The Whip for 15 April 2026

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of
politics. He is joined by panellists Ruwani Perera, Marian Hobbs,
and David Farrar. On the show tonight: Is New Zealand about to
have its third Covid election? Punters suggest that in a
pessimistic economic era, National might be pivoting campaign
strategy to once again draw to mind the memories of Covid-19 and
its management under Labour. Also, Paul Goldsmith has revealed
the Broadcasting Standards Authority could soon be on the
chopping block. Is New Zealand's fuel plan going to carry us
through the crisis? And as one commentator suggests, is it time
to bring back Helen Clark?


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