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Politics Thursday: Ayesha Verrall and Tim Costley debate defence, organised crime and Treaty Principles Bill

Publish Date
Thu, 10 Apr 2025, 2:30pm
A RNZAF Boeing 757 taking off from Wellington Airport in 2022.  Photo / Mark Mitchell
A RNZAF Boeing 757 taking off from Wellington Airport in 2022. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Politics Thursday: Ayesha Verrall and Tim Costley debate defence, organised crime and Treaty Principles Bill

Publish Date
Thu, 10 Apr 2025, 2:30pm

The government has announced $12 billion of funding for the Defence Force as part of it's new capability plan - but where will the money come from? 

Also, a new report from a the Ministerial advisory group says NZ is losing the fight against organised crime, with Customs "swimming against the tide" as meth use doubles. How do we better fight organised crime?

To answer those questions, Labour's health and Wellington issues spokeswoman Ayesha Verrall and National's Otaki MP Tim Costley joined Nick Mills for Politics Thursday. 

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