This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Financial woes at Health New Zealand and the Royal Commission report challenges the Government’s gang crackdown
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Health Minister Shane Reti has ended months of speculation by unveiling the scale of financial crisis at Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora.
This week, Raw Politics examines who should take the blame for a growing deficit at the country’s largest single department.
Health NZ is bleeding $130 million a month, but is it because of Labour’s mismanagement or National’s underfunding?
Newsroom political editor Laura Walters, senior political reporter Marc Daalder and national affairs editor Sam Sachdeva discuss when a government should disclose serious financial issues.
We also take on the weighty issue of the just-released report of the Royal Commission into abuse in state and faith-based care.
The Government will apologise for decades of abuse and even torture that occurred under successive governments, but is that enough when harm is still ongoing?
The panel looks at the thorny issues facing the Government, with the Royal Commission findings clashing with its posturing on gangs and plans for boot camps for young offenders.
Our audience question this week asks why Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is reducing his media appearances and we look at his general discomfort with news questioning.
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Finally, the panelists recommend something to read, listen to or watch on the weekend ahead:
Sam: Analysis from Derek Cheng at the NZ Herald on how the Royal Commission’s recommendations will clash with the Government’s priorities
Laura: Marc Daalder’s reporting on why the Government’s renewable energy promise has been side-tracked by fast-track work
Marc: Jack Tame’s probing interview on Q+A with Climate Change Minister Simon Watts
Raw Politics will be available on Apple podcasts or wherever you get your favourite shows every Friday..
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