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Hold on New Zealand, we have a Government - a three-party coalition for the first time in our history. Deputy Prime Minister-in-waiting David Seymour joins us. How is incoming Finance Minister Nicola Willis going to pay for those tax cuts? She's with us too. And a diplomatic breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas war - former Prime Minister Helen Clark on what the global community need

Christopher Luxon should be at APEC this weekend... instead he's entering a 15th day of talks trying to form a government... could his foreign buyers tax be dead? Meanwhile, it's a never-ending campaign for the people of Port Waikato... we are with the leading candidates. And the new Green MP who was once an actor in a memorable TV commercial - coming up on BackStory. See omnyst

It's been a month since election day... but still, no government... we check in on the very cloak-and-dagger happenings around Parliament this week. Gerry Brownlee though, has been getting on with the job... at the Pacific Islands Forum - could he be our next foreign minister - he joins us. And Early Childhood Teachers went on strike this week... we hear from one - about why the

On the programme today: the specials are in, so how does that change who's in who's out and who needs Winston. 29 countries sign a pledge to make Artificial Intelligence safe, but where was New Zealand? And on Backstory - the new MP who was once a pilot and a personal assistant to a prince. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand is calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza... we speak to the Israeli Defense Force... and a UN worker on the frontlines of this conflict as it intensified overnight. Climate was a poor cousin to cost of living during the election, so what could happen under a new government? And Backstory is back with an MP who's been a familiar voice for farmers. See omnystudio.com

From a historic majority - to opposition in one term... what went wrong for Labour - and how does it rebuild... We ask Carmel Sepuloni. Winston's back but uncharacteristically quiet... so what will he be like in negotiations? Former NZ First MP Ron Mark with his insights. And we meet some of Parliaments newest MPs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The dust has settled and there will be a new Government. Join Newshub Nation to make sense of it all as we interview the party leaders, investigate coalition options, and unpack the jargon with our political experts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicola Willis and Grant Robertson are here for our final pre-election debate. Who's nailing the campaign online - and who's gone weird on Tik Tok? Our Digital Power Rankings - election edition. And fear and loathing on the campaign trail - a special report on MP safety. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the first Leaders' Debate for our Minor Parties, but these are no minnows - they will shape the next Government of New Zealand, in just 22 days. Rebecca Wright moderates a debate between ACT's David Seymour, NZ First's Winston Peters, The Green's Marama Davidson, and Te Pāti Māori's Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Competent - or just Confident? It's a question swirling around the Nats Tax plan... we sit down with Christopher Luxon. Two doctors and a contest of ideas. Labour's Ayesha Verrall and National's Shane Reti head to head. And the numbers are in - we've polled one of this election's most fascinating battleground electorates... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.