Maroš Šefčovič: Trump's tariffs and Europe's trade position by Q+A with Jack Tameโดย Q+A with Jack Tame

With Climate Change Minister Simon Watts, CTU's new president Sandra Grey, and researcher Kali Mercier.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts has slashed New Zealand's methane targets, saying they're more realistic for farmers. Q+A asks him what impact it may have on the country's international commitments and trade deals. .As Energy Minister, Watts is facing calls to do something about the energy industry. It follows the closure of multiple businesses…

New Zealand is rapidly ageing: Today there are about 870,000 Kiwis who are 65 or older, making up about 17% of the population. In 25 years, that number is forecast to almost double and make up about a third of the population.As well as the pressure on universal superannuation and healthcare, the ageing population will also put infrastructure under …

About 100,000 workers are planning to walk off the job this week as the Council of Trade Unions welcomes new president Sandra Grey. Meanwhile, Public Service Minister Judith Collins has accused unions of choosing to strike for political reasons. Q+A asks Grey about the Minister's comments, her plans for the CTU, and the state of the union movement.…

With 1News reporters Yvonne Tahana, Abbey Wakefield, and Ali Pugh; artist and activist Tāme Iti; former Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse; NZ Initiative local government specialist Nick Clark; and ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

Q+A speaks to 1News reporters across the country as another local government election wraps up..1News' Yvonne Tahana also reflects on the results of the referenda on Māori wards. On preliminary results, 17 councils have voted to keep them and 25 have voted to remove the wards. .Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions t…

On preliminary figures, national turnout for the local elections stands at 33%, according to Local Government New Zealand. While numbers are expected to increase as more results roll in, it's likely to fall well short of the 41% recorded just three years ago..New Zealand Initiative's local government specialist Nick Clark and former Auckland Deputy…

Tāme Iti has lived a life..From his childhood in Ruatoki, he was on the frontlines of the Springbok Tour protests, the 1975 land march, and even tried to join North Vietnamese fighters during the Vietnam War..At times, Iti has been a controversial figure. In others, he has been revered..Q+A visited him at his studio in Whakatāne. Iti reflects on hi…

With Minister for Building and Construction Chris Penk, Race Relations Commissioner Melissa Derby, and global tax expert Michael Keen.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

A year into her role as Race Relations Commissioner, Melissa Derby reflects on the threats to social cohesion and race relations in New Zealand. She says social media tends to amplify extremist content, and she worries about people becoming radicalised online..As an academic, and before her appointment as Commissioner, Derby had publicly questioned…

The Government has announced an overhaul to the classification of earthquake-prone buildings, introducing a new system that will see thousands of buildings moved out of the regime..Under the changes, existing New Building Standard percentage ratings for strengthening or demolishing buildings would be removed, in favour of a "more proportionate" sys…

Full interview: As the Labour Party debates the shape of its tax policy in next year's election, and economists keep an eye on the effect of the Government's Investment Boost tax deduction tweaks, Q+A spoke to global expert Michael Keen..As the former Deputy Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund, Keen shaped t…

With former Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations Colin Keating, and Auckland mayoral candidates Wayne Brown and Kerrin Leoni.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

Kerrin Leoni: Why I'd be a better Auckland mayor than Wayne Brown by Q+A with Jack Tameโดย Q+A with Jack Tame

Incumbent Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says his priority, if re-elected, is to "fix" Auckland Transport. .Q+A asks him about his record, how effective he's been influencing central government, and why he has been avoiding some mayoral candidate debates..Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the s…

The decision not to recognise a Palestinian state puts New Zealand out of step with the likes of Canada, the UK and Australia. .Colin Keating is New Zealand's former permanent representative to the UN and was outspoken on its Security Council as the Rwanda genocide unfolded. He gives his assessment about what New Zealand's position could mean for i…

With HSBC economist Paul Bloxham, Christchurch mayoral candidates Sara Templeton and Phil Mauger, and 1News US Correspondent Logan Church.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

