Amanda Gillies

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2,431 appearances 46 recordings 4 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 6d ago

Amanda Gillies’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Detail · Helen Clark's warning for NZ · 2 Aug 2026 podcast

Alan Clark says the book puts serious long-term policy issues in front of everyday Kiwis as they consider their choices this election year. voice-verified

And today she joins me in the studio to talk about those issues facing our country before giving me her take on election 2026. voice-verified

And yes, that includes this latest scandal. voice-verified

I actually start our interview by asking her what she thinks the single biggest challenge facing New Zealanders at the moment. voice-verified

So does that come down to a policy approach or is it a bad leadership approach or is it a combination of both that we've got to work on to get that to the next stage? voice-verified

So do you think we should stick with perhaps three-year term or maybe would a four-year term be helpful for this? voice-verified

She served 24 years in Parliament, from her election back in 1981 to her retirement in 2009. voice-verified

I make this point because it relates to a chapter in the book that has stuck with her, the importance of the independent institutions. voice-verified

And I feel at the moment we're very divided and it might be economically, politically, socially. voice-verified

How problematic is that for New Zealand and right now? voice-verified

He was your foreign minister, Winston Peters, at one stage. voice-verified

If he'd said that while you were prime minister, would he still be there today? voice-verified

I get that. voice-verified

But do you think maybe age is part of it, that you just are no less filters or something? voice-verified

Well, that brings me to my next question, which I now think I know the answer is. voice-verified

What, less than 100 days to the election? voice-verified

Well, the countdown is on. voice-verified

She will actually be overseas on the night of the election, but she suspects it will be a tight race. voice-verified

I asked for her take on the Opportunity Party and if it could be the next kingmaker. voice-verified

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