Episode 130 - Will Luxon lose his job over Iran?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of recent events in Iran on New Zealand politics, focusing on Luxon's challenges with the media and upcoming elections.

This is our second in a round of special episodes on what is happening in Iran and how it is affecting us at home in New Zealand. This time around, we dive into Luxon's tough week at work with the media and discuss how this all may play out when it comes to election time.

People in this episode

Hosts: Maddy Burgess-Smith, Jesse Corlett, Henry Levett

Topics covered

• Iran
• New Zealand politics
• media
• elections
• Luxon

Keywords

• Iran
• New Zealand
• Luxon
• media
• elections
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, New Zealand

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