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Where do private lives end for public figures? Politics Thursday with Ginny Andersen and Tim Costley

Publish Date
Thu, 19 Mar 2026, 1:19pm
Photo / Edward Swift
Photo / Edward Swift

Where do private lives end for public figures? Politics Thursday with Ginny Andersen and Tim Costley

Publish Date
Thu, 19 Mar 2026, 1:19pm

For Politics Thursday this week Nick is joined by Labour MP Ginny Andersen and National MP for Otaki Tim Costley.

After this week's events with Minister Chris Hipkins family life reaching the public eye - we talk to our politicians around where we draw the line for privacy as a public figure.

Then panel tackle the top political issues of the week starting with the latest GDP increase of 0..2% - what does this signify for everyday Kiwis?

Discussion gets heated over food cost - the price of mince has risen 23.2% in the last year to an average of $24.46 a kg. What do our politicians think of this? And what will they do about it?

Costley and Andersen also talk about doubling speeding fines as AA calls for an increase to cope with inflation but also deter drivers from speeding. There were 538,192 fines issued over 2025 - more than one per minute.

Also on the agenda is fuel levels, changes to asylum seeker rules, and do parents have the right to be mad if their child is given sugar in class?

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