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Date |
Members of panel |
Issues and topics discussed |
1 |
4 February 2009 |
Chester Borrows |
Fran Mold |
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[note 1] |
Local events; vigilantes in South Auckland; protests; legislation banning gangs |
2 |
11 February 2009 |
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3 |
18 February 2009 |
Chris Tremain |
Grant Robertson |
Catherine Delahunty |
David Garrett |
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Fisher & Paykel; boot camps; junk food |
4 |
25 February 2009 |
Chris Hipkins |
Dr Russel Norman |
Heather Roy |
Peter Dunne |
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First 100 days of new government; auditor-general's report on Department of Corrections; New Zealand Māori rugby team touring South Africa |
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25 February 2009 |
Trevor Mallard |
Sue Bradford |
Charles Finny |
Phil O'Reilly |
[note 2] |
Job Summit Special |
5 |
4 March 2009 |
David Bennett |
Darren Hughes |
Metiria Turei |
Rodney Hide |
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Reactions and ideas of 2008 Job Summit; KiwiRail; schoolchildren and violence |
6 |
11 March 2009 |
Nikki Kaye |
Claire Curran |
Keith Locke |
Te Ururoa Flavell |
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7 |
18 March 2009 |
Aaron Gilmore |
Shane Jones |
Rahui Katene |
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School safety; road funding; Auckland supercity |
8 |
25 March 2009 |
Stephen Franks[note 3] |
Dr Michael Cullen |
Jeanette Fitzsimons |
Sir Roger Douglas |
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9 |
1 April 2009 |
Amy Adams |
Clayton Cosgrove |
Sue Kedgley |
David Garrett |
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10 |
8 April 2009 |
Todd McClay |
Steve Chadwick |
Sue Bradford |
John Boscawen |
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Auckland supercity; 'Easter Trading Laws Special' |
11 |
15 April 2009 |
Hekia Parata |
Phil Twyford |
Dr Russel Norman |
Heather Roy |
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Mt Albert and the by-election; Auckland supercity; Fiji |
12 |
22 April 2009 |
Michael Woodhouse |
Luamanuvao Winnie Laban |
Peter Dunne |
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Anzac Day; Afghanistan war |
13 |
29 April 2009 |
Chester Borrows |
Jo Goodhew |
Dr Rajen Prasad |
Jim Anderton |
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Flu strain H1N1 (swine flu); airport security; potty mouths in the South |
14 |
3 May 2009 |
Simon Bridges |
Stuart Nash |
Keith Locke |
Hone Harawira |
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Mt Albert by-election; Fiji; the line between public and private life for MPs |
15 |
13 May 2009 |
Louise Upston |
Charles Chauvel |
Catherine Delahunty |
David Garrett |
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Supercity legislation; gun control; New Zealand pop anthems |
16 |
20 May 2009 |
Aaron Gilmore |
Grant Robertson |
Sue Kedgley |
Peter Dunne |
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Animal treatment; changes to justice system; Christine Rankin |
17 |
27 May 2009 |
Chris Auchinvole |
Lianne Dalziel |
Kevin Hague |
Te Ururoa Flavell |
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Budget; boyracers; Kiwis' honesty |
18 |
3 June 2009 |
Chris Tremain |
Annette King |
Metiria Turei |
Sir Roger Douglas |
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MP expenses; budget fallout; cell-phone ban |
19 |
10 June 2009 |
Melissa Lee |
David Shearer |
Dr Russel Norman |
John Boscawen |
Judy Turner |
Mt Albert By-Election Special[note 4] |
20 |
17 June 2009 |
Katrina Shanks |
Jacinda Ardern |
Dr Kennedy Graham |
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Flu strain H1N1 (swine flu); corporal punishment ("anti-smacking") referendum; sex education |
21 |
24 June 2009 |
Paul Quinn |
Carmel Sepuloni |
Sue Bradford |
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Prison containers; court backlogs; Matariki as a public holiday |
Episodes become up to 50 minutes long as standard |
22 |
1 July 2009 |
Simon Bridges[note 5] |
Clayton Cosgrove |
Metiria Turei / Kevin Hague[note 6] |
Rodney Hide |
Te Ururoa Flavell |
Pay equity; crime; tipping and tourism; Michael Jackson; MPs' expenses; tipping; electric cars |
