Political Playback - 18 June 2026

In this episode of Political Playback – what is Scrutiny Week; Pauline Hanson’s recent comments on multiculturalism and its relevance to NZ; three recent political polls tell a similar story; wokeness abounds in the Ministry of Education, PPTA and the Medical Council; Erica Stanford says the social media bill will be ready in a few weeks; transgender groups are ‘hurt’ by a post from Winston Peters; has Labour finally figured out biology around pregnant mums, and why don’t they want children assessed at school; who’s actually the boss – Ministers or Ministries; the Charities Commission admits they’re not investigating organisations that operate similarly to Family First; and when will the media understand that ACT, NZ First and National are now in campaign mode.