24 hours is a long time in politics.

On Tuesday, the Government tabled a bill aimed at fixing a GST imbalance between small and large KiwiSaver providers.

However, after it was reported the changes would potentially take $103 billion away from people's KiwiSaver funds by 2070, the backlash was swift and severe - and the bill was pulled on Wednesday.

So how badly did the Government handle the communication around this bill, and has some poor media relations scuppered a law change the country actually needed?

Today, Liam Dann, NZ Herald Business Editor at Large and host of Money Talks, joins Damien to discuss what went wrong for the Government.

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Host: Damien Venuto
Editor/Producer: Shaun D Wilson
Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

24 hours is a long time in politics.
On Tuesday, the Government tabled a bill aimed at fixing a GST imbalance between small and large KiwiSaver providers.
However, after it was reported the changes would potentially take $103 billion away from people's KiwiSaver funds by 2070, the backlash was swift and severe - and the bill was pulled on Wednesday.
So how badly did the Government handle the communication around this bill, and has some poor media relations scuppered a law change the country actually needed?
Today, Liam Dann, NZ Herald Business Editor at Large and host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1049-money-talks-75256600/">Money Talks</a>, joins Damien to discuss what went wrong for the Government.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Damien Venuto Editor/Producer: Shaun D Wilson Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.
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The Front Page

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Inside the Government's u-turn over KiwiSaver reforms

Should the ultra-wealthy pay more tax?

It’s a debate that’s continued for decades, even centuries. From Ancient Athens to present day, the idea has been a constant when it comes to addressing inequality.

Yet, no government has been brave enough to impose one.

It’s a staple of the Green Party’s proposed Budget, which promises bold moves to make sure everyone has a warm home, decent kai, and the care and support for a good life.

But who pays? And is leaning even more left than centre doing wonders for the party’s polling?

Today on The Front Page, Green Party co-leader, Chlöe Swarbrick is with us to discuss whether it’s time for the wealthy few to fund.

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You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Ethan Sills

Should the ultra-wealthy pay more tax?
It&rsquo;s a debate that&rsquo;s continued for decades, even centuries. From Ancient Athens to present day, the idea has been a constant when it comes to addressing inequality.
Yet, no government has been brave enough to impose one.
It&rsquo;s a staple of the Green Party&rsquo;s proposed Budget, which promises bold moves to make sure everyone has a warm home, decent kai, and the care and support for a good life.
But who pays? And is leaning even more left than centre doing wonders for the party&rsquo;s polling?
Today on The Front Page, Green Party co-leader, Chl&ouml;e Swarbrick is with us to discuss whether it&rsquo;s time for the wealthy few to fund.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Ethan Sills

Reissue: Chlöe Swarbrick on the Green's economic plans and why NZ should consider a tax on the ultra-rich

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/adabfd12-b9a9-48ff-9a75-b3b50172436a/transcript

In the early hours of Monday morning, a man police were hunting for nearly four years was shot and killed in a stand-off on a rural Waikato road.

That man was Tom Phillips, who in December 2021 vanished into the Marokopa bush with his three children, Jayda, Maverick, and Ember.

There have been numerous sightings over the years of the fugitive father - the last was in August when he and another person believed to be one of his children, were seen on CCTV breaking into a Piopio superette.

The Front Page travelled to the King Country and spoke to Waitomo District Mayor John Robertson about how the community has fared and what we can learn from the ordeal.

Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Chelsea Daniels
Editor/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Jane Yee

In the early hours of Monday morning, a man police were hunting for nearly four years was shot and killed in a stand-off on a rural Waikato road.
That man was Tom Phillips, who in December 2021 vanished into the Marokopa bush with his three children, Jayda, Maverick, and Ember.
There have been numerous sightings over the years of the fugitive father - the last was in August when he and another person believed to be one of his children, were seen on CCTV breaking into a Piopio superette.
The Front Page travelled to the King Country and spoke to Waitomo District Mayor John Robertson about how the community has fared and what we can learn from the ordeal.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Editor/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Jane Yee

Reissue: “We know the family, we know the cop”: Mayor speaks of close-knit Marokopa community

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/ec686110-0b2b-4d1b-bb61-b3b40168d38e/transcript

It was February 19, 2013.

Maree Schafer was excited to start a hairdressing course at the Eastern Institute of Technology the next day.

That night, three cars - a silver Holden Commodore, a blue Ford Falcon, and a grey Nissan Skyline were street racing near Napier.

The Commodore continued through an intersection, going well over 180km/hour, when the driver lost control, slid sideways across the road, and crashed into a tree.

There were three occupants in that car. One was 18-year-old Maree. She died at the scene.

Twelve years later, and boy racer events are still happening.

People are injured, cars totalled, police intimidated, and, people die.

Just last month, riot police clashed with what the Police Minister’s called “cowardly, try-hard idiots” in Levin and Palmerston North – and police are preparing for more gatherings.

Today on The Front Page, Coreen Schafer, Maree’s mother, tells us what she’d say to one of these kids, and what life is like after losing her daughter to street racing.

Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Ethan Sills

It was February 19, 2013.
Maree Schafer was excited to start a hairdressing course at the Eastern Institute of Technology the next day.
That night, three cars - a silver Holden Commodore, a blue Ford Falcon, and a grey Nissan Skyline were street racing near Napier.
The Commodore continued through an intersection, going well over 180km/hour, when the driver lost control, slid sideways across the road, and crashed into a tree.
There were three occupants in that car. One was 18-year-old Maree. She died at the scene.
Twelve years later, and boy racer events are still happening.
People are injured, cars totalled, police intimidated, and, people die.
Just last month, riot police clashed with what the Police Minister&rsquo;s called &ldquo;cowardly, try-hard idiots&rdquo; in Levin and Palmerston North &ndash; and police are preparing for more gatherings.
Today on The Front Page, Coreen Schafer, Maree&rsquo;s mother, tells us what she&rsquo;d say to one of these kids, and what life is like after losing her daughter to street racing.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Ethan Sills

Reissue: Mother calls for tougher boy racers laws, 12 years after daughter's death in street race

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/4b48fae2-0314-40c6-bb5d-b3b40168b59c/transcript

Inside the Government's u-turn over KiwiSaver reforms

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