Mike Williams

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Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams discuss the Labour leadership battle. Audio

Mike Williams, former Labour Party president and political commentator; and Matthew Hooton, political commentator. Audio

Joining us in our Auckland studio is the former Labour Party president, Mike Williams and the commentator and former media adviser to Helen Clark, Brian Edwards. Audio

The GCSB bill and the reading of emails; the newly proposed child welfare protection laws; broadband costing and regulation; the Fonterra botulism scare. Audio

Discuss the government's recent housing announcements and changes to Kiwisaver, the multiple inquiries into the Fonterra food safety scandal, and the government backdown over proposed changes to… Audio

Discuss the current Fonterra food safety scare; the continuing scandal surrounding the GCSB emails; Labour's affordable housing policy and recent positive poll results. Audio

Discuss Labour's housing policy; and the GCSB Bill protests - will the government listen to the concerns being raised? Audio

Opinion is divided on whether David Shearer's new housing policy will be the vote catcher his party has been looking for. Audio

The Labour party slips in new political polls, SkyCity, and the GCSB bill. Audio

Topics - Researchers at the University of Alberta have found more evidence to suggest that music decreases people's perceived sense of pain. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has… Audio

Topics - Whanau Ora Minister Tariana Turia has defended a change in the way the scheme's funding is controlled. Children as young as three will be issued with personal identification numbers, which… Audio

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Labour's leadership 'coup'; the Maori Party AGM, and; the GCSB and new spy legislation. Audio

Labour's so-called "man ban"; what does Maori/Mana/Labour all add up to? The latest on Christchurch; and Kim Dotcom vs John Key. Audio

The Auckland transport plan out today; the Ikaroa-Rawhiti result and its implications; and lessons NZ's Labour party can learn from Labor over the Tasman. Audio

Matthew and Mike on the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election, housing, Lianne Dalziel's candidacy for the Christchurch mayoralty, the economy and whether United Future has a future. Audio

Recommendations in the manufacturing and export sectors, and the political ramifications, lead discussions this morning. Audio

The political fallout from the resignation of Peter Dunne. Audio

Topics - Members of Tuhoe have signed a Treaty settlement with the Crown this afternoon in another step towards resolving the iwi's historical claims. The novelist and poet Albert Wendt has been… Audio