Three Gals One Beehive

Morten is one angry democracy nerd

Welcome back to our Gal Esther! This week the Gals talk about earthquake strengthening changes, energy, letter gate and New Zealand’s stance on Palestine. 
 
Brigitte is very aggrieved at the Electoral Commission, Esther volunteers as campaign manager for Judith Collins and Georgie weeps once more at the lack of bipartisanship in politics. 

Here a sod, there a sod, everywhere a sod sod

This week the Gals chat about the economy, the mood of the boardroom, Palestine, Trump and the United Nations and NZ First invokes the agree to disagree clause. 
 
Yass Queen to our first female Reserve Bank governor and Beehave Mate to some serious flip-flopping. 
 
Question Time: what do you make of the growing online political scene in NZ? 

Georgie for Mayor

This week the Gals are joined by special guest Ranjani Ponnuchetty from Local Government New Zealand to talk all about local government and the current election round. 
 
How do you vote? What does local government do? What role does central government politics play in local government? Bed tax and GST sharing? 
 
Ranjani answers all these questions and more. Happy voting!

Listen to your wife, Stu!

This week Georgie and Brigitte chat about a rather vulgar description of women, the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election,  superannuation and a Green Party resignation. 
 
Georgie launches a call to action to save art history and Brigitte shows some love to community boards. 
 
Yass Queen to cocktails and Beehave Mate to the former Samoan PM for refusing to concede power. 

Don’t rain on my parade

This week the Gals chat about China and Ukraine, regional airlines, immigration and a whole lot of health sector bits and bobs. 
Yass Queen to the ladies and Beehave Mate to a Kiwi Aussie. 
Question Time: can you explain party affiliations in local government politics?

Half time talks: Hon Nicola Willis

In this episode the Gals chat to Hon Nicola Willis - Minister of Finance, Economic Growth and Social Investment - about budgets and tax, misogyny and pay equity.

LIVE IN THE CAPITAL

This week the Gals ventured out of the recording studio to a Women in Business event hosted by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce and Forsyth Barr and talked about Election 2026.

Albo Luxo Did a Hongo

This week, Esther, Georige and blast from the past, former co-host Holly Bennett returns to talk NCEA, people’s select committee, Green ambition, Aussie visitors and what happened at the Marae? 
Listener question: comes from a long time fan who's looking to be filled in on the past 7 weeks of political news. 

Half Time Talks: Hon Barbara Edmonds

Halfway through the election term, the Gals take the opportunity to talk to senior politicians about how it is all going.
 
In this episode we speak to Hon Barbara Edmonds, MP for Mana, former Minister and now Labour Finance Spokesperson about whanau, taxation and budgets.

Are you a drop kick?

This week, Esther and Brigitte are talking about dropkicks, more doctors, homelessness and the UK Prime Minister’s ultimatum to Israel.
Listener question: was the Finance Minister's meeting with Fonterra just a PR stunt?

Half Time Talks: Hon Kieran McAnulty

Halfway through the election term, the Gals take the opportunity to talk to senior politicians about how it is all going.
 
In this episode we speak to Hon Kieran McAnulty former minister now opposition MP about his portfolios of housing and infrastructure and what drives him as a rural based MP.

Where have all the young people gone?

This week, Esther and Brigitte are joined by guest host Maddy Burgess-Smith.  Discussing by-elections, local government reform, cannabis cakes and whether the government should buy your flood damaged house.
 
Listener question this week – Is it fair for ministers to make decisions about teacher pay negotiations when their kids go private?

Surely this is a feminist podcast?

This week the Gals have a special guest host Maddy Burgess Smith who joins us from the Iron Duke podcast. 
 
The gals talk family boost policy fixes, the Prime Minister's to do list, 'I just can't even deal with this anymore' Covid-19 inquiry and council rates. To round this off we talk about the giving and taking away of regulation by Act Ministers.
 
Yass Queen goes to an extinct bird and Beehave Mate probably gets us banned from a country.
 
Question Time: “Is it uncool to see a female MP showing emotion (crying) in parliament?”

This ain’t my first regatta

This week the Gals talk tough on crime and paywave fines, censorship of youth MPs and the ferries. Again.
 
Yass Queen goes to amazing young students Amelia and George, and Beehave Mate to the Warehouse for saying girls can’t do long division.

Half Time Talks: Hon Bishop

Halfway through the electoral term, the Gals take the opportunity to talk to senior politicians about how it is all going.
 
In this episode, Minister for Everything, Chris Bishop reveals why he got demoted from his favourite portfolio, that he hates small plates at restaurants and why housing is too important to be screwed up again.