Guyon Espiner
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 29 January 2026
Winston Peters has intensified his attack on his own government's Free Trade Agreement with India claiming up to 20,000 Indians will be able to come into the country and the agreement will result in… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 28 January 2026
Attorney General and Defence Minister Judith Collins, a former leader of the National Party, will retire from politics and not stand again aver the November election; Judith Collins was first elected… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 28 January 2026
Political reporter Russell Palmer spoke to Guyon Espiner as the political year gets underway in Wellington; Waikato University Professor Al Gillespie spoke to Guyon Espiner following comments from… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 26 December 2025
Recovery work has resumed at the site of the Mount Maunganui landslide, where six people are missing; Martin Brook, a Professor of Applied Geology at the University of Auckland spoke to Guyon Espiner… Audio
Midday Report special broadcast: Severe weather update
A special weather broadcast as parts of the North Island are slammed by severe weather. Guyon Espiner crosses to RNZ reporters in Northland and Coromandel, both of which are under red rain warnings… Audio
The Whip for 3 December 2025
Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Guyon Espinor and Paddy Gower, and former Green Party MP Sue Kedgely. First, they discuss the… Audio
Anne Applebaum
"Ruled by thieves." From Putin to Trump, the global web of dictators stealing vast wealth and laundering it through the West is on the march. Video, Audio
Sir Bill English
Sir Bill English weighs in on Chris Luxon’s performance and whether National should consider a new leader before the election. He also reflects on his years working with Te Pāti Māori, and why he… Video, Audio
How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes
Type 1 diabetes used to be called 'juvenile diabetes', and type 2 affected adults. But that's no longer the case, and the number of kids with type 2 in New Zealand is rising. Audio
Chris Hipkins
Chris Hipkins on how he would bring real competition back to New Zealand and take on the monopolies. From capitalism “with a human face” to the politics of coalition, he opens up about how he'd lead a… Audio
41 years in the making: The Ngāti Pāoa settlement
About 500 Ngāti Pāoa iwi members filled the parliamentary gallery this week to witness the house pass their treaty bill. The claim was lodged 41 years ago. The iwi received 23 million dollars in… Audio
The Whip for 29 October 2025
The fastest and best half hour of politics analysis is here and ready to go. Joining Wallace tonight is Guyon Espiner, Marian Hobbs and David Farrar. Up for discussion tonight is: Labour's Capital… Audio
Taking the political temperature, a year from the vote
With just twelve months until the next election, the mood of the nation is "one of disillusionment", and that's reflected in the polls. Audio
The Great NZ Sell-Off
From Telecom to Air New Zealand, the BNZ to today’s Chorus debt debate. New Zealand’s history of asset sales still shapes our politics. This week on Context, Corin Dann and Guyon Espiner trace four… Video, Audio
Guyon Espiner reflects on Jim Bolger's years in politics
The former prime minister died yesterday. Audio
Pension Wars: How A Gold-Plated Promise Changed NZ Politics
It's the third rail of New Zealand politics: Touch it and you die. From Richard Seddon's groundbreaking old-age pension, to Rob Muldoon's Dancing Cossacks, to Jim Bolger's "no ifs, no buts, no maybes"… Video, Audio
How MMP changed politics
New Zealand’s MMP voting system promised fairness and diversity — but has it delivered? In this episode of Context, Guyon Espiner and Corin Dann look back at how MMP came to be, from a slip-up by… Video, Audio
The Whip for 8 October
This week on The Whip, panellists Annabelle Lee-Mather, Guyon Espiner and Peter Dunne discuss all the major political stories of the week. They start by examining the squabble between Winston Peters… Audio
Health NZ guts alcohol harm prevention work
The Public Service Association has said a rollback of Health NZ work programmes in the alcohol harm prevention space is the result of lobbying from the alcohol industry. Investigative reporter Guyon… Audio
Behind the picket lines
From the Cook Strait ferry strikes to the fiery union battles of the 1970s, New Zealand’s history is written in industrial action. Now, as nurses, teachers and doctors walk off the job, what lessons… Video, Audio
