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Our weekly catch-up with Deputy Leader of the opposition, Carmel Sepuloni, every Thursday on The Wire.

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Labour's Andrew Little: May 7, 2020

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Thu 7 May 2020

Mary-Margaret chats to Justice Minister Andrew Little once again, on a range of topics such as the trans tasman bubble, and using opportunities for public involvement where possible. However, Mary-Margaret started by asking about how much government needs to make public when it comes to legal advice for decisions such as a national lockdown, in light of calls from Simon Bridges.

Labour's Andrew Little: April 30, 2020

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Thu 30 Apr 2020

Minister Andrew Little announced yesterday the possibility of further support for tenants of commercial property. Lillian spoke to him about this, as well as the Deputy Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday regarding closing the border to NZ citizens, and the submissions process for the Electoral Amendment Act.

Labour's Andrew Little: April 23, 2020

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Thu 23 Apr 2020

Comparing New Zealand’s COVID-19 policy to Australia’s has been a key part of the arguments posited by those who disagree with nationwide lockdown. For their last chat under Level 4, Mary-Margaret asked Andrew about if we should be paying attention to how Australia combatted the virus without a rāhui like ours. They also discuss mental health, if returning to ‘normal’ is viable or not, and how long Level 3 might last for.

Labour's Andrew Little: April 16, 2020

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Thu 16 Apr 2020

A group of academics calling for a 'Plan B' posit that the economic harm our rāhui will cause is worse than loss of life. In her catch up with Andrew Little this week, Mary-Margaret asked what the Government's response to this notion is, and if it will influence future decisions relating to COVID-19 response. This week also saw the first package announcement for tertiary students during the pandemic, and Mary-Margaret questioned the Minister about why students are the only group whose COVID-19 assistance has come in the form of accumulating more debt.

Labour's Andrew Little: April 9, 2020

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Thu 9 Apr 2020

Before our rāhui, the Minister of Justice had started accepting submissions on amendments to the Electoral Registration Bill - which he says is a form of voter suppression against prisoners. He also had started a review of our Hate Speech laws. Mary-Margaret asked him more about these reforms today, and what their progression looks like when Parliament has been suspended. She started by asking, though, about the role that legalising abortion last month played in being able to declare it an essential service during rāhui.

Labour's Andrew Little: April 2, 2020

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Thu 2 Apr 2020

As the Prime Minister put it, those who are in their 20s are the vector for tranmission of COVID-19. Mary-Margaret speaks to Minister Andrew Little about this, as well as a new channel to report price gouging, police dispersal and the place of cannabis in the new landscape.

Labour's Andrew Little: March 26, 2020

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Thu 26 Mar 2020

In light of our COVID-19 rāhui, Mary-Margaret asked the Minister if he was worried about the extent to which noncompliance might jeopardise our efforts. They discussed what the dispersal of patrol might look like during this crisis compared to day to day New Zealand, in which police presence is noticeably unequal across regions and suburbs.

Labour's Andrew Little: March 19, 2020

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Thu 19 Mar 2020

Mary-Margaret asks the Minister about last night's removal of abortion from the crimes act; the COVID-19 stimulus package and what it says about Labour's relationship to provisions for safety nets outside of pandemics; how prisoners are being affected currently; and impacts on Pike River recovery funds.

Labour's Andrew Little: March 12, 2020

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Thu 12 Mar 2020

This week, Mary-Margaret asks the Minister all about what went wrong during the Second Parliamentary reading of the abortion bill

Labour's Andrew Little: March5, 2020

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Thu 5 Mar 2020

Abortion has passed its second Parliamentary reading, so Mary-Margaret asked what the Minister's reckons are before it goes to committee stage. They also talk about two more recent amendments and nuclear disarmament.