# Unpacking political quibbling about policy costs, media minister under scrutiny, re-booting Metro

An episode of [Mediawatch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208012372), 20 Jun 2026, 43 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/v1781844600/audio/mwatch/mwatch-20260621-0900-unpacking_political_quibbling_about_costs_re-booting_metro.mp3

Politicians are already pumping out counter-claims about the costs of each other’s election-year policies, frustrating citizens and the media. Is there a better way? Also: media minister under scrutiny at Parliament - and reviving Metro at a tough time for publishing. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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