Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern joined Mike Hosking this morning for Newstalk ZB’s final Leaders Breakfast event of the 2020 election campaign. Ardern yesterday laid out her vision for 2030, but her party will need to be re-elected if she hopes to achieve those goals. Covid-19 response, Ihumātao, coalition partners, the economy and trade were all on the agenda in a wide-ranging, two hour interview. COALITION PARTNERS The first section of the interview focused on Labour potential coalition partners and their main policies. Ardern said the Green Party's wealth tax was not Labour policy and it ..read more

David Seymour is predicting the demise of his own party. The ACT leader told Mike Hosking it's only a matter of time until New Zealand reverts back to a two-party political system. "In five elections time, the Greens will be gone, Act will make it for the next few elections but probably not forever, and we will be back to two parties." LISTEN ABOVE OR WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW ..read more

The co-leader of the Green Party is disappointed he couldn't bring in a capital gains tax. Jacinda Ardern has ruled out ever bringing in the tax during her time as Labour leader. But James Shaw told Mike Hosking a wealth tax could be another option. "I was irritated a few weeks back when people were claiming it's been ruled out. "We have to have the election first and then sit down and have a conversation." Asked about farming industry, James Shaw many people understand where the Greens are coming from. He says there are major innovators, and others who are doing things the way they were done ..read more

Winston Peters has rated the coalition Government's Covid-19 response an eight out of ten. The New Zealand First leader told Mike Hosking the Government claimed to go early and hard against the virus. “We went early but didn't go hard enough, and we should've brought in the military and implemented wider mask use.” Winston Peters says stopping the capital gains tax was his proudest achievement of this electoral term. The New Zealand First leaders says it was a silly idea. "If anyone thinks a capital gains tax would be of any value to the NZ economy, then they don’t understand simple econo ..read more

National leader Judith Collins is being grilled on why her party should lead New Zealand through a pandemic and the economic fallout during the first of Newstalk ZB's Leaders Breakfasts today. Mike Hosking will put the questions to Collins over two hours, starting from 7am. Collins has used her extended interview to announce new policy - in the first 100 days of Government to launch an inquiry into Auckland Council - in particular council controlled organisations, including Auckland Transport and WaterCare. "I have a particular beef with Auckland Transport, I just think it's destroyed the cent ..read more