The Iron Duke Podcast

With just over one month to go until Kiwis cast their ballots, Jesse and Ben sit down to unpick the discussion about strategic voting on both the left and right, the newly announced bottom lines from Opportunity, and the latest policy announcements as the campaign heats up.

This week on the podcast Jesse, Ben & Henry cover all things new policy from the political parties as we close close into election - with less than two months on the clock. We discuss the Nat's first home buyer policy, NZF's big citizenship tranche, ACT's promise to scrap climate policies, Labour's AI "policy", the Greens big supermarket nationalisation, TPM's promise to make the Waitangi Tribunal decisions binding, and Opportunity's green industrial transition regime.

Happy two months until the 2026 General Election! This week Jesse, Ben and Henry talk all things election policy - in other words; tax, tax, tax.

Only four months after the previous caucus vote, National MPs were urgently called back to the capital amid fresh leadership murmurings in the media. Once again, Christopher Luxon emerged from the caucus room as leader of the National Party and Prime Minister. But what will this latest bout of instability mean for the campaign? Who benefits — and who is best placed to capitalise? With fewer than 90 days until the election, Jesse and Ben sit down to unpack what it all means as Kiwis weigh up w...

This week Ben and Henry take you through a series of topics in what has been a feisty start to this year's pre-election period. Enjoy this episode as we bring you up to speed on all things policy and politics.