23 |
8 July 2009 |
Hekia Parata |
Trevor Mallard |
Peter Dunne |
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Foreshore and seabed controversy and Winston Peters; smoking |
24 |
15 July 2009 |
Alex Mitchell |
Patrick Leyland |
Zachary Dorner |
Peter McCaffrey |
Haimoana Gardiner |
Student loans; binge drinking; pimping for Olympic sport fundraising[note 7] |
25 |
22 July 2009 |
Louise Upston |
Stuart Nash |
Keith Locke |
Rahui Katene |
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Prisoner amnesty; annual leave and holidays; folic acid in bread |
26 |
29 July 2009 |
Hekia Parata |
Jacqui Dean |
Brendon Burns |
Sue Kedgley |
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Greenhouse gas emissions; Māori Language Week and racism; happiness |
27 |
5 August 2009 |
Todd McClay |
Carol Beaumont |
Metiria Turei |
David Garrett |
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Youth unemployment; MPs' expenses; youth drinking culture |
28 |
12 August 2009 |
Nicky Wagner |
Clayton Cosgrove |
Metiria Turei |
Bob Shearing[note 8] |
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Boy Racers Special[note 9] |
29 |
19 August 2009 |
Nikki Kaye |
Grant Robertson |
Kevin Hague |
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Travel and currency of Australia and New Zealand; possible restructuring of Health system; Housing; dogs |
30 |
26 August 2009 |
David Bennett |
Brendon Burns |
Catherine Delahunty |
Sir Roger Douglas |
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Results and aftermath of smacking referendum; Māori seats on the Auckland supercity; gay adoption |
31 |
2 September 2009 |
Katrina Shanks |
Paul Quinn |
Chris Hipkins |
Dr Russel Norman |
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Whanganui gang insignia ban; smacking referendum; Kashin the elephant's death; emissions trading scheme |
32 |
9 September 2009 |
Cam Calder |
David Parker |
Sue Kedgley |
Rahui Katene |
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MMP referendum; night classes cut; mining on Department of Conservation land |
33 |
14 September 2009[note 10] |
Phil Twyford |
John Carter |
Sue Bradford |
Rodney Hide |
Dr Pita Sharples |
Auckland Supercity Special[note 11] |
34 |
23 September 2009 |
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga |
Damien O'Connor |
Keith Locke |
John Boscawen |
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Inquiry into smoking; Wanganui's 'h' debate; John Key's visit to the United States |
35 |
30 September 2009 |
John Hayes |
Charles Chauvel |
Peter Dunne |
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Paid parental leave; New Zealand as a republic |
36 |
7 October 2009 |
Aaron Gilmore |
Paul Quinn |
Chris Hipkins |
Trevor Mallard |
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Rugby world cup broadcasting rights and Māori Television's possible subsidy; school donations; Samoan tsunami and Civil Defence's readiness for a natural disaster; Tua versus Cameron: "Fight of the Century" |
37 |
14 October 2009 |
David Bennett |
Darren Hughes |
Jeanette Fitzsimons |
David Garrett |
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Emissions trading scheme; methamphetamine; Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize |
38 |
21 October 2009 |
Chris Auchinvole |
Maryan Street |
Catherine Dealahunty |
Sir Roger Douglas |
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ACC; smoking in public |
39 |
28 October 2009 |
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40 |
4 November 2009 |
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41 |
11 November 2009 |
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42 |
18 November 2009 |
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43 |
25 November 2009 |
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44 |
2 December 2009 |
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga |
Chris Carter |
Sue Kedgley |
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Emissions trading scheme; 2025 taskforce |
45 |
9 December 2009 |
Simon Bridges |
Carmel Sepuloni |
Kevin Hague |
Heather Roy |
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Drink driving; dairy farming in New Zealand |
46 |
16 December 2009 |
Chris Tremain |
Shane Jones |
Metiria Turei |
Rodney Hide |
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Christmas Show: 'best' and 'worst' of 2009 |