# The Whip for 20 May 2026

An episode of [Politics NZ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1849044663), 20 May 2026, 27 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1779264952/audio/panel/panel-20260520-1933-the_whip_for_20_may_2026.mp3

Join Wallace Chapman for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Andrea Vance, Phil Goff and Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. On the slab for discussion today: the government's public service cuts; Winston Peters and the resurrection of the BNZ, the NCEA replacement and the return of grades; and is the government walking a tightrope between Crown and Māori relations? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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