Three Gals One Beehive

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.

I came in like a wrecking ball

This week the Gals discuss big new housing powers for central government, the dumpster fire that is the world right now, Scrutiny Week and a roundup of employment and health announcements.
 
Yass Queen to a new female boss and Beehave Mate to an obfuscating Kiwi bloke.
 
Question Time: Who wore it better - Chris Bishop or Miley Cyrus?

Swandris, stalkers and sneaky ships

This week the Gals chat about Fieldays and who is up and who is down with farmers, the country’s new stalking legislation, a jet setting senior citizen and a report about Tamariki Māori in state care.
 
Brigitte gets a telling off for weird pronunciation, Esther deals with literal s**t and Georgie admits to not caring about privacy.
 
Yass Queen gets contentious, and Beehave Mate sparks a conspiracy.
 
Question Time: Will Chris Hipkins be leader of the Opposition at the next election?

Tale of two polls

This week the Gals discuss the shocking revelations that led to the resignation of one of the PM’s staffers, two political polls, a verbal stoush at the NZ Music Awards and what’s in the biscuit tin?
 
Yass Queen to a young Wellington woman and mental health advocate and Beehave Mate to China’s secret web of prisons.
 
Question Time: What happened in Parliament this week?

Leaks and potato sacks

This week the Gals discuss the Deputy PM swapsies, a leaky public service, post-Budget claims of fiscal holes and the Regulatory Standards Bill.
 
Yass Queen to bikes on buses and Beehave Mate to women taking down other women.
 
Question Time: RNZ or Newstalk ZB?
 
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Budget Tingles

This week the Gals digest Budget 2025 – The Growth Budget, the yeah nah budget, the marmite sandwich budget, the no BS Budget.
 
Winners, losers, wildcards and all of our reckons!
 
Question Time: What do you make of the education reprioritisations?