Live Q&A: New Zealand's Greatest Mistake, the Foreshore Lie and Who's Worst
About this episode
The episode features a live Q&A with political insights from hosts and guests on New Zealand's political history and current issues.
Hosted by Phil Goff and Chris Finlayson with special guests Helen Clark and Tracey Martin , this bonus episode brings together the questions from the live Q&A sessions at both the Auckland Q Theatre and Wellington Hannah Playhouse shows. All thanks to Frank Risk Management, the 100% Kiwi owned insurance brokerage. The audience asks, the panel answers: * What was New Zealand’s biggest missed political opportunity? — Phil and Chris are in rare and emphatic agreement: Sir Robert Muldoon winding up the Kirk government’s superannuation scheme in 1975 — for short-term political advantage — is the single most costly decision in New Zealand’s modern history. * Energy, health, the Crown-Māori relationship and urgency in Parliament — The audience covers the waterfront. On energy: all three panellists back pumped hydro over an LNG terminal, and Phil draws a line connecting Malcolm Turnbull’s climate pragmatism to what New Zealand’s current government is getting catastrophically wrong. * AI, trans rights, capital gains tax and the Opportunities Party — The rapid-fire second half covers the issues the audience most wanted answered. On AI: Tracey always says please and thank you to AI…
People in this episode
Hosts: Phil Goff, Chris Finlayson
Guests: Helen Clark, Tracey Martin
Topics covered
- New Zealand politics
- Q&A session
- political opportunities
- energy policy
- AI and technology
- Crown-Māori relationship
Keywords
- New Zealand
- politics
- Q&A
- energy policy
- AI
- Crown-Māori relationship
- political opportunities
Sponsors
Frank Risk Management
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