Show Notes
New polling suggests New Zealand could be heading for a hung Parliament - and the political fault lines are already cracking open.
Tonight on The Bradbury Group, a heavyweight panel debates the latest polls, the political and infrastructural failures leaving Wellington in crisis, and the government’s new gas levy - including why Matthew Hooton appears to be one of the few voices on the right taking climate change seriously.
PLUS: a 1-on-1 on 10 interview with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on power, pressure, and the road ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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