• Mexicans and bimbos
    Jan 31 2025

    In the first episode for 2025 the Gals talk about the Government’s New Year’s resolutions, one party making a lot of noise, the PM’s Cabinet reshuffle and the orange buffoon (President Trump).

    Brigitte calls out the Labour Party for “oppositioning for opposition’s sake” and Georgie speaks her mind about duck face influencers.

    Yass Queen to a new visa type and Beehave Mate to Google Maps.

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    45 mins
  • Penis or genius?
    Dec 19 2024

    We made it to the end of 2024! This week the Gals recap the political year that’s been and look back on some highlights and lowlights before looking ahead to 2025.

    Merry Christmas wonderful listeners and we’ll speak to you again soon. Ka kite!

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    40 mins
  • Happy dogs and wooden cocks
    Dec 12 2024

    This week the Gals talk about having a Ferrari with nowhere to park it, all things Urgency, a review of our sex education curriculum and what a bloody great week it’s been for greyhounds and animal lovers.

    Yass Queen to our Deputy Prime Minister and Beehave Mate to ACC.

    Question Time: Democracy nerd Brigitte provides an explanation on the difference between select committee and committee stages.

    Plus, we have a bit of bonus content this week…. Our Gal Holly pops in to share a bit of news.

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    40 mins
  • Double Brown and the mace
    Dec 6 2024

    This week the Gals chat about Scrutiny Week, Auckland Transport, a review of the country’s competition settings and what the Government has to do with a solar company and a mussel farm.

    Yass Queen to the hopeful saviours of the Santa Parade and Beehave Mate to a martial law declaration in an Asian democracy.

    Question Time – all the information you’ve never known you’ve needed on Parliament’s mace.

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    47 mins
  • Airport chaos and dumb ducks
    Nov 29 2024

    This week the Gals mark the one-year anniversary of the Government thruple, chat about gangs and police stations and discuss a very confusing announcement about our Smokefree 2025 target.

    The Gals also reflect on the death of former National Party Minister, and Brigitte’s friend and old boss, Nikki Kaye.

    Yass Queen to a media outlet for doing the hard yards and Brigitte has Georgie in tears over this week’s Beehave Mate (clue – it’s to do with discrimination against green people and talking animals).

    Then Georgie sounds like a boomer in Question Time about IShowSpeed’s visa.

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    45 mins
  • All things hīkoi
    Nov 21 2024

    This week Georgie and Brigitte talk about one of the largest protests in New Zealand’s history, who fronted and who didn’t and how Parliament has some difficult discussions ahead.

    The Gals also chat about the gang patch ban, changes to name suppression rules, a proposal to charge for access to public conservation land, the Regulatory Standards Bill and Regional Deals.

    Yass Queen to a private member’s bill for righting an historic wrong and this week’s Beehave Mate has it all – embezzling public funds, bank accounts in the Cayman Islands, Presidential ties and so many sex tapes. Enjoy!

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    43 mins
  • Principles, pay gap and high drama in Parliament
    Nov 15 2024
    This week the Gals chat about the formal apology to the survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care, the Treaty Principles Bill gets its first reading with tense scenes in Parliament and a new tool to nudge the stubborn gender pay gap. In big international news, the Gals talk about COP29 and APEC before crowing a group of Americans with the Yass Queen title. Beehave Mate to stupid bureaucracy.
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    37 mins
  • Trump 2.0, tunnels and te tiriti
    Nov 8 2024

    Join the Gals as they discuss the US election, break down what happened and chat about how we’ve ended up with Trump 2.0.

    We also cover the key points from the UK Labour Government’s first Budget.

    In other business, the Gals chat tunnels and infrastructure, police raids, the use of force in military-style youth academies and the surprise introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill.

    Yass Queen to two Ministers making life a bit easier for small businesses and Beehave Mate to a Chinese Government department… it’s a goodie.

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    43 mins