Newly appointed deputy leader of the Labour Party Kelvin Davis joins us this week to talk Labour's new direction and the 'Jacinda Effect' sweeping the country following Andrew Little's resignation as leader on Tuesday.
India chats to political reporter Gia Garrick about the highs and lows of covering her first election, following politicians around the country, and how she's passed the time waiting for Winston.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has fired his successor as the country remains in economic turmoil. Reporter Conor Knell speaks with Roland Henwood, a political commentator from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
This Day in History takes us back to 1992, for the recognition of Bosnia-Herzegovina as a country by the United States, and a escalation of violence in that part of the wars which ripped apart Yugoslavia.
This Day in History looks at the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Phillipines, which led to the overthrow of President Ferdinand Marcos, who had for around a decade ruled the country as an effective dictator.
This Day in History takes us back to the official formation of the Southern Republic of Vietnam, after a disputed referendum won by the new country's first President Ngo Dien Diem, apparently with 98.2% of the vote.
Chris Fowlie from NORML updates us with the latests happenings on cannabis, and how progressive or conservative the government is being compared to other countries.
The topic for Worry Week is the Militarisation of the Pacific and recently Kiribati and Vanuatu joined Interpol. Whilst this could be seen as normal global body that many nations join, both countries have been involved in trade negotiations with Vanuatu receiving the "Container Inspection Equipment Grant" from China. Producer Damian Rowe spoke to Auckland University, Associate Professor Stephen Hoadley firstly asking what does Kiribati and Vanuatu joining Interpol, mean for the pacific?
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