Full Show: 25 October 2026

Qiulae Wong's plan for future political decision-making In under a year, Qiulae Wong has turned around the prospects of the Opportunity Party. Current polling - ranging from 4.8 to 8 percent support - points to the party making history on November 7 as the first genuinely new entrant into New Zealand's Parliament since the MMP electoral system was first used in 1996. Qiulae Wong joins Jack Tame to launch Opportunity's final policy of the election period: the creation of a Parliamentary Commissioner to guide lawmakers to make policy in the interests of future generations. Last minute surge? Elections boss makes final enrolment plea With enrolment closing at midnight tonight, New Zealand voters are being urged to update their details online or find one of the enrolment hubs popping up across the country. At last count, youth enrolment is lagging behind the 2023 rates, with more than 100,000 eligible 18-24 year-olds set to be unable to vote. Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne joins Jack Tame. Disinformation and parties' social media focus of NZ election study Political parties rely on having direct access to voters through social media. And thanks to the power of social media algorithms, it's not just their dyed-in-the-wool supporters they can reach with their messages. Mona Krewel, the director of Victoria University of Wellington's Internet, Social Media and Politics Research Lab and leader of the New Zealand Social Media Study, joins Jack Tame. Election 2026: The race for one of the bluest seats in NZ Waitaki is known to be one of the National Party's strongholds, but with politican veterans Damien O'Connor from Labour and Michael Laws from New Zealand First challenging incumbent Miles Anderson, the race is heating up. Sam Olley reports. Friend or foe? America's foreign policy future Zack Cooper is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the Sir Howard Kippengerger Chair at Victoria University's Centre for Strategic Studies. He joins Jack Tame in the lead-up to the US' midterm elections, which polling suggests will see the Republic Party seriously dented. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.