Today on Politics Friday John MacDonald was joined by National’s Hamish Campbell and Labour’s Duncan Webb to discuss some of the biggest stories of the week. 

The Government will soon be issuing fines to parents of repeatedly absent students – will this work? Is it a new idea? 

Campbell almost manages to explain the RMA changes in one sentence, but what do they mean for New Zealanders? 

And is there a place for more dairy cows in Canterbury, along with a passenger rail? 

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