ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 ℍ𝕚𝕡𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕚𝕟 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒, ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕝𝕒𝕨 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕪, "𝕒 𝕓𝕚𝕥 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨", ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤.

𝕆𝕦𝕣 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤 ℍ𝕚𝕡𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕟 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪'𝕤 𝕝𝕒𝕨 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕪, 𝕓𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕪 𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕒 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕝𝕤.

ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 ℍ𝕚𝕡𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕚𝕟 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒

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he Prime Minister has arrived in China - the first top level visit since 2019 when Dame Jacinda Ardern's trip was cut short because of the mosque terror attacks.

The covid pandemic then blocked travel for years. Now in the midst of heightened regional tensions and the war in Ukraine, China's Ambassador to New Zealand, says the relationship is as good it's ever been.

Both sides say there is room to discuss areas of disagreement or concern, but China's already made it clear it won't tolerate any attempts to interfere in what it says are its own internal matters.

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson is in Beijing.

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ℙ𝕒𝕦𝕝 𝔾𝕠𝕝𝕕𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕠𝕟 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝'𝕤 𝕝𝕒𝕨 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕪

National Party justice spokesperson, Paul Goldsmith, says his party's plans to crack down on crime will send a strong message to criminals.

He says the policy will reduce crime and admits it will put more people behind bars.

The policy includes limiting the ability of judges to discount sentences.

Paul Goldsmith spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝'𝕤 𝕝𝕒𝕨 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕤 "𝕒 𝕓𝕚𝕥 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨"

A criminal lawyer says the National Party's law and order policies, announced at its national conference over the weekend, are a bit shallow.

Those ideas include a 40 percent limit on a judge's discretion when making a judgement, the return of the three strikes policy, and offering rehabilitation programmes to on remand prisoners.

John Munro spoke to Corin Dann.

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ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤 𝕃𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕒 𝕀𝕞𝕒𝕞 & 𝕃𝕚𝕒𝕞 ℍ𝕖𝕙𝕚𝕣

Political Commentators Lamia Imam and Liam Hehir join Kathryn to talk about the National Party's weekend conference and its pledge to introduce harsher sentences as part of its law and order policy.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has begun a week-long tour of China, what does a successful trip look like?

Lamia and Liam will also discuss Michael Wood's implosion and what changes may come to how conflicts of interest are declared and the latest poll results.

Lamia Imam worked for two years for the Labour Party in the Leader of the Opposition's office under Phil Goff and David Shearer. She also worked for the Ministry of Justice, before gaining a Masters in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. She currently works for a large technology company in Wellington.

Liam Hehir is a Palmerston North lawyer, political commentator and a National Party member

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