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Overhangs hang over election, RNZ’s next chief, Phil Gifford

· 39 min · Episode 1150

Episode Overhangs hang over election, RNZ’s next chief, Phil Gifford

0:00 39:04

As the election campaign got underway officially, media seized on arguments about overhangs and vote-splitting dividing both sides. Also: RNZ’s next boss unveiled, and the light touch and depth of the late Phil Gifford.

In this episode:

1:06 Election campaigns kick off with a storm of slogans, swearing, disputed tax attacks & a TV poll complicating the picture.

10:12 Debates on left and right about engineering an overhang.

14:36 Who is the next boss at RNZ, Jason Winstanley?

19:50 RNZ board chair Brent Impey on the announcement - and his track record at top-rating Newstalk ZB.

32:02 Remembering Phil Gifford - and the ‘Loosehead Len’ legacy

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