Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper talked to Heather du Plessis-Allan about today's political hot topics.

Expelled MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi was heard by Justice Radich in the Wellington High Court in regard to her interim injunction against Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended the IKEA opening in Auckland today.

And, head of the Justice Ministry, Andrew Kibblewhite, defended Sunny Kaushal’s work as chairman of the Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for victims of retail crime, including more than $227K in pay and a $3200 morning tea.

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