Raw Politics: Arrested development and misbehaviour

This week, Raw Politics looks at the coalition’s all-consuming commitment to development, from the fast-track to energy to infrastructure.
Newsroom political editor Laura Walters, senior political reporter Marc Daalder and co-editor Tim Murphy examine the breadth and pace of the blizzard of development initiatives that could change what and how the country builds in the short and long term.
We ask if the Government putting blame for the energy crisis on Labour’s ban on gas exploration stands up to scrutiny, why the fast-track law could soon get a new name and whether some infrastructure bipartisanship already exists.
Then, the panel tries to understand the Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s light heart and light hand when it comes to his ministers breaching the norms of ministerial behaviour and speech. As opposed to his “this is how I roll” dismissal of colleagues for average performance in portfolios. Has he got a form of Stockholm syndrome and now identifies with his partner party captors?
Our reader question asks why NZ First leader Winston Peters is so obsessed lately with the 20th Century Māori politician Sir Āpirana Ngata. Turns out he is citing Ngata incessantly, alongside other Māori leaders from back in the days just before Winston was born.
Finally, the panelists recommend something to read, listen to or watch on the weekend ahead:
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