Full Show: 11 October 2026

Q+A Finance Debate: Nicola Willis vs Barbara Edmonds

The National Party's Nicola Willis and Labour Party's Barbara Edmonds join Jack Tame for the Q+A Finance Debate, tackling the big fiscal issues facing New Zealand: superannuation, economic growth, and how to pay for natural disasters.

Shane Jones: Mining, oil and gas ban, and NZ First immigration policy

NZ First deputy leader - and the minister for resources, fisheries, and regional development - Shane Jones joins Jack Tame to outline his party's record in government and policies for the election..

Jacinda Ardern's former press secretary opens up in new memoir

From behind the scenes, Andrew Campbell ran government communications during one of the most turbulent periods of New Zealand history. His new book, In The Room, charts his time as chief press secretary to then-prime minister Jacinda Ardern: through the eruption at Whakaari/White Island, the March 15 attacks, and the government's Covid-19 response.

Now based in the UK, Campbell sat down with Jack Tame ahead of the book's release.

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.