We farewell the year with a Prime Minister that may not have ever guessed they'd be the bearer of that particular title come 2017's end. What should we be proud of as New Zealanders this year? And what should we work on harder in the next?
This week we continue our weekly chat with National Party MP, Jami-Lee Ross. Kelly asks him to explain the error Treasury made in relation to the numbers of children forecast to be lifted out of poverty. They also discussed the transport projects National would like to see the government commit to in the coming year. And finally, Jami-Lee goves his congrats to Prime Minister Ardern after her pregnancy announcement!
Nicole Wedding from Radio Adelaide chats to Kelly about Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce's personal matters being publicly discussed. They also talk about the effects the ABC secret files have had on the former politicians currently under scrutiny.
_Somebody_ likes our new PM. Well, a lot of somebodies actually. Fresh from the boost of a very favourable Colmar Brunton poll, your Prime Minister joins Mikey in their weekly chat to talk all things topical to Aotearoa.
On todays Neighbourhood Watch, Kelly talks to Rachel about the recent storms in the Northern Territories and how Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull took a wee while to acknowledge the damage. As well as this Kelly talks about how Australian bush firefighters do not think that city firefighters up to the task out in the bush.
This Day in History looks at the 1963 Ramadan Revolution which took place in the newly-established Republic of Iraq, that saw the overthrow of Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim by his former allies in an earlier revolution which had initially toppled the Western-aligned Monarchy.
The Prime Minister's in the mood for a little Rackets today in celebration of New Zealand Music Month. In the humble off-air words of Havoc himsef: she's bFM as shit.
Miriam Clements wants a national referendum on whether Auckland's North Shore should become independent from the rest of New Zealand. Clements, a member of the Logic Party, says the North Shore should have its own Reserve Bank, currency and be governed by its own Prime Minister.
Stewart spoke with North Shore councilor Richard Hills and asked him whether he agreed and if the public would support the idea.
Miriam Clements wants a national referendum on whether Auckland's North Shore should become independent from the rest of New Zealand. Clements, a member of the Logic Party, says the North Shore should have its own Reserve Bank, currency and be governed by its own Prime Minister.
Stewart spoke with her and asked her why this is a good idea and how it would be achieved.
Lillian Hanly spoke with Fletcher Tabuteau today just to get an idea of how it all works now Winston Peters is in the Acting Prime Minister seat. Fletcher is Deputy Leader of the NZ First party and is also parliament under-secretary to the portfolios of Disarmament and Arms Control, Foreign Affairs and Regional Economic Development. As a spokesperson for Foreign Affairs I ask what New Zealand's position is in regards to Trump's travel ban being upheld by the Supreme Court.
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