Fifteen years on from the Christchurch earthquakes, the city's population is growing. The city's new stadium, Te Kaha, is set to open, and residents describe a vitality and energy that has been missing for way too long..But a growing population means new pressure over housing, transport and infrastructure. Q+A speaks to incumbent Mayor Phil Mauger,…

According to Statistics New Zealand, economic activity as measured by GDP dropped 0.9% in the June quarter for an annual drop of 1.1%. .The Government is pinning the blame on international trade tensions and overseas conflicts. The Opposition says the Government must do more to kick the economy into gear. .A decade ago, HSBC economist Paul Bloxham …

A pivotal diplomatic week looms at the United Nations, with world leaders gathering for the General Assembly. For Foreign Minister Winston Peters, all eyes will be on the announcement of New Zealand's position on recognising a Palestinian state. Cabinet is understood to have made an in principle decision on the matter, though it hasn't yet be revea…

With the three candidates leading Wellington's mayoral race, Commissioner of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Professor Rawinia Higgins, Labour MP for Manurewa Arena Williams, and former Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

2025 marks 50 years since the first Māori Language Week. Professor Rawinia Higgins is the Chair of Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission..She reflects on the difference between the public and the Government's attitudes toward te reo, and gives a vision for the future of the language..Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find t…

Former Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt introduced stringent legislation in his country to reduce access to vapes. But since 2024, a black market for vapes has been growing in Australia. Hunt told Q+A he still believed he made the right call, based on medical evidence: "We will see over the coming decades, just as we did with cigarettes, some c…

As an economically depressed Wellington faces a myriad of challenges — from ageing infrastructure, rising rates, debates about heritage, and a seemingly omnipresent earthquake risk — who is best placed to lead the city?.Q+A, with Verian Public, polled Wellington voters in early September about who they want their next mayor to be. In the face of qu…

With 1News political editor Maiki Sherman, former Reserve Bank chair Arthur Grimes, former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer, and Housing Minister Chris Bishop.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

Further revelations, first reported by the Spinoff, show the Reserve Bank of New Zealand failed to publicly disclose a meeting held at the time it was disputing its funding with the government. It follows the resignation of Governor Adrian Orr and former board chair Neil Quigley. Q+A asked former Reserve Bank chair Arthur Grimes about how the saga …

Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara has won decisively over Labour's Peeni Henare to become Tāmaki Makaurau's next MP. 1News Political Editor Maiki Sherman analyses the results, how Te Pāti Māori's social media game has encouraged people to go out and vote, what it could mean for Labour ahead of next year's election, and why voter turnout remained so lo…

Full interview: Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer has dedicated much of his life to democracy. But now, with democracy seemingly in decline around the world, he says New Zealand needs to act in order to strengthen our government and society. His new book How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand reflects on the reasons behind people's u…

With Oriini Kaipara, Peeni Henare, and Teanau Tuionoโดย Q+A with Jack Tame

Te Pāti Māori candidate for the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election Oriini Kaipara explains why she thinks she’s the best choice for voters in the electorate. But her comments also include an unconventional endorsement for her opponent, Labour’s Peeni Henare, for an even bigger job. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that…

Labour MP and candidate for the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election Peeni Henare explains why he thinks the electorate’s voters should put him back in to the seat he previously held for three terms, before losing in 2023. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.…

Polls are about to open in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election, triggered by the death of Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp..There are five candidates contesting the seat, including former broadcaster Oriini Kaipara for Te Pāti Māori and former Labour Cabinet Minister Peeni Henare. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, 1News' Māori Affairs Correspondent, gives her …

The head of Open AI, the creator of ChatGPT, says the world may be in the midst of an AI bubble. Sam Altman's warning coincides with a new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which found that for the tens of billions of dollars spent by companies investing in AI pilots, 95% have seen no boost to profits at all. .Victoria Universit…

