The Iron Duke Podcast
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The Iron Duke Podcast
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Episode 135 - Coalition conflict or strategic dissent?
This week on the Iron Duke Podcast, Jesse and Ben discuss what has been a big two weeks for the Coalition - in particular the growing tension between the National Party and New Zealand First.
Episode 134: How do you answer a 'gotcha' question?
This week we return back to our standard format of peaks/pits, hots/nots. We discuss how Tova O'Brien is two-for-two on her new weekly segment with Prime Minister Luxon, the mining royalties for regions policy proposal, and the mora...
Episode 133 - What does the ministerial reshuffle mean for this year's election?
Continuing a run of ‘special episodes’, Jesse and Ben unpack the National Party’s ministerial reshuffle - the winners, the losers, and what it signals about the Government’s direction. Who knows, there may even be a couple of Easter Eggs in the...
Episode 132 - Who from the office has been stockpiling diesel?
This week we discuss the latest health sector results - which are surprisingly positive - as well as the latest on the emerging fuel crisis and how the Government and Reserve Bank is reacting to it. Note, listeners may need to turn ...
Episode 131 - Do we want more data centres during an energy crisis?
This week on the poddy, the team break down the Government’s response to the fuel security crunch (and why our earlier calls are holding up), the proposed Datagrid investment in Southland, and how enabling transport tech could quickly turn into...