Kelly Enright talked to National MP Jami-Lee Ross on his proposed changes to the Land Transport Amendment Bill on windscreen washers. We also get National’s take on the recent leadership change for the Labour Party, and Metiria Turei's fraudulent electoral information admission.
bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson speaks with National MP Paul Foster-Bell about Transport Minister Simon Bridges claiming vindication after being cleared of trying to improperly influence officials into keeping a report secret. They also speak about newly proposed changes to immigration regulations.
Joel had a chat with National MP Matt Doocey about his views on the latest Green party Policy to ramp up social spending in a plan they say will lift 360,000 individuals out of poverty. They also discussed Metiria Turei recently admiting she lied whilst on the benefit in order to feed her child, and whether systemic problems led to this.
Joel talks to National's Andrew Bayly about his thoughts on Labour's recently announced Family Package which removes National's proposed tax cuts and puts the money towards social wellfare programs.
This week Joel talked to National MP Paul Foster-Bell who was standing in for Jami-Lee Ross. They discussed calls for an independent inquirey being made by State Care abuse survivors and why the National Goverment rejects these calls. They also discussed the crisis in treatment of intelectually disabled patients, and what needs to happen for the health sector to function effectively if no more funding is available.
Tess Barnett chats to National MP, Jami-Lee Ross, for the weekly segment about the controversial situation surrounding Peter Thiel being granted New Zealand citizenship. And Ross’s thoughts on Labour’s new workforce policy. Check out the full interview here.
Tess Barnett chats to National MP, Brett Hudson, for the weekly segment about the controversial situation surrounding a potential privacy breach from National MP Todd Barclay that has swept the media this week. Check out the full interview here.
Tess Barnett chats to National MP Jami Lee Ross about Labour's immigration plan that was announced on Monday. They chat about how to plan proposes to help New Zealand and what National's stance on the policy is. Check out the full interview here.
Tess Barnett speaks with National MP Matt Doocey who is filling in for Jami Lee Ross this week chatting about the two bills drawn from the ballot, Green Party's medicinal cannabis bill and David Seymour's euthanaisa bill. They also speak about Prime Minister, Bill English's contradicting comments about whether or not there's a housing crisis in Auckland.
Tess speaks to National MP Jami-Lee Ross about rising discussions around the pay equity bill and what this will mean for workers in the care sector, whether the bill is enough to cover all the costs of pay rise requests. They also talk about whether the pay rise package for the care sector will take away workers from the mental health sector due to an equality in wages.