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Tova

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Tova O’Brien hosts Stuff’s political podcast holding the powerful to account and putting the concerns of real people front and centre. With regular guests Andrea Vance, picking the winners and losers of the week in Snakes and Leaders, and Luke Malpass, calling key moments for the coming week in Beehive Buzz. You can read analysis supporting this podcast on stuff.co.nz. Need more great podcasts? Check out Stuff's full catalogue here. GET IN TOUCH Email tova@stuff.co.nz. CREDITS Host and producer: Tova O'Brien. Sound design, audio editing and mixing: Connor Scott and John Ropiha. Executive producer: Chris Reed.

#65

Introducing: TFN - The F#$%ing News with Paddy Gower

The F#$%ing News flips the script on the news - short, upbeat, inspirational and f%$#ing g... more

29 Sep 2024

00 MINS

00:40

29 Sep 2024

#64

Politicising the Police: an interview with “wokester” Police Commissioner Andrew Coster

National once called him the “wokester” commissioner, now they’ve secured him a plum new j... more

26 Sep 2024

53 MINS

53:47

26 Sep 2024

#63

Goldsmith on gangs

As the Government ramps up its war on crime, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith joins us to t... more

19 Sep 2024

54 MINS

54:11

19 Sep 2024

#62

Democratic or dangerous: What you need to know about developments with the Treaty Principles Bill

ACT’s push for a Treaty Principles Bill was a lightning rod throughout last year’s electio... more

12 Sep 2024

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:19

12 Sep 2024

#61

Talking tax - and the rest - with Labour leader Chris Hipkins

Chris Hipkins was our very first guest one year ago. He was Prime Minister then - a lot’s ... more

05 Sep 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:53

05 Sep 2024

#60

SOS - Save Our Stores: Behemoths of fashion, retail and hospo join forces to solve the sectors in cr...

Retail spending is lower than during the GFC. Retailers are going to the wall more than an... more

29 Aug 2024

54 MINS

54:06

29 Aug 2024

#59

Champion or showman: An extended interview with Shane Jones

New Zealand First's de facto deputy is a self-proclaimed champion of the regions and unash... more

22 Aug 2024

52 MINS

52:27

22 Aug 2024

#58

Sir Ashley Bloomfield on the health of our health service

In an exclusive interview, perhaps the most famous health figure in Aotearoa takes aim at ... more

15 Aug 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:58

15 Aug 2024

#57

Can he fix it? How new health kingpin plans to resuscitate a system in crisis

After losing confidence in the leadership and financial acumen of Health New Zealand-Te Wh... more

08 Aug 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:35

08 Aug 2024

#56

‘These questions are revolting’ - an interview with Children’s Minister Karen Chhour

The welfare of children, particularly the at-risk and vulnerable, is rarely far from the h... more

01 Aug 2024

53 MINS

53:59

01 Aug 2024

#55

Money, morale and mobsters: An extended interview with Police Minister Mark Mitchell

As the fallout from an acrimonious pay dispute continues, frontline cops told the Tova pod... more

25 Jul 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:30

25 Jul 2024

#54

Bonus opinion: 'This is the worst of us'

Tova offers her thoughts on the outcome of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in c... more

25 Jul 2024

02 MINS

02:46

25 Jul 2024

#53

Despatch from D.C. - a game-changing fortnight in US politics

Wow. They say a week is a long time in politics. In the United States, the last two have s... more

18 Jul 2024

45 MINS

45:49

18 Jul 2024

#52

Red, White and Bruised. The diabolical debate.

The first US presidential debate of 2024 was at once historic, agonising, painful and deep... more

04 Jul 2024

35 MINS

35:33

04 Jul 2024

#51

An extended interview with Chloe Swarbrick

2024 has been tough for the Greens. Multiple MPs - Golriz Ghahraman, Darleen Tana, Julie A... more

27 Jun 2024

41 MINS

41:04

27 Jun 2024

#50

Going nuclear: Weapons, war and whether to debate our nuke-free stance

The battle lines are being (re)drawn in the world of geopolitics: wars in Europe and the M... more

20 Jun 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:50

20 Jun 2024

#49

Scams, fraud and deception: Are we tough enough on white collar crime?

No one knows exactly how much fraud costs New Zealand each year, but it runs into the bill... more

13 Jun 2024

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:13

13 Jun 2024

#48

Big Budget Special

Happy Budget Day! The Tova pod takes you behind the scenes at Parliament as Nicola Willis ... more

30 May 2024

38 MINS

38:46

30 May 2024

#47

Bills, bills, bills and the Budget

With the cost of living crisis hitting hard, we assemble a panel of Kiwis doing it tough o... more

23 May 2024

56 MINS

56:41

23 May 2024

#46

TikTok: The antisocial network?

What started as the home of song and dance videos is beset by claims of spying by the Chin... more

16 May 2024

58 MINS

58:41

16 May 2024

#45

Not Three Waters

This week a deep dive into water. We all need it - clean drinking water, working sewerage ... more

09 May 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:49

09 May 2024

#44

The week politics completely blew its gasket

This is an audio version of Tova O'Brien's analysis piece titled The week politics complet... more

03 May 2024

05 MINS

05:35

03 May 2024

#43

The return of the alternative coalition

In the white heat of last year’s coalition negotiations, when none of the party leaders wo... more

02 May 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:37

02 May 2024

#42

‘Children will be worse off’: Oranga Tamariki and the Treaty

Section 7AA: A small part of a big law causing an enormous legal and political fracas. For... more

25 Apr 2024

47 MINS

47:10

25 Apr 2024

#41

Mortgage misery: How we got here and where we’re going

After our bumper mortgage episode 'Home discomforts: living on the edge', all about the pe... more

18 Apr 2024

16 MINS

16:29

18 Apr 2024

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#65

Introducing: TFN - The F#$%ing News with Paddy Gower

#64

Politicising the Police: an interview with “wokester” Police Commissioner Andrew Coster

#63

Goldsmith on gangs

#62

Democratic or dangerous: What you need to know about developments with the Treaty Principles Bill

#61

Talking tax - and the rest - with Labour leader Chris Hipkins

#60

SOS - Save Our Stores: Behemoths of fashion, retail and hospo join forces to solve the sectors in cr...

#59

Champion or showman: An extended interview with Shane Jones

#58

Sir Ashley Bloomfield on the health of our health service

#57

Can he fix it? How new health kingpin plans to resuscitate a system in crisis

#56

‘These questions are revolting’ - an interview with Children’s Minister Karen Chhour

#55

Money, morale and mobsters: An extended interview with Police Minister Mark Mitchell

#54

Bonus opinion: 'This is the worst of us'

#53

Despatch from D.C. - a game-changing fortnight in US politics

#52

Red, White and Bruised. The diabolical debate.

#51

An extended interview with Chloe Swarbrick

#50

Going nuclear: Weapons, war and whether to debate our nuke-free stance

#49

Scams, fraud and deception: Are we tough enough on white collar crime?

#48

Big Budget Special

#47

Bills, bills, bills and the Budget

#46

TikTok: The antisocial network?

#45

Not Three Waters

#44

The week politics completely blew its gasket

#43

The return of the alternative coalition

#42

‘Children will be worse off’: Oranga Tamariki and the Treaty

#41

Mortgage misery: How we got here and where we’re going