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Lawrence Xu-Nan: Green Party MP on their proposal to regulate artificial intelligence

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The Greens want to keep a tight rein on AI. The Party wants people held accountable for decisions made using Artificial Intelligence, and to have a public register of AI systems used by Government agencies. It wants people to be able to opt-out of AI-assisted decision making and wants…

00:03:44

Leeann Watson: Business Canterbury CEO on the ASB research showing economic activity doesn't tend to slow down ahead of elections

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ASB says elections aren't usually a handbrake for business or household decisions. Fresh analysis from the bank has found activity doesn't tend to slow down before an election or speed up right after one. Senior Economist Mark Smith says there were two exceptions around the 2008 and…

00:02:36

Geof Nightingale: Tax expert says National's tax relief seems a fair way off

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A tax expert suggests National's trademark tax relief seems a fair way off, with little wiggle room in its fiscal plan. The Party says it can't offer tax cuts until it gets on top of debt. It says all its commitments are costed, matching Labour's $2.4 billion Budget operating allowance.&nbs…

00:02:57

Mark Smith: ASB Senior Economist on the research showing election uncertainty doesn't slow economic activity

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New research suggests people aren't waiting around for the election to make big financial decisions. ASB analysis of the last 20 years of elections shows spending and investment don't tend to slow down just before elections or speed up right after them. Senior Economist Mark Smith t…

00:04:37

Nicola Willis: National's Finance and Economic Growth Spokesperson unpacks the party's fiscal plan

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National claims it has a credible path for paying down the country's debt. The party plans to keep the Budget operating allowance at $2.4 billion —matching Labour's— and return to surplus in two years. It would cut foreign aid and welfare spending to fund its election commitments, w…

00:08:24

Bryce Wilkinson: New Zealand Initiative Senior Fellow breaks down National and Labour's fiscal plans

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A business think tank says there's not much different in National's fiscal plan from its budgets of the past couple of years. The party wants to keep the operating allowance at $2.4 billion, with all commitments funded and $7.5 billion left over. It suggests tax relief won't be on t…

00:03:47

Andrew Dickens: We need to do something about the retirement age

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With National finally releasing its fiscal policy it’s easy to generalise the plan as more of the same. We’ve already seen and the only difference with Labour is that they are in love with pay equity which comes at a huge cost and leaves the whole balancing act with very little wriggle room. But …

00:01:52

I've got the talking stick (12 October 2026)

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A slew of topics crossed the airways on Marcus Lush Nights this Monday with sleeping temperatures, election apathy, a too-hot stadium, heat pump dryers, and grandparents names on the table for discussion. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

02:03:07

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Surely the campaign will get better than this?

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I don't want to bring you down but do you realise we have almost four full weeks of this crap ahead of us? Unbelievable. Four weeks of small-beer politics about the price of airline tickets and school uniform logos. Honestly, is that what the contest for control of our central government has come …

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