The Iron Duke Podcast
Catching you up on the weeks biggest politics and policy news
Podcasting since 2021 • 124 episodes
The Iron Duke Podcast
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Episode 123: Can Te Pāti Māori Survive Its Internal Storm?
Welcome to your weekly roundup of the biggest stories shaping New Zealand’s political and policy landscape. This week, we dive into the Green Party’s bold move on mining consents and what it means for investment confidence, dissect the Supreme ...
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Episode 122: Are We Really Broke – or Just Sick of Sick Leave?
We're back for another week of the Iron Duke podcast! We cover off the latest unemployment figures, the criticism the government is facing over its economic policies, new guidelines on carbon removals were praised and have a hearty debate over ...
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Episode 121: Is this the end of the Māori Party’s renaissance... or just a rebrand?
A week is a long time in politics! We're back running you through The Maori Party's internal strife, including allegations of overspending and misconduct. The potential impact of a Chinese invasion on Taiwan's TSMC - a key chip manufacturer for...
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Episode 120: Is Low Voter Turnout New Zealand's New National Sport?
This week we give Henry a break, while Jesse and Ben, along with ring-in international correspondent Maddy, delve into local body elections, the challenges of youth unemployment policies, implications of low voter turnout, the impact of central...
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Episode 119: Why can't we use PayWave on public transport?
Welcome back to another episode of the Iron Duke Podcast. Our peaks this week include the well-overdue announcement of who our new RBNZ Governor will be, the opening of oil and gas exploration applications, and Brooke van Velden’s reforming of ...
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