After months and months of rampant speculation, we're mere hours away from learning more about the hotly-anticipated Budget of 2018. What are the Government's tax and spending plans? Will health, housing and education get the funding boost they so dearly deserve? Rod's down in the capital this morning to bring you the tea live.
First, Lachlan speaks with Nathalie Jaques and Shannon Walsh from A New university about their rally and we have a special live cross to the event. Neutral corner focuses on the recents shooting of Palestinian protesters by the IDF. Jemima speaks with AAAP’s Ricardo Menendez March about the state housing waiting list and Phil Twyford about the rising cost of kiwibuild homes. Andrew Little joins Lachlan for their weekly chat where we discuss the hikoi on Parliament and the Human Rights commission review. Finally, This Day in History returns where Ben takes us through the shootout between several members of the Symbionese liberation army and the L.A.P.D. in 1974.
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Leonard chats to Dr Rosie Gibson about Sleep & Dementia.
Conor Knell looks into Hong Kongs pro democracy protesters.
Jack Marshall speaks to Dr Andrew Lorrey on the Green Desk.
Lillian Hanly discusses housing at Ihumatao with Pania Newton.
Oscar Perress talks to Dr Grant Schofield about Sugar problems.
This week National MP Jami-Lee Ross talks to Kelly about the rising fuel prices around the country and who's to blame. He then explains the reason for the conflict in the House on Wednesday.
So we really didn't need to test all those houses for meth, huh? Jennifer Curtin keeps us up-to-date on all the hottest political reckonings, including a chat about the Fair Pay Agreement and Winston Peters' looming reign.
This week National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross joins Kelly to chat about the debacle that went down in the House on Wednesday night debating the regional fuel tax bill. They also discuss the softening laws on foreign investors and how National view the government and their promises.
Shamubeel is on the phone and ready to give us all we need to know about Kiwibuild, Labour's latest housing strategy. How can we afford this? Should we enter the ballot? Pls help us!
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Craig's been doing some late night emailing... to the bank. Will they help him buy a house? (Watch this space.) Feat. such pertinent home-ownership based questions as: How much loan is too much loan? Why do some apartments seem cheaper than they are in long-term reality? What percentage of your income should you dedicate to repayments? Should we all just go camping instead?
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Journalist, filmmaker, producer, and apparent Louis Theroux variant (to the unimaginative on Twitter, at least), David Farrier drops in to the studio to talk about his brand new Netflix series, Dark Tourist. Sadist horror houses, nuclear radiation sites, murder tours... Mike's hooked. But is there anything left for Season Two?
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