With Australia National University senior lecturer Dr Anas Iqtait, Whena Owen following up on access to Cape Palliser, Victoria University's Dr Andrew Lensen, Bagrie Economics chief economist Cameron Bagrie, and 1News' Te Aniwa Hurihanganui.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

Dr Anas Iqtait is a senior lecturer at the Australian National University and author of Funding and the Quest for Sovereignty in Palestine. He tells Q+A it won't make much difference to everyday Palestinians if a state is recognised by Western nations. Iqtait says it's more important for countries like New Zealand to take a "rights-based approach".…

Bagrie Economics chief economist Cameron Bagrie speaks to Q+A about the economic situation New Zealand is in, and what levers could be pulled to get the country out of the malaise.However, Bagrie says some of the levers that have been pulled in previous downturns might not be available now.Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the…

With former finance minister Grant Robertson, 1News US correspondent Logan Church, Young Farmer of the Year Hugh Jackson, and Whena Owen on the Cape Palliser coast.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

In a turbulent world of trade tensions, ever-changing tech, and climate change, what are the keys to keeping New Zealand's next generation on the farm?Q+A visited Hugh Jackson, the newly crowned Young Farmer of the Year, on his family's sheep and beef farm in Te Akau, north of Raglan. He says while the rural sector has performed strongly in recent …

Grant Robertson retired from politics in early 2024 to take up a new job as Otago University's Vice-Chancellor. He was back in the headlines this week after declining to show up to in-person hearings for the Covid-19 inquiry's second phase. The former Finance Minister spoke to Q+A about that decision and why he doesn't regret the Labour Government'…

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due in Washington DC next week, as US President Donald Trump wraps up his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.1News' US Correspondent Logan Church speaks to Q+A from Anchorage, Alaska. He says it's not clear if anything tangible was achieved from the Trump-Putin summit. As Trump himself said: “Th…

With Education Minister Erica Stanford, PM's Chief Science Advisor John Roche, and Vatican astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

Full interview: Education Minister Erica Stanford says the re-introduction of charter schools under Associate Education Minister David Seymour has motivated her to strengthen the state school system "so we don't have people leaving and wanting to convert to charter schools"..Stanford also says she didn't come into the job with a plan to scrap NCEA …

Full interview: Brother Guy Consolmagno is an astronomer, meteorite expert, and heads up the Vatican Observatory. While visiting New Zealand, the Jesuit spoke to Q+A about why science and religion aren't always in conflict. Jack Tame also asks him where he stands on the Fermi Paradox — is there intelligent life beyond Earth and, if so, why haven't …

Full interview: After a delay, the Government named Ministry for Primary Industries' John Roche as the Prime Minister's new chief science advisor. With the Government prioritising economic growth in its efforts in science, Roche reflects on the pressures he faces in the role and whether his advice is truly independent..The former Dairy NZ principal…

Interviews with Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop, Crimson Education co-founder Jamie Beaton, Infrastructure Commission CEO Geoff Cooper, and digital infrastructure activist Julian Oliver.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame

Full interview: Infrastructure Commission Te Waihanga chief executive Geoff Cooper joins Jack Tame to talk about the country’s infrastructure pipeline, and why the spending New Zealand puts toward infrastructure doesn’t necessarily result in the most effective outcomes — especially when it comes to renewing existing infrastructure.…

Full interview: Senior minister Chris Bishop discusses the job losses currently being seen in the construction sector, and answers questions on whether his government’s policies on infrastructure are a contributing cause..Q+A also asks him about recent data on homelessness and rough sleeping, with Bishop indicating an openness to possible “tweaks” …

Full interview: With the Government considering the future of NCEA, co-founder of billion-dollar company Crimson Education Jamie Beaton is urging massive changes to New Zealand's secondary school qualification, saying it is causing the country’s graduates to fall behind their international peers.โดย Q+A with Jack Tame