Three Gals One Beehive

You are just a boy

This week the Gals discuss child poverty, the outcome of the Manurewa Marae inquiry, tourism and immigration and a raft of potential new laws.
 
Esther has an idea for the Government’s clearance sale, Brigitte praises Labour leader Chris Hipkins and Georgie has some words for Brian Tamaki.
 
Yass Queen to our Parliamentary Service and Office of the Clerk and Beehave Mate to a mansplaining MP who needs to get out of our vaginas.

Eat, love, cat

*Special episode*
The Gals have found a new third Gal so here’s a cheeky wee bonus episode to introduce…. Esther Robinson!
 
Esther talks about her political journey thus far, including what motivated her to be interested in politics in the first place. Brigitte and Esther have both worked for Education Ministers – albeit very different ones – and Georgie and Esther have crossed paths both professionally, and personally…. you’ll have to listen for the goss.

Oral health and fungus farmers

This week the Gals talk about our minor parties, the Government’s latest action plan, the ongoing saga that is our embattled health system and what the political polls are saying.
 
Brigitte finds herself defending David Seymour and Georgie has some dental tips for the listeners.
 
Yass Queen to an organisation calling out dangerous behaviour and Beehave Mate to an MP for his use of unparliamentary language.

Let’s try silence

This week the Gals recap all the political action from Waitangi Day – including the best response to the Treaty Principles Bill – before covering off the turnaround plan for our social housing agency, the diplomatic headaches the Cook Islands is causing us and an overhaul of golden visa.
 
Yass Queen to slightly better behaved angry white men and Beehave Mate to an own goal social media post.

Mexicans and bimbos

In the first episode for 2025 the Gals talk about the Government’s New Year’s resolutions, one party making a lot of noise, the PM’s Cabinet reshuffle and the orange buffoon (President Trump).
 
Brigitte calls out the Labour Party for “oppositioning for opposition’s sake” and Georgie speaks her mind about duck face influencers.
 
Yass Queen to a new visa type and Beehave Mate to Google Maps.

Penis or genius?

We made it to the end of 2024! This week the Gals recap the political year that’s been and look back on some highlights and lowlights before looking ahead to 2025.
 
Merry Christmas wonderful listeners and we’ll speak to you again soon. Ka kite!

Happy dogs and wooden cocks

This week the Gals talk about having a Ferrari with nowhere to park it, all things Urgency, a review of our sex education curriculum and what a bloody great week it’s been for greyhounds and animal lovers.
 
Yass Queen to our Deputy Prime Minister and Beehave Mate to ACC.
 
Question Time: Democracy nerd Brigitte provides an explanation on the difference between select committee and committee stages.
 
Plus, we have a bit of bonus content this week…. Our Gal Holly pops in to share a bit of news.

Double Brown and the mace

This week the Gals chat about Scrutiny Week, Auckland Transport, a review of the country’s competition settings and what the Government has to do with a solar company and a mussel farm.
 
Yass Queen to the hopeful saviours of the Santa Parade and Beehave Mate to a martial law declaration in an Asian democracy.
 
Question Time – all the information you’ve never known you’ve needed on Parliament’s mace.

Airport chaos and dumb ducks

This week the Gals mark the one-year anniversary of the Government thruple, chat about gangs and police stations and discuss a very confusing announcement about our Smokefree 2025 target.
 
The Gals also reflect on the death of former National Party Minister, and Brigitte’s friend and old boss, Nikki Kaye.
 
Yass Queen to a media outlet for doing the hard yards and Brigitte has Georgie in tears over this week’s Beehave Mate (clue – it’s to do with discrimination against green people and talking animals).
 
Then Georgie sounds like a boomer in Question Time about IShowSpeed’s visa.

All things hīkoi

This week Georgie and Brigitte talk about one of the largest protests in New Zealand’s history, who fronted and who didn’t and how Parliament has some difficult discussions ahead.
 
The Gals also chat about the gang patch ban, changes to name suppression rules, a proposal to charge for access to public conservation land, the Regulatory Standards Bill and Regional Deals.
 
Yass Queen to a private member’s bill for righting an historic wrong and this week’s Beehave Mate has it all – embezzling public funds, bank accounts in the Cayman Islands, Presidential ties and so many sex tapes. Enjoy!

Principles, pay gap and high drama in Parliament

This week the Gals chat about the formal apology to the survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care, the Treaty Principles Bill gets its first reading with tense scenes in Parliament and a new tool to nudge the stubborn gender pay gap. 
 
In big international news, the Gals talk about COP29 and APEC before crowing a group of Americans with the Yass Queen title. Beehave Mate to stupid bureaucracy. 

Trump 2.0, tunnels and te tiriti

Join the Gals as they discuss the US election, break down what happened and chat about how we’ve ended up with Trump 2.0.
 
We also cover the key points from the UK Labour Government’s first Budget.
 
In other business, the Gals chat tunnels and infrastructure, police raids, the use of force in military-style youth academies and the surprise introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill.
 
Yass Queen to two Ministers making life a bit easier for small businesses and Beehave Mate to a Chinese Government department… it’s a goodie.

You’re a hole

This week the Gals talk about mental health and booze, whether we should ban Nazi symbols, building self-certification and the potential end of fiscal holes.
 
Brigitte crowns Consumer NZ as Yass Queen and Georgie gives the Beehave Mate title to Health NZ for excess spending.
 
Question Time: What’s your pick for the US election

Babysitters, banks and a rogue playlist

This week the Gals talk about the appointment of a Crown Observer to Wellington City Council, the profits of our major banks, the Three Strikes regime and the Solicitor-General.

Winnie Watch, an awkward meeting and breaking news

This week the Gals chat about the Greens' decision to waka jump Darleen Tana, NZ First's party conference, overseas investment and the ongoing saga that is the Wellington City Council. 
 
Two Yass Queens this week because why not and Beehave Mate to a political party missing some paperwork.