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Three Gals One Beehive

Join Georgina Stylianou, Brigitte Morten and Esther Robinson as they buzz through the spin, the jargon and the pointy-heads of New Zealand politics so you don‘t have to. The self-confessed political geeks will bring you a weekly update of all things politics but will try and make it sexy. Ok so maybe not sexy sexy, but not boring!

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36:38

Georgie for Mayor

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2025/09/19

This week the Gals are joined by special guest Ranjani Ponnuchetty from Local Government New Zealand to talk all about local government and the current election round. How do you vote? What does local government do? What role does central government politics play in local government? Bed tax and GST sharing? Ranjani answers all these questions and more. Happy voting!

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46:04

Albo Luxo Did a Hongo

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2025/08/15

This week, Esther, Georige and blast from the past, former co-host Holly Bennett returns to talk NCEA, people’s select committee, Green ambition, Aussie visitors and what happened at the Marae? Listener question: comes from a long time fan who's looking to be filled in on the past 7 weeks of political news.

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35:22

Where have all the young people gone?

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2025/07/18

This week, Esther and Brigitte are joined by guest host Maddy Burgess-Smith. Discussing by-elections, local government reform, cannabis cakes and whether the government should buy your flood damaged house.Listener question this week – Is it fair for ministers to make decisions about teacher pay negotiations when their kids go private?

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39:44

Surely this is a feminist podcast?

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2025/07/11

This week the Gals have a special guest host Maddy Burgess Smith who joins us from the Iron Duke podcast. The gals talk family boost policy fixes, the Prime Minister's to do list, 'I just can't even deal with this anymore' Covid-19 inquiry and council rates. To round this off we talk about the giving and taking away of regulation by Act Ministers. Yass Queen goes to an extinct bird and Beehave Mate probably gets us banned from a country. Question Time: “Is it uncool to see a female MP showing

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37:55

This ain’t my first regatta

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2025/07/04

This week the Gals talk tough on crime and paywave fines, censorship of youth MPs and the ferries. Again.Yass Queen goes to amazing young students Amelia and George, and Beehave Mate to the Warehouse for saying girls can’t do long division.

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49:40

Tale of two polls

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2025/06/06

This week the Gals discuss the shocking revelations that led to the resignation of one of the PM’s staffers, two political polls, a verbal stoush at the NZ Music Awards and what’s in the biscuit tin?Yass Queen to a young Wellington woman and mental health advocate and Beehave Mate to China’s secret web of prisons. Question Time: What happened in Parliament this week?

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45:48

Leaks and potato sacks

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2025/05/30

This week the Gals discuss the Deputy PM swapsies, a leaky public service, post-Budget claims of fiscal holes and the Regulatory Standards Bill.Yass Queen to bikes on buses and Beehave Mate to women taking down other women. Question Time: RNZ or Newstalk ZB? You can email us your feedback, hot political tips and questions at 3gals1beehive@gmail.com

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50:15

Budget Tingles

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2025/05/23

This week the Gals digest Budget 2025 – The Growth Budget, the yeah nah budget, the marmite sandwich budget, the no BS Budget.Winners, losers, wildcards and all of our reckons! Question Time: What do you make of the education reprioritisations?

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45:40

C-bombs, suspensions, and private jets

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2025/05/15

This week the Gals talk about the ongoing pay equity saga and C-bombs, the harshest punishments ever recommended by Parliament’s Privileges Committee, all things pre-Budget and the Greens’ alternate budget.Georgie gets a defamation warning, Esther asks Labour leader Chris Hipkins if the rules around Urgency need to change, and Brigitte makes her views on the proposed suspensions for three Te Pāti Māori MPs known. Yass Queen to pants and shorts and Beehave Mate to a local Labour Party branch for

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55:19

Fit cops and snakes in the wind

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2025/05/02

This week the Gals talk about the Budget countdown, cops in the swimming pool, doctor strikes and prisoner voting rights and Trump winning the Canadian election.Yass Queen to an MP advocating for vulnerable women and Beehave Mate to New Zealand’s failure to protect our most vulnerable children. Question Time: How do we make a change for our country with respect to ‘no social media before 16’?

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47:58

Show me the money

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2025/04/25

This week we're talking about financial miscalculations, early childhood education, the PM's tiki tour and spat with his deputy as well as whether the definition of women needs legislating. Esther cries foul play on cat travel prices to the regions and the Beehave mate crown goes to one of our own! As we're recording on ANZAC Day it's fitting Chris Penk gets a Yaas Queen for extending the definition of veterans. The gals are on the lookout for sponsors so get in touch if you're interested in

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42:53

Oral health and fungus farmers

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2025/02/13

This week the Gals talk about our minor parties, the Government’s latest action plan, the ongoing saga that is our embattled health system and what the political polls are saying.Brigitte finds herself defending David Seymour and Georgie has some dental tips for the listeners. Yass Queen to an organisation calling out dangerous behaviour and Beehave Mate to an MP for his use of unparliamentary language.

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34:07

Let’s try silence

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2025/02/09

This week the Gals recap all the political action from Waitangi Day – including the best response to the Treaty Principles Bill – before covering off the turnaround plan for our social housing agency, the diplomatic headaches the Cook Islands is causing us and an overhaul of golden visa.Yass Queen to slightly better behaved angry white men and Beehave Mate to an own goal social media post.

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45:13

Mexicans and bimbos

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2025/01/31

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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40:11

You’re a hole

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2024/11/01

This week the Gals talk about mental health and booze, whether we should ban Nazi symbols, building self-certification and the potential end of fiscal holes.Brigitte crowns Consumer NZ as Yass Queen and Georgie gives the Beehave Mate title to Health NZ for excess spending. Question Time: What’s your pick for the US election

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00:50

Three Gals, Same Old Beehive

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2024/10/17

Brodie Kane Media produces Three Gals One Beehive. Join Georgina Stylianou, Brigitte Morten and Holly Bennett as they buzz through the spin, the jargon and the pointy-heads of New Zealand politics so you don‘t have to.The self-confessed political geeks will bring you a weekly update of all things politics but will try and make it sexy. Ok so maybe not sexy sexy, but not boring!

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39:32

The McBish, yappy dogs and golden oldies

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2024/10/03

This week the Gals talk about superannuation, being wealthy and sorted, the Government’s Christmas shopping list and the war on building costs. Yass Queen (and a Three Gals exclusive) to a fast-food loving Minister and Beehave Mate to another Minister

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39:41

Tracky dacks, nuts and bolts and missed targets

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2024/09/27

This week the Gals talk about the toppling pylon, the High Court decision clearing the way for the Greens to waka-jump Darleen Tana, missed child poverty targets and NZ on the world stage. Yass Queen to some unnamed MFAT officials and Beehave Mate to the UK Home Office.

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48:22

Three ticks Winston

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2024/09/21

This week the Gals talk about Te Wiki o te reo Māori, a new legislative test for contractors, crime stats and Winston Peters’ claim that Parliament is in a state of decay. Yass Queen to women’s suffrage and Beehave Mate to a government agency disclosing taxpayers’ personal details on social media. And, in Question Time, the Gals give their hot takes for who will be fired from Cabinet…

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36:24

Tax, regulation