kerre McIvor Mornings Podcast
Kerre Woodham: This Government has a problem with optics

Kerre McIvor Mornings Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 6:40 Transcription Available


Just when I thought the issue of pay parity couldn't get any more confusing, the Government has made it so. Yesterday, the coalition government moved under urgency in Parliament to raise the threshold for proving work has been historically undervalued when making a pay equity claim. Under the new legislation, any current claims would be stopped and need to restart under the new higher threshold to show genuine gender discrimination and make sure the comparator settings were right. So 33 current claims will be stopped as a result. ACT's deputy leader and Minister for Workplace Relations Brooke Van Velden, the architect of the bill, said she supported pay equity, but the legislation introduced back in 2020 was problematic. “At the moment, people can choose a comparator for sex-based discrimination across the entire workforce. We're saying let's start firstly at home. If you can find people within your own employer, that would be a good starting point. If that comparison can't be made with a similar employer, that comparison's not there within your industry, if you can't find one there you've got to stop.” Which all sounds perfectly reasonable, because I've always thought how on earth do you compare completely different occupations? As van Velden told Parliament, Health New Zealand admin and clerical staff, as an example, have been compared to mechanical engineers. Health New Zealand librarians have been compared to transport engineers and Oranga Tamariki's social workers have been compared to air traffic controllers. I can't get my head around that at all. Equally, van Velden makes an interesting case about how wide-ranging and unwieldy claims can be drawing in vast numbers of employers. But the Government is moving or has moved so quickly, there's no Select Committee on the bill and as Thomas Coughlan points out in the Herald, officials didn't have time to write up a regulatory impact statement – which is an irony considering the changes were made by Brooke van Velden who is responsible for creating the regulatory impact statement. So before MPs vote on a bill they can have a look at the regulatory impact statement. How much is it going to cost? What are the effects? What are the wide-ranging impacts of introducing this legislation? They don't have that, and didn't have that when they went to vote last night. And as Thomas Coughlan concludes in his piece in the Herald, if the government cannot publish official papers that explain why this is a good idea, the public can be forgiven for concluding this is because it isn't one. It's the optics for me. Absolute optics. How can National champion pay parity in 2020 and champion the very legislation that they're now amending, and then say no, it's unworkable, unsustainable? They actually thought it was a jolly good idea in 2017. National began the process of amending the equal pay legislation in 2016. There's excerpts from speeches to Parliament back in 2020 when the equal pay legislation was introduced doing the rounds on Facebook, and quotes Nicola Willis saying this was a process National kicked off in the last government. “A bill was drafted, things were ready to go, and then there was a change of government – that's when Labour and New Zealand First formed the coalition. So my colleague Denise Lee, who believes very passionately in the concept of equal pay and pay equity, took a member's bill to this Parliament to progress pay equity in the absence of the new government where National had left off.” So she's taken credit for legislation that she now says is unsustainable and un-workable. How can you do that? Well, you can do that when you've got a bloody great hole in your budget, can't you? Yesterday, she said what this is about is ensuring we're clear, transparent and fair to ensure that where those claims are made, they relate to gender based discrimination and that other issues to do with pay and working conditions are raised during the normal employment relations process. So either the bill that that she worked so assiduously on and took credit for in 2020 was drafted poorly, or she's completely changed her mind about its workability. Or they didn't see through what the implications might be? And again, when you pass bills under urgency, which that was in 2020 and which this is now, you get those gaps because you don't have time to look at the far-reaching consequences – remember, there's no regulatory impact statement. So it was passed under urgency in 2020. Maggie Barry, at the time a National MP, harrumphed about it and said, for heaven's sake with Covid going on, we're passing this under urgency, this is a nonsense. But she still voted for it, as did National. And now they're saying it's unsustainable and unworkable. What this looks like is National stepping back from legislation they worked on, recommended and pushed through the House, and in fact took credit for it when it passed, so they can balance their books. It gives their critics all sorts of opportunities to lambast the government for stealing from the poorest paid workers to give rebates to wealthy landlords and tax cuts to the wealthy pricks. I actually happen to agree with the restrictions that Brooke van Velden is imposing, I think that they make sense. But it's a unique gift that this government has to make something right look so very, very wrong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald Political Editor on Sir Bob Jones' passing, politicians' responses

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 4:01 Transcription Available


Politicians are among those paying tribute to prominent businessman, author, and former politician Sir Bob Jones. The 85-year-old, who launched the New Zealand Party in the 1980s, has died peacefully at his Wellington home. Labour Leader Chris Hipkins described him as a colourful character, saying there's no doubt he impacted the political landscape, while Christopher Luxon described him as a legend, and paid tribute to him as a businessman. NZ Herald Political Editor Thomas Coughlan joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to break down the responses to Jones' death. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Simeon Brown urging the striking doctors to come back to the negotiating table

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 5:52 Transcription Available


The Health Minister is making it clear he's not criticising doctors over pay - but their union. More than $5,000 senior doctors in the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists union have been striking today. Simeon Brown's urging them back to the negotiating table, saying thousands of surgeries - such as hip operations and knee replacements - have had to be delayed. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan questions if the doctors will accept a new offer. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the Aratere ferry getting retired

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 4:50 Transcription Available


Interislander's Aratere is heading towards its final journey - as work is underway to get rid of the Cook Strait ferry's decaying dock. Infrastructure is needed for new ferries, arriving in 2029, and work to demolish Aratere berth will in the coming months. It'll spell an end to the ageing ferry's operation because it can't use other Interislander docks. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacks this announcement. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast
A plan to speed up asylum applications before the cabinet today

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 9:15


Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan will bring the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill to Cabinet today to speed up asylum applications - including a three-month time limit for decisions We get reaction to the plans from Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council and also Cathal Malone, Immigration lawyer and Head of Legal Research at Thomas Coughlan & Co Solicitors.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald Political Editor on the Government's major cuts to operating allowance funding, KiwiSaver subsidies and Tory Whanau's exit

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 5:56 Transcription Available


The Government's plan to reduce the operating allowance from $2.4 billion to $1.3 billion is the smallest amount of new spending in a decade. Finance Minister Nicola Willis has decided to make departments metabolise their own spending in order to get books back into surplus. New Zealand Herald Political Editor Thomas Coughlan talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the ‘big' decision, KiwiSaver subsidies and Tory Whanau dropping out of the Wellington race. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights
A plan to speed up asylum applications before the cabinet today

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 9:15


Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan will bring the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill to Cabinet today to speed up asylum applications - including a three-month time limit for decisions We get reaction to the plans from Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council and also Cathal Malone, Immigration lawyer and Head of Legal Research at Thomas Coughlan & Co Solicitors.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on NZ First and ACT voicing opposition to Waitākere Ranges plan

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 4:49 Transcription Available


New Zealand First and ACT are opposing an Auckland Council plan for the Waitākere Ranges. The council wants to set up a committee including iwi, the Crown and Auckland Council. NZ First MP Shane Jones says it could easily morph into co-governance and ACT leader David Seymour claims it could let unelected decision-makers close tracks and dictate land use. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says the ball's in National's court on this matter. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald deputy political editor on Chris Bishop's announcements about roading projects

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 2:56 Transcription Available


Works toward improved public transport for northwest Auckland are a step closer after an investment case was endorsed by the Transport Agency, the Minister of Transport says. The announcement on the Northwest Rapid Transit plan - which includes public transport on State Highway 16 (SH16) from Brigham Creek to the city centre and a Northwest Busway - was made by Chris Bishop earlier in the week. NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the Government incorrectly estimating FamilyBoost eligibility

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 4:58 Transcription Available


There's a new push for changes to the FamilyBoost scheme, after the Government incorrectly estimated the number of families eligible. New data shows 249 families have received the maximum payment of $975 dollars a quarter since the scheme came into effect last year. 21,000 were originally forecast to be eligible. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan explains the impacts that come with this. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Chris Bishop unveiling the new Northland Expressway

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 5:37 Transcription Available


Good news for Northlanders - as the Government settles on the Northern Expressway option. The new route will run from Warkworth, and be built over the Brynderwyn Hills east of the current route, then through Whangārei. The road across the Brynderwyns has suffered continued closures, since 2023's severe weather. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says it's tipped to be a costly project - but a new road is needed. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on New Zealand First calling for the definition of 'woman' to be etched into law

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 4:27 Transcription Available


New Zealand First wants the definition of a woman and a man etched into the law. Britain's Supreme Court has ruled the legal definition should relate to biological sex - excluding transgender women. Leader Winston Peters says the Bill would define a woman as an adult human biological female, and a man as an adult human biological male. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says it's unclear if a Bill of this nature will come to pass. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Labour finally clarifying that they don't support Te Pāti Māori's policy for NZ Super

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 4:45 Transcription Available


Labour has clarified it does not support Te Pāti Māori's policy for Māori to receive New Zealand Superannuation seven to 10 years before everyone else. Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds declined the opportunity to shoot down the idea when first asked to share her view - but the party has since confirmed their stance. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says Labour's initial hesitancy in clarifying their stance here doesn't paint a good picture of the party's future. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Nicola Willis reducing the Reserve Bank's funding

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 5:07 Transcription Available


The Finance Minister has unveiled a major reduction to the Central Bank's planned spending. The Government and the Reserve Bank have agreed to reduce operating expenses by a quarter in the coming year. They've signed a five-year funding agreement, allowing $750 million of operating expenses, well below the $1 billion the Bank was asking for. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacks the announcement further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best of Business
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Nicola Willis reducing the Reserve Bank's funding

Best of Business

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 5:16 Transcription Available


The Finance Minister has unveiled a major reduction to the Central Bank's planned spending. The Government and the Reserve Bank have agreed to reduce operating expenses by a quarter in the coming year. They've signed a five-year funding agreement, allowing $750 million of operating expenses, well below the $1 billion the Bank was asking for. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacks the announcement further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on the Government claiming they've surpassed their violent crime reduction target

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 5:07 Transcription Available


The Police Minister says the patch ban for gangs has changed their behaviour, and made people feel safer. Gang laws are among policies the Government's crediting for surpassing its target for reducing violent crime victims - although it admits the data is volatile. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says the Government will still need to prove if they can keep meeting these targets long-term. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Full Show Podcast: 14 April 2025

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 100:15 Transcription Available


On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 14 April 2025, Heather is back from maternity leave! The Finance Minister gets a grilling over tariffs and wool. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan on whether the stoush between Chris Luxon and Winston Peters is a media beat-up or real. A driving instructor tells Heather why he doesn't think the Government should get rid of the second practical driving test. Plus, the Huddle on the new Polkinghorne doco and whether it's okay to sleep in separate beds than your partner. 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.

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Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political editor on Chris Luxon and Winston Peters' clash over US tariffs

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 5:54 Transcription Available


The Prime Minister's dismissing suggestions of tension with his deputy over US tariffs and trade. Winston Peters last week said Chris Luxon was premature in calling other leaders - and yesterday labelled some language used around trade 'hysterical'. But Luxon says all the Ministers responsible, which includes Peters, are aligned on the fact a trade war would be bad for New Zealand. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan says the trade issue has generated a bipartisan response, but it's unwise to draw too much attention to it. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today with Claire Byrne
Ireland's immigration system: Faster, but is it fair?

Today with Claire Byrne

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 13:48


Cathal Malone, Head of Legal Research, Thomas Coughlan & Co. Solicitors // Michael McDowell, Independent Senator

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald deputy political editor ahead of Winston Peters State of the Nation speech

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 5:09 Transcription Available


Winston Peters will deliver his State of the Nation speech this afternoon - off the back of high level talks in the United States last week. Similar speeches have come over the past months from the Prime Minister, the Opposition leader, ACT and the Greens - and today it's New Zealand First's turn. The address comes days after Winston Peters returned from Washington DC, where he met with senior players in the Trump Administration. NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan speculated what the focus of the address could be. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald deputy political editor on the repeated shortcomings from David Seymour's school lunch scheme

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 5:58 Transcription Available


The Prime Minister has made his expectations clear to David Seymour, about the repeated short comings related to the school lunches programme. The scheme's come under immense pressure, with questions being raised over the quality of the food, the timeliness of the deliveries and the variety of the meals. NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan says many impacted parents feel that these 'teething issues' demonstrate a lack of care on the Government's part. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald deputy political editor recaps Labour's annual caucus retreat in Palmerston North

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 5:43 Transcription Available


Opposition leader Chris Hipkins appears to be looking to move the party forward after their loss in the last election. Labour MPs met at their annual caucus retreat in Palmerston North to talk strategy after a new poll put them ahead of National for the first time in nearly two years. NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan says Labour's keeping their plans quiet at this stage - but it's likely we'll see more campaign promises as the year unfolds. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald deputy political editor on Chris Luxon demoting Shane Reti

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 5:03 Transcription Available


Experts are wondering about the future of New Zealand's health sector after the Prime Minister made some changes in Cabinet. Chris Luxon stripped Shane Reti of his Health Minister portfolio and handed the role over to Simeon Brown instead. Meanwhile, Nicola Willis is picking up a new Economic Growth role, and Chris Bishop became the Minister for Transport. NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacks what this could mean for the health system. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RNZ: Nights
Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 24:22


New Zealand Herald's deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan is here to talk ferries, fast track legislation and privatising Kiwibank.

The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Thomas Coughlan: NZ Herald Political Editor on Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party losing the 2024 Election

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 4:14 Transcription Available


Kamala Harris has fallen short. Donald Trump is set to return to the White House after securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to secure the presidency. Harris has since gone radio silent but is expected to formally concede the election at 10am this morning. NZ Herald Political Editor Thomas Coughlan told Mike Hosking that the writing was on the wall only a couple of hours after the results started to roll in. “They do realise that they need to change,” he told Hosking. "Almost every county has swung Republican – Harris performed worse than Biden.” He says it's very clear that what the Democrats had on offer was profoundly inadequate for what the people wanted. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.