Episodes
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The Budget Bonanza!
What got money, what got cut and what surprised us. The Gals tell you everything you need to know about Budget 2024.
Plus two Beehave Mates for men behaving badly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week the Gals talk housing, more pre-Budget announcements, and some forgotten political donations. We chat about the new minerals strategy, a soggy press conference and Holly is disgusted by a cheeky question from a listener.
Catch you for the Budget Bonanza next week!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week the Gals talk about pre-Budget announcements (roads, schools and defence), the future of the Christchurch Call and the situation in New Caledonia.
Our Yass Queen crown goes to an Aussie budget initiative and an MP gets the Beehave Mate title for the week.
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This week the Gals talk about a big funding boost to Corrections (and the awful press conference that announced it), MPs behaving badly and FOMO over Auckland’s water deal.
Holly has some issues with strong language used by Te Pāti Māori, Brigitte can’t change a lightbulb and Georgie consumes too much wine to make any sense.
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This week the Gals talk about the end of the James Shaw era, politicians getting pay rises, Winston Peters and his latest legal kerfuffle and Pharmac funding.
Our Yass Queen goes to democracy wine, the world’s worst arts spokesperson gets our Beehave Mate and we answer a listener’s question about the political leanings of journalists and commentators.
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This week the Gals discuss the first Ministerial demotion of the Coalition Government, junior doctors going on strike, threats against MPs and a failed summons to the Waitangi Tribunal.
Brigitte puts her democracy nerd hat on to answer this week’s listener question and we crown our first non-human Yass Queen.
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In this week's pod Georgie is away, so the two other Gals play!
Get up to date on the latest traffic light system the government is rolling out (don't worry no COVID-19 in sight) and Holly asks what do we do about the cows? Brigitte shares why the Easter Bunny may soon be able to get a drink during the Easter break.
You'll also find out how former Prime Minister, Sir John Key's legacy is informing the recently announced coalition targets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week the Gals talk about the new 36-point Government Action Plan and whether you can run a country like a company.
In other business, we talk about attracting more teachers to New Zealand, cash-strapped councils and how the Government plans to make doing some DIY a bit easier.
An awesome group of Northland school students are given the Yass Queen Crown while our Beehave Mate goes to a government agency…
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This week the Gals talk about being hacked by a so-called friend, sliced up dolphins, tax and changing one’s mind on period poverty.
Holly fires a senior public servant (Brigitte just relegates them to cleaning duty) and Georgie sips cognac…. The results were interesting.
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This week the Gals discuss the economy, Chumbawamba, wine biscuits and what the heck our spies are up to.
Holly has some thoughts on the Government’s expectations of Kāinga Ora, Brigitte crowns a voting stuff-up as our Beehave Mate for the week and Georgie speaks about how Winston Peters has improved her drive to work.
We also answer a question from a listener about the Family Boost payments promised by National.
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This week the Gals talk about new Green co-leader Chloe Swarbrick’s tricky first week in the job, interest deductibility compromises and bailouts for ski fields.
The Yass Queen crown is shared by three amazing young people, and Holly gets her Karen on for Beehave Mate.
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This week the Gals chat about the end of the Government’s 100-day plan, fast tracking projects, school lunches and the PM’s little entitlement problem.
Georgie gets the rage when discussing the news of the week and Brigitte crowns an anonymous heckler from the Wellington City Council as our Beehave Mate.
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This week, the Gals chat about the crackdown on gangs, school building projects up in the air and the proposed shutdown of Newshub’s newsroom.
Brigitte displays her shockingly poor knowledge of cricket and her shockingly huge knowledge about all things democracy.
Georgie gives Winston Peters some praise and we giggle about one politician’s chameleon accent.
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We acknowledge the life of Efeso Collins MP who tragically and unexpectedly passed away this week. Two of the Three Gals bring you the latest in politics with Labour Party MP Grant Robertson bowing out, the Prime Minister calling the state of the country 'fragile' and we bring you the results from local body elections in both Hamilton and Wellington - the Democracy Nerd would like to see more voter turn out!
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This week the Gals talk about the Government ticking off its to-do list, foreign policy and the scrap between media and big tech.
Brigitte reaches peak democracy nerd and Georgie and Holly decide to go into the speed bump business.
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This week the Gals talk about Waitangi, infrastructure, law and order, the economy and the Pacific.
Holly has some words for Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown (bro), Brigitte gives us a Caucus lesson and Georgie fails at an investigation into a pot plant swearing in.
Yass Queen to the “greatest political doco ever made” and Beehave Mate for some deliberate copy and pasting.
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The politicians are back – and so are the Gals!
In the first episode for 2024, Georgie mourns the resignation of Green Party co-leader James Shaw, Holly has some views on the Coalition Government’s Crown-Māori relations and Brigitte praises Labour for going hard in the House.
The Gals also discuss NZ’s foreign policy tightrope in the Middle East and some Ministerial bungles.
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On the last episode of 2023, the Gals chat about the not-so-merry mini budget, big sausages and how Wellington stopped moving.
Brigitte and Georgie are at odds over the latest piece of legislation to be repealed by the new Government and Holly is fired up about the Prime Minister’s use of taxpayer funding for his te reo Māori lessons.
We’ll be back on February 2 2024!
Meri Kirihimete!
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This week the Gals talk about the Government’s decision not to bail out the Interislander mega ferries project, the policies on the legislative bonfire and what went down at COP28.
Holly is outraged with a new report on Government infrastructure spending, Brigitte channels Bob the Builder and Georgie makes an odd clarification about our Climate Change Minister.
We answer a question about the Treaty referendum proposed by ACT and we crown our Yass Queen and Beehave Mate of the week.
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This week the Gals discuss all the action inside – and outside – the first week of the 54th Parliament.
We talk about a newbie MP whose maiden speech got a lot of attention, as well as protests and fiscal cliffs!
Georgie claims Christchurch is the musical hotspot of Aotearoa, Brigitte has a love fest with the Auditor General and Holly has some poignant thoughts about Te Pāti Māori.
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