# q+a (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover q+a. Page: Feed: --- ## [Podcast & Live Content Strategy: 3 Moves That Convert | #19](https://thejenrogers.substack.com/p/019substackpodcaststudio) _2026-08-19 · Jen Rogers🎤︎︎Mic Drop Mastery · 🎤︎︎ Substack Podcast Studio_ Plan Substack Lives (and Podcast Episodes) That Build Trust, Keep Viewers Engaged, and Lead Naturally to One Clear Call to Action [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211791453/c49110a8d7870e0defe62a24558e9d88.mp3) ## [Full Show: 16 August 2026](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/full-show-16-august-2026) _2026-08-15 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Paul Goldsmith: Expanding citizen's arrests, move-on orders, and voting law reform After an eventful week led to senior minister Paul Goldsmith being landed with 11 ministerial portfolios - possibly the most a single minister has ever had - he joins Jack Tame to say why, with victims of crime declining, the Government has expanded citizen's arrest powers and is seeking to pass move-on order laws… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2382391212-qandanz-full-show-16-august-2026.mp3) ## [Qiulae Wong: Why newcomer party wants stricter donation laws](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/qiulae-wong-why-newcomer-party) _2026-08-15 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ In less than a year, Opportunity have gone from sub-one percent support to eight percent in the latest 1News Verrian poll. On those numbers, leader Qiulae Wong would be entering Parliament joined by eight of her peers from the Opportunity party list come November. She joins Jack Tame to launch Opportunity's Clean Up Politics policy, which would strengthen lobbying transparency and political party… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2382390621-qandanz-qiulae-wong-why-newcomer-party.mp3) ## [Paul Goldsmith: Expanding citizen's arrests, move-on orders, and voting law reform](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/paul-goldsmith-expanding) _2026-08-15 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ After an eventful week led to senior minister Paul Goldsmith being landed with 11 ministerial portfolios - possibly the most a single minister has ever had - he joins Jack Tame to say why, with victims of crime declining, the Government has expanded citizen's arrest powers and is seeking to pass move-on order laws by the end of the term. And with National needing a new candidate for safe seat… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2382389865-qandanz-paul-goldsmith-expanding.mp3) ## [Stop Doing More: Build a Podcast With a Business Purpose | Newsletter #46](https://thejenrogers.substack.com/p/046micdropmasterynewsletter) _2026-08-15 · Jen Rogers🎤︎︎Mic Drop Mastery · 🎤︎︎ Substack Podcast Studio_ More podcasting busy-work often becomes the thing that keeps high achievers like you from finding out why your podcast isn’t making money. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210661737/dda592d7116ef605aa4e924088ffa925.mp3) ## [#009 Stop Doing Podcast Work That Doesn't Make You Money](https://thejenrogers.substack.com/p/009secretpodcast) _2026-08-13 · Jen Rogers🎤︎︎Mic Drop Mastery · 🎤︎︎ Substack Podcast Studio_ Is your podcast creating profit or just more work? Inside this 90-minute Substack Podcast Studio Q+A, we tackle video vs. audio, RSS feeds, private podcasts, CTAs, messaging, content strategy and the decisions that actually contribute to business growth. Hear real-time podcast coaching that exposes the difference between productive-looking busy work and the trust-building, buyer-focused work that… ## [The CTA Mistake That’s Costing You Sales: Inside Private Coaching with Rosemary DeSena | #18](https://thejenrogers.substack.com/p/018substackpodcaststudio) _2026-08-12 · Jen Rogers🎤︎︎Mic Drop Mastery · 🎤︎︎ Substack Podcast Studio_ Private Coaching Session with Rosemary DeSena Inside the Substack Podcast Studio [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210837520/777d75b14f0c1690ff661adc0735e828.mp3) ## [#008 Stop Collecting Guesting Trophies: 5 Moves That Turn Podcast Interviews To Profits](https://thejenrogers.substack.com/p/008secretpodcast) _2026-08-09 · Jen Rogers🎤︎︎Mic Drop Mastery · 🎤︎︎ Substack Podcast Studio_ Don't waste your guesting opportunities! Ensure your CTAs are solid. They must be the NEXT logical step for your ideal client. Sending the audience to your website will result in negative ROI. ## [Profitable Podcast Guesting: 3 Strategies That Turn Interviews Into Business | Newsletter #45](https://thejenrogers.substack.com/p/045micdropmasterynewsletter) _2026-08-08 · Jen Rogers🎤︎︎Mic Drop Mastery · 🎤︎︎ Substack Podcast Studio_ Listen now | The Mic Drop Mastery Newsletter, Issue #45 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210372560/ee8c6493b1418b68ffca68bbafdd3650.mp3) ## [Full Show: 9 August 2026](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/full-show-9-august-2026) _2026-08-08 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Simeon Brown: Energy prices, hospital pressures, and National's polling With power prices in the spotlight, Energy Minister Simeon Brown has become one of the key figures in Christopher Luxon's cabinet. He joins Jack Tame to explain why the Government isn't moving to break up the gentailers, the cost of maintaining frontline health services, and whether National's caucus backs Christopher Luxon.… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2378124329-qandanz-full-show-9-august-2026.mp3) ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1ycRmCe2ju8b) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [New laws: Will voters be turned away?](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/new-laws-will-voters-be-turned) _2026-08-08 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ In late 2025, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith celebrated the passing of a new law which he said would speed up the voting count after a general election: unlike previous elections, in 2026, no one will be allowed to enroll once early voting starts, 13 days before election day, November 7. It's driving Electoral Commission Chief Executive Karl Le Quesne to make sure as many New Zealanders as… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2378116805-qandanz-new-laws-will-voters-be-turned.mp3) ## [The last hold-outs against housing development](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/the-last-hold-outs-against) _2026-08-08 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ With just one new housing development, the town of Prebbleton, on the outskirts of Christchurch, could increase its total number of households by over 25 percent. Birchs Village would bring 530 new houses to Prebbleton. After facing difficulties getting resource consent, the development has been listed with the Government's fast-track legislation. Q+A reporter Whena Owen meets the development's… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2378103221-qandanz-the-last-hold-outs-against.mp3) ## [Simeon Brown: Energy prices, hospital pressures, and National's polling](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/simeon-brown-energy-prices) _2026-08-08 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ With power prices in the spotlight, Energy Minister Simeon Brown has become one of the key figures in Christopher Luxon's cabinet. He joins Jack Tame to explain why the Government isn't moving to break up the gentailers, the cost of maintaining frontline health services, and whether National's caucus backs Christopher Luxon. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2378100227-qandanz-simeon-brown-energy-prices.mp3) ## [Why Great Business Owners Struggle to Build a Profitable Podcast |17](https://thejenrogers.substack.com/p/017substackpodcaststudio) _2026-08-05 · Jen Rogers🎤︎︎Mic Drop Mastery · 🎤︎︎ Substack Podcast Studio_ Listen now | Experienced business owners are completely comfortable being experts...until podcasting makes them beginners again. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209856204/4a16c9f20ddf279f18d46e1386982f8a.mp3) ## [Full Show: 2 August 2026](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/full-show-2-august-2026) _2026-08-01 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Outspoken former Children's Commissioner cut short in role Dr Claire Achmad was given around five weeks' notice that she would be exiting her role of Children's Commissioner. First appointed to a five-year term to advocate for young people in New Zealand, that became a one-year term in 2025, and when she signed off on Friday July 31st, she left office two years earlier than she’d expected. She… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2373464813-qandanz-full-show-2-august-2026.mp3) ## ["Discriminatory" law focus of Green MP's bill](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/discriminatory-law-focus-of) _2026-08-01 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Migrant families can be split apart when family members are denied visas on the basis that their disability would be a burden to New Zealand's health system, a Green MP says. Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan's members bill would remove the ability to discriminate and carve out a way for affected families to challenge these decisions: by making a complaint to the Human Rights Commission. Join Jack Tame and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2373460043-qandanz-discriminatory-law-focus-of.mp3) ## [Most people want fewer cars, Dutch academic says](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/most-people-want-fewer-cars) _2026-08-01 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Twenty years from now, people will look back on high speed limits we have in cities now and find them just as unbelievable as smoking indoors - a relic of the past. That's the dream of a visiting Dutch academic. Professor Marco te Brömmelstroet holds the Chair on Urban Mobility Futures at the University of Amsterdam and spoke at the Public Transport Association conference at Te Papa this week.… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2373443117-qandanz-most-people-want-fewer-cars.mp3) ## [Outspoken former Children's Commissioner cut short in role](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/outspoken-former-childrens) _2026-08-01 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Dr Claire Achmad was given around five weeks' notice that she would be exiting her role of Children's Commissioner. First appointed to a five-year term to advocate for young people in New Zealand, that became a one-year term in 2025, and when she signed off on Friday July 31st, she left office two years earlier than she’d expected. She says that she has been a "fair and balanced critic" of… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2373441650-qandanz-outspoken-former-childrens.mp3) ## [Spy allegations: NZ's relationship with Russia in focus](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/spy-allegations-nzs) _2026-08-01 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Russia's principal security service says a Russian citizen has been detained in the country's far East. The man is accused of spying for New Zealand's SIS. Jack Tame sits down with Russia's Ambassador Stanislav Krans at the Russian Embassy in Wellington to ask more about the case. And nearly four and a half years into the military invasion of Ukraine, and following 35 rounds of New Zealand… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2373422348-qandanz-spy-allegations-nzs.mp3) ## [#007 Studio Q+A | "Help! I'm Oversubscribed!" Plus Paid Tiers and Relaunching Your Podcast](https://thejenrogers.substack.com/p/007secretpodcast) _2026-08-01 · Jen Rogers🎤︎︎Mic Drop Mastery · 🎤︎︎ Substack Podcast Studio_ Featuring Emily, Jodi, and Lissa ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xRA5l2nERxvB) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [The Difference Between a Good Idea and a Good Decision | Newsletter #44](https://thejenrogers.substack.com/p/044micdropmasterynewsletter) _2026-08-01 · Jen Rogers🎤︎︎Mic Drop Mastery · 🎤︎︎ Substack Podcast Studio_ The Mic Drop Mastery Newsletter, Issue #44 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209280960/78a14f9c8037268e63dbbf627b16c207.mp3) ## [#006 Studio Q+A - Killing shiny objects that don't convert, stripping away soft CTAs, and choosing to get paid, STAT.](https://thejenrogers.substack.com/p/006secretpodcast) _2026-07-29 · Jen Rogers🎤︎︎Mic Drop Mastery · 🎤︎︎ Substack Podcast Studio_ Studio Q+A July 29, 2026 ## [Full Show: 26 July 2026](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/full-show-26-july-2026) _2026-07-25 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Chlöe Swarbrick: Greens want one-year ban on AI data centres The Greens have announced an election campaign policy to put a one-year moratorium on the consenting and building of AI data centres in New Zealand, citing a need to put in place strong regulations before the emerging tech industry can have irreversible impacts on the country's natural resources. Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2367979634-qandanz-full-show-26-july-2026.mp3) ## [Does NZ need move-on orders? "No" says former judge](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/does-nz-need-move-on-orders-no) _2026-07-25 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Anthony FitzGerald served as a judge for 27 years and has seen first-hand the fortunes of Auckland's homeless caught in the justice system. This week he appeared before a parliamentary select committee to oppose the Government's move-on orders legislation. He joins Tova O'Brien to explain why he thinks communities and businesses are being misled about move-on orders as a solution to antisocial… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2367978875-qandanz-does-nz-need-move-on-orders-no.mp3) ## [Up-and-comers talk Stuart Nash, smartphone ban, and their leaders](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/up-and-comers-talk-stuart-nash) _2026-07-25 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Labour MP Arena Williams and National MP James Meager join Tova O'Brien to discuss the big stories of the week, including Stuart Nash's election-killing comments on maternity leave, what local investment in data centres should look like, and their future ambitions for leadership. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2367978503-qandanz-up-and-comers-talk-stuart-nash.mp3) ## [Does the deepfake bill go far enough?](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/does-the-deepfake-bill-go-far) _2026-07-25 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ First-term ACT MP Laura McClure captured headlines by holding up an image in parliament that appeared to show her naked: the image was a deepfake. She is the backer of a bill that would explicitly criminalise the creation and distribution of pornographic deepfakes, after hearing the stories of Kiwi women who were victimised by AI-generated images. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2367978305-qandanz-does-the-deepfake-bill-go-far.mp3) ## [Chlöe Swarbrick: Greens want one-year ban on AI data centres](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/chloee-swarbrick-greens-want) _2026-07-25 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ The Greens have announced an election campaign policy to put a one-year moratorium on the consenting and building of AI data centres in New Zealand, citing a need to put in place strong regulations before the emerging tech industry can have irreversible impacts on the country's natural resources. Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick joins Tova O'Brien, and also discusses the party's energy and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2367978050-qandanz-chloee-swarbrick-greens-want.mp3) ## [Chris Penk: Defence workforce shortages](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/chris-penk-defence-workforce) _2026-07-19 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Former naval officer Chris Penk took over the helm of the defence portfolio from ministerial veteran Judith Collins in April of this year. Since then, the geostrategic environment has only grown in intensity and complexity with the continuation of conflict in Iran. Freshly returned from the NATO summit in Turkiye, and in the wake of a Chinese ballistic missile test in the Pacific, he joins Q+A to… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2363666183-qandanz-chris-penk-defence-workforce.mp3) ## [Why Paul Henry thinks ACT can save New Zealand](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/why-paul-henry-thinks-act-can) _2026-07-19 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Paul Henry has worked in broadcasting for more than forty years, becoming one of the most recognisable names in New Zealand television from his time as a presenter, and more recently serving as a board member for TVNZ. On Tuesday he announced his candidacy for the ACT Party list. He says while the decision came together quickly, he wants to be in parliament to create a better future for his ten… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2363664653-qandanz-why-paul-henry-thinks-act-can.mp3) ## [Alienation in the "ahistoric age": Sarah Irving-Stonebraker](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/alienation-in-the-ahistoric) _2026-07-18 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Historian Sarah Irving-Stonebraker joins Q+A to discuss her ideas around increasing societal alienation, and in her view why diminishing knowledge of shared history contributes to it. Irving-Stonebraker is in New Zealand to deliver the Maxim Institute's Sir John Graham lecture, which this year explores what it means to be a steward of history. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2363556068-qandanz-alienation-in-the-ahistoric.mp3) ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ulSdkfJRTziP) _2026-07-18 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Clark, Ardern senior staffer up-close view of political contest](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/clark-ardern-senior-staffer-up) _2026-07-04 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Mike Munro was one of the most senior behind the scenes figures in both Helen Clark, and Dame Jacinda Ardern’s governments. In an interview with Q+A with Jack Tame, he explains why politics is such a seductive profession for competitive people to get into, how the political arena has changed over decades, and what it was like to work in coalition with Winston Peters. Munro also offers insights… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2352846068-qandanz-clark-ardern-senior-staffer-up.mp3) ## [Full Show: 28 June 2026](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/full-show-28-june-2026) _2026-06-27 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ 'Perverse incentive': MSD staff metrics include emergency housing grants Ministry of Social Development (MSD) managers are being told they can face performance management if, among other measures, their staff approve too many emergency housing requests, documents obtained by Q+A reveal. Homelessness advocates say the scale of rough sleeping is unprecedented in New Zealand, and that government… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349051377-qandanz-full-show-28-june-2026.mp3) ## [“Social conservatism”: Why Alfred Ngaro joined NZ First](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/social-conservatism-why-alfred) _2026-06-27 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Former National MP and minister Alfred Ngaro joins Q+A to talk about his political journey towards becoming a candidate for NZ First, his socially conservative values, and Christian Zionist beliefs. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349050636-qandanz-social-conservatism-why-alfred.mp3) ## [“Prince of the provinces”: On the road with Shane Jones](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/prince-of-the-provinces-on-the) _2026-06-27 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Senior NZ First MPs are on a long tour of town halls around the country, with more than 30 dates planned before the election campaign begins. Reporter Whena Owen went to Kaikōura to see Shane Jones in action, as controversies swirl over recreational fishing, the party’s coalition positioning, and limousine usage. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter.… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349050366-qandanz-prince-of-the-provinces-on-the.mp3) ## [Why Labour thinks it can make rapid return to government](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/why-labour-thinks-it-can-make) _2026-06-27 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Labour strategists are hoping for a return to government just three years after one of their worst-ever election results. Campaign chair Kieran McAnulty sets out why he believes there could be a one-term National government. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349049907-qandanz-why-labour-thinks-it-can-make.mp3) ## ['Perverse incentive': MSD staff metrics include emergency housing grants](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/perverse-incentive-msd-staff) _2026-06-27 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Ministry of Social Development (MSD) managers are being told they can face performance management if, among other measures, their staff approve too many emergency housing requests, documents obtained by Q+A reveal. Homelessness advocates say the scale of rough sleeping is unprecedented in New Zealand, and that government policies are part of the reason why. Jack Tame put the documents, obtained… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349049499-qandanz-perverse-incentive-msd-staff.mp3) ## [Full Show: 21 June 2026](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/full-show-14-june-2026-1) _2026-06-20 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Helen Clark: New Zealand's unsolved problems and fragile peace in Iran Productivity, sensible taxation and the ballooning cost of superannuation are among the uniquely thorny, long-lasting issues that New Zealand hasn't been able to conquer. It's a politically-motivated cycle of short-term flip-flopping on these important issues that The Helen Clark Foundation's new book, Facing Up To Our Future,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2343253274-qandanz-full-show-14-june-2026-1.mp3) ## [Real estate agents, doctors shouldn't be punished for free speech: ACT policy](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/real-estate-agents-doctors) _2026-06-20 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ The ACT Party has introduced a new campaign policy which it says will stop professional regulatory bodies - like the Medical Council, or Real Estate Agents Authority - from policing workers' privately-held beliefs. ACT says these regulators are increasingly overstepping their statutory roles and enforcing ideological views across their industry. ACT MP Simon Court joins Q+A. Join Jack Tame and the… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2343250697-qandanz-real-estate-agents-doctors.mp3) ## [Live from National's 90th annual party conference](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/live-from-nationals-90th) _2026-06-20 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ The Prime Minister and National Party faithful are gathering in Wellington for the party's 90th annual conference. With less than five months until the election, the biggest party in parliament is preparing to switch into campaign mode, with Christopher Luxon set to announce new policies. 1News senior political reporter Benedict Collins joins Q+A live from Wellington. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2343240323-qandanz-live-from-nationals-90th.mp3) ## [Helen Clark: New Zealand's unsolved problems and fragile peace in Iran](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/helen-clark-new-zealands) _2026-06-20 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Productivity, sensible taxation and the ballooning cost of superannuation are among the uniquely thorny, long-lasting issues that New Zealand hasn't been able to conquer. It's a politically-motivated cycle of short-term flip-flopping on these important issues that The Helen Clark Foundation's new book, Facing Up To Our Future, diagnoses as the problem - released, strategically, in a general… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2343236291-qandanz-helen-clark-new-zealands.mp3) ## [Will newcomer Andy Burnham oust PM Sir Keir Starmer?](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/will-newcomer-andy-burnham) _2026-06-20 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Yet another challenge has been made to the embattled UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Former Manchester mayor and newly-elected Labour MP Andy Burnham is calling on the PM to consider his options for a handover of power just two years into the government's five-year term, the legacy party searching for renewed energy in the face of surging support for Nigel Farage's Reform party.… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2343232061-qandanz-will-newcomer-andy-burnham.mp3) ## [Full Show: 14 June 2026](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/full-show-14-june-2026) _2026-06-13 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Does Labour's public transport fare cap policy add up? The Labour Party - the biggest party in Opposition, maintaining a tight lead in this year's polls - has decided to open its election year campaign with a public transport fare cap policy: $20 a week in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and $10 everywhere else. Labour's transport spokesperson, MP for Palmerston North Tangi Utikere, says… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2338897790-qandanz-full-show-14-june-2026.mp3) ## [Why prison numbers will surge: Writer Asher Emanuel](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/why-prison-numbers-will-surge) _2026-06-13 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ New Ministry of Justice projections forecast a 35 percent growth in New Zealand's prison population over the next ten years, with those kept in remand - people who have been charged but not convicted, or convicted but not sentenced - set to swell by nearly fifty percent. Asher Emanuel, a public lawyer and author of bestselling book The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City, says the… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2338896818-qandanz-why-prison-numbers-will-surge.mp3) ## ["Between one week and five years" to repair Strait of Hormuz](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/between-one-week-and-five) _2026-06-13 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ The United States appears poised to sign a deal to end the war in Iran following three and a half months of global disruption from the closed Strait of Hormuz. Energy analyst David Keat joins Q+A to discuss how the conflict has permanently changed energy markets. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2338890917-qandanz-between-one-week-and-five.mp3) ## [Locals fear "low-probability catastrophic event" if LNG terminal built near city](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/locals-fear-low-probability) _2026-06-13 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ The Government is pushing ahead with plans to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in New Zealand as a security buffer for when locally-made, renewable energy sources dry up. Reporter Whena Owen travels to Taranaki, the proposed site of the facility, to ask residents how they feel about having LNG in their backyard. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2338877834-qandanz-locals-fear-low-probability.mp3) ## [Does Labour's public transport fare cap policy add up?](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/does-labours-public-transport) _2026-06-13 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ The Labour Party - the biggest party in Opposition, maintaining a tight lead in this year's polls - has decided to open its election year campaign with a public transport fare cap policy: $20 a week in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and $10 everywhere else. Labour's transport spokesperson, MP for Palmerston North Tangi Utikere, says the policy delivers cost-of-living relief at a net cost… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2338873991-qandanz-does-labours-public-transport.mp3) ## [Full Show: 7 June 2026](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/full-show-7-june-2026) _2026-06-06 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Federated Farmers swing big for Election 2026 Agricultural lobby Federated Farmers have a lot to celebrate in the last parliamentary term. Their 2023 election policy priority list has almost all been picked up by the coalition government, with projects like revised freshwater rules, rethinking forestry incentives in the Emissions Trading Scheme, and scrapping the Labour government's 'ute tax' all… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2334676352-qandanz-full-show-7-june-2026.mp3) ## [Election deadline rapidly approaching for small parties](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/election-deadline-rapidly) _2026-06-06 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ Any political parties wanting to contest the 2026 general election in November need to have their registration papers submitted by the end of this week. Political hopefuls - and returning hopefuls like the Alliance party - are rallying to get the required 500 financial members in time. Whena Owen reports for Q+A, meeting a set of smaller parties vying for the chance to win party votes. Join Jack… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2334675431-qandanz-election-deadline-rapidly.mp3) ## [How three AI-linked IPOs could reshape economy](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/how-three-ai-linked-ipos-could) _2026-06-06 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ When Elon Musk's Space X is listed on the NASDAQ, it's set to be the biggest IPO in history - valuing the company at $3 trillion New Zealand dollars. Two AI giants, Anthropic and Open AI, have also signalled they'll list in the coming months. Jonty Kelt, the founder at Fantail Ventures, Q+A to preview the historic launches. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2334675122-qandanz-how-three-ai-linked-ipos-could.mp3) ## [Could Christchurch terror attack have been stopped?](https://soundcloud.com/qandanz/could-christchurch-terror) _2026-06-06 · Q+A with Jack Tame_ He told us what he was going to do: that's the stark conclusion of two extremism researchers who've uncovered previously unreported public communications from the Christchurch terrorist in the years leading up to the 2019 March 15 attack. Researchers Chris Wilson and Michal Dziwulski say the Royal Commission into March 15 failed to ask some of the most important questions after the attack - and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2334674861-qandanz-could-christchurch-terror.mp3)