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Lend me your ears: The future of Radio New Zealand
Can our national broadcaster adapt to change? And who's prepared to pay? Chris Barton reports on the future of Radio New Zealand.

Broadsides: Does NZ need a youth wage?
Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye discuss whether a youth minimum wage should be reinstated.

Broadsides: Do National Standards need a re-think?
Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye on whether National Standards need a re-think.

SOE share loyalty scheme being considered
Finance Minister Bill English has acknowledged there is little he can do to stop shares from partial floats of state-owned enterprises ultimately ending up in foreign hands.

Fran O'Sullivan: Look out for the kids when you swing that axe, Mr Key
NZ should hope John Key shows some common sense - tempered with heart - when he goes about trying to reduce from 328,000 the number of Kiwis on solo parent, sickness and invalid benefits, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Broadsides: NZ dollar intervention
National's Nikki Kaye and Labour's Jacinda Ardern on whether the Government should act to lower the NZ dollar.