Three Gals One Beehive

It’s Brigitte’s birthday and the Gals served her up an emergency Caucus meeting and a failed coup. 
 
Also on the agenda, Labour’s small business support package, local government amalgamation, Winston’s House and the need to check your enrolment! 
 
Yass Queen to Count Binface, Beehave Mate to airing your laundry. 
 
Question Time: What’s the difference between Cabinet and Caucus. 
 

This episode of Three Gals, One Beehive is proudly sponsored by Duncan Cotterill.
 
Recorded live at Duncan Cotterill, with less than 100 days to go, the Gals talked about how the numbers are shaping up, whether we will still have a Chris v Chris election and what are the key topics shaping the election debate.
 Whether you’re dealing with new legislation, growing a business, managing people, navigating disputes or making major personal decisions, the law can sometimes feel almost as complicated as politics. Duncan Cotterill cuts through the jargon, providing clear, practical legal advice to businesses, organisations and individuals throughout New Zealand. Duncan Cotterill — expert advice, real people, and solutions to help you move forward with confidence.
 
 

This week the Gals recorded live at the Early Childhood Council conference in Wellington and chatted about Luxon ruling out the Opportunity Party, Paid Parental Leave, data centres and the Green Party’s election manifesto. 
 
Yass Queen to the Department of Internal Affairs and Beehave Mate to Winston Peters’ latest outburst. 

This week the Gals talk about kneepads, Stuart Nash, planning and resource management reform and a whole range of election policies. 
 
Yass Queen to the European Athletics and the European Broadcasting Union and Beehave Mate to US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. 
 
Question Time: Who would replace Luxon if he was rolled? And who would replace Hipkins?

This week the Gals mark their 150th episode by talking about Paul Henry and other ‘celebrity’ candidates, the relationship between India and NZ, boring but more important announcements and the naughty sharing of paywalled articles. 
 
Yass Queen to Sir Sam Neill and Beehave Mate to Japan. 
 
Question Time: Is Opportunity Party right leaning or left leaning?

This week the Gals talk about money, money, money, election policies, bad behaviour in our backyard and an incoming visit from the Indian PM. 
 
Yass Queen to German MP Kathi Gebel and Beehave Mate to FIFA/Trump. 
 
Question Time: Why do a lot of government departments use offshore banks and fuel providers not local ones?

This week the Gals talk about Labour’s election year conference, ACT’s American-style campaign rally, emergency housing targets and an update on the controversial Conservation Amendment Bill.
 
Yass Queen to female CFOs and Beehave Mate to health officials for taking umbrage with the Stuff’s morning quiz. 
 
Question Time: What are your thoughts on Pauline Hanson and what's going on in Australian politics? 

This week the Gals talk about KiwiSaver reform, tax, conservation land and serious failings in our mental health system. 
 
Yass Queen to Smokefree Rockquest and Beehave Mate to the UK. 
 
Question Time: What would happen after the election if no party could negotiate to achieve a coalition that delivered a majority in the House? 

This week the Gals debrief after Scrutiny Week, talk about new Labour Party policies, more on fiscal holes and tentative peace in the Middle East. 
 
Yass Queen to a lovely kumbaya moment on infrastructure and Beehave Mate to David Seymour. 
 
Question Time: could we have a Sinn Féin scenario where seats are won but there’s no representatives in Parliament? 

This week the Gals are feisty chatting about Labour’s policy announcement, Labour’s party list, Budget holes and gumboots and tractors. 
 
Yass Queen to a practical health announcement for paramedics and a quasi Beehave Mate to some question marks over taxpayer funded contracts. 
 
Question Time: how do polls represent NZ as a whole? 

This week the Gals discuss the aftermath of Budget 2026, a range of foreign policy bits and pieces, voting rights on local government committees and agreeing to disagree with Dame Lynda Topp. 
 
Yass Queen to the beautiful game and Beehave Mate to the cluster that is Reform councillors across the UK. 
 
Question Time: are our political donations undemocratic? 

This week it’s all about Budget 2026 in a special episode sponsored by Robert Walters. 
 
The Gals break down what’s in the Budget, including key headlines, trade-offs, winners, losers, and wildcards. 
 
Happy listening! 

In this episode Ginny Andersen, Labour party spokesperson for Education, Jobs and Incomes, Police, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations talks about playing with play dough, staying classy and is Grant Roberson actually the weatherman?

In this episode, the Gals talk to 'boyfriend of the pod' Chris Penk, who is also the Minister of Defence, Minister for Building and Construction, Minister for Veterans, Minister Responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS, Minister for Space and Associate Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery. 
 
Listen to hear a little exclusive on the episode - enjoy! 

In this episode, the Gals speak to Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong about why she put herself forward to lead a small political party, what she thinks about the state of politics right now and what policies Opportunity is running on this year. 
 
We get stuck into a good debate about tax, universal basic income, balancing the books and citizens’ assemblies.