# The Whip 11 February 2026

An episode of [Politics NZ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1849044663), 11 Feb 2026, 28 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/v1770793738/audio/panel/panel-20260211-1930-the_whip_for_11_february_2026.mp3

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Lillian Hanly, Guyon Espiner and former labour MP Poto Williams. On the show today: Is it a levy or a tax? Has the Government got the messaging right about their plan to build a 1-billion-dollar LNG import facility? Then, the retail crime advisory group has had its plug pulled. Was it a folly or did it get the job done? And finally, The Post journalist Andrea Vance has suggested MPs who use X are engaged in a form of tacit endorsement in the sharing of child sex abuse material. Is she right? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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