The Whip for 22 April 2026

Join Wallace chapman for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes
of politics. He is joined by panellists Guyon Espiner, Jacqui van
Der Kay and Wayne Mapp. On this week's show: Christopher Luxon
survives a vote of confidence, but will he survive Winston
Peters?; the politics of the India FTA and the "butter chicken
tsunami"; Trump extends the Iran War indefinitely, what does that
mean and back home does the government need to face reality about
the fuel crisis?


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