The Whip for 22 July 2026

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of
politics. He is joined by panellists Maria Slade, Stephen Parker,
and Lillian Hanly. They discuss the growing election issue of
energy security, and how parties are trying to manage it, and
then: the state of our political language. Are offensive remarks
on the rise? After that, National party MPs have taken a low poll
result on the chin, and finally, what's with all the party
hopping in the lead-up to the election?


Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details