Three Gals One Beehive

Blue Chris vs Red Chris, campaign promises and the mess that is Oranga Tamariki

This week, the Gals discuss the first major TV debate between the leaders of the two major parties before looking at what policies have been announced on the campaign trail this week. Holly has some words about how kids in state care are being failed and Georgie has some words about Brigitte’s noisy typing. Yass Queen to a special Welly bookshop and Beehave Mate to a repeat offender. We also get ‘Unstuck’ about the various health policies parties are promising.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Shaw on climate change, abuse towards politicians and his vision for NZ

On the fourth episode of the Three Gals Leaders Series, the Gals chat to Greens co-leader James Shaw about why climate change is an economic crisis as well as an environmental one, what he loves about his job and why he couldn't work with National. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Numbers, abolishing prisons and a hot pink billboard

In this week’s episode of E Toru Kōtiro Kotahi Wharepī (3 Gals, One Beehive) the Gals talk about the state of the Government’s books, health targets, the stark contrast between two political parties’ law and order plans and Winnie Watch two weeks in a row. Yass Queen to a billboard artist and Beehave Mate for Labour’s digging through schoolboy awards. And a new segment this week – Unstuck – where the Gals bring you the ‘sexy tax special’. Enjoy Brigitte’s singing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Hipkins on family, education and dealing with COVID

In the third episode of the Three Gals Leaders Series, Labour leader and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins talks about why his keeps his family private, the importance of education and how he found being the front man for a global pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Putin vibes on a horse and a gallop through election policy announcements

This week the Gals discuss National and Labour’s campaign launches, Labour going hard on crime and the Nats going hard on everything. We also talk about political donations being back in the courts. This week’s Yass Queen goes to an American couple helping Ukrainian refugees and Beehave Mate to some lol-inducing social media content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christopher Luxon on motivations, climate change and being a swiftie

Three Gals Leadership Series: National Leader Christopher Luxon In the Gals’ second leadership series episode, the Gals korero with National Party Leader Christopher Luxon. He shares what keeps him motivated in politics, pitched his party’s approach to climate change and outed himself as a Swiftie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tax, flooding and whack-a-mole

This week the Gals mark the end of the 53rd Parliament and chat about National’s tax plan, the Greens’ plan for Climate Safe Communities and Labour and New Zealand First’s conscious uncoupling. The Gals also talk about one minor party causing trouble and what that might mean for the election campaign. Yass Queen to one amazing domestic violence survivor and the Beehave Mate crown goes to a catwalk model MP.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vapes, lists and search bars

This week, the Gals discuss our politicians’ plans to crackdown on vaping, Labour’s promise to teach Kiwi kids how to manage a budget and National’s plan to fund more cancer drugs. We also talk about the release of two more Party’s lists ahead of October’s election. Brigitte and Georgie clash on why some minor parties get more media coverage than others and Holly finds herself partly defending Winston Peters. An outgoing MP gets the Yass Queen crown, while some well-intentioned campaign volunteers take home the Beehave Mate trophy after accidentally tearing up some Hutt Valley grass.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Seymour on building a car, his beef with Winston & fireworks

In the first of the Three Gals’ leadership series, ACT leader David Seymour goes deep on the difference he believes he can make in politics, the divisive Treaty debate and government waste. Holly grills him on his comments about the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, Georgie is surprised by David’s view on lifting kids out of poverty and Brigitte gets grilled herself on common sense policies.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coleslaw with or without dressing? The parties campaign on tax.

In this week’s pod, the gals universally fall more in love with James Shaw and his policy announcements on renewable energy, despair about the economy and discuss the merits of paid parental leave promises. Holly continues her war on wasteful spending, Brigitte engages in word salad on The Opportunities Party and Georgie calls out a journalist bullying young politicians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tunnel vision, bye bye Snapchat at school and AI

This week the Gals talk about the Government’s climate change and environment announcements, plans to build three new tunnels over Waitematā Harbour and how one party will save $1 billion on day one in government. One Gal gives some love to the Nats for their plan to ban phones in schools and another praises Green MP Golriz Ghahraman for grilling the Iranian ambassador at Parliament. Question Time sees the Gals talk about AI and its impact in the coming years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Telling the Labour Party where to go on climate change, parental leave and spending on bureaucrats.

This week the gals look at who could lose their job after the release of the Labour list rankings, why parents finally have a reason to rejoice on school strikes and how National plans to cover the motu in bitumen. And a bit of ranting by the gals about Labour putting politics over families when it comes to paid parental leave. The election polls are ramping up, which means the gals are on #WinnieWatch – will Winston Peters get back in to Parliament?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One party begins to leak like a sieve as the country goes into policy overload!

Apologies for the tech issues last week but don't worry we're back, and it's a bumper episode! This week the Gals look at the Labour Party's latest resignation, and how the Prime Minister wedged a secret portfolio resignation in to his latest reshuffle. And while political parties are announcing policy at lightening speed, cracks are beginning to appear Parliament-side. The Gals also mull over whether Election 2023 really is the Tax Election? Spoiler alert, it might just be as the Gals resolve - mid podcast - to host a (sexy) Three Gals Tax Policy Special!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rent controls, our embattled health system and science experiments!

This week the Gals take a look at the Green Party’s housing policy, discuss the state of our health sector amid a flurry of announcements from the Government and unpick the “leaked draft” of the new proposed science curriculum. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is the subject of Question Time on this week’s pod and we crown an MP with the Yass Queen title for their passionate speech in Parliament on the back of allegations against staff at Oranga Tamariki.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gangs, local government and another Minister gone.

This week the Gals discuss the controversial Equity Adjustor Indicator, one politician’s reo Māori fail and the overhaul of the Emissions Trading Scheme (which is well overdue)! We also give a shout out to a Wellington City Councillor for saving the capital city many zeroes worth of spending and the resignation/not resignation situation of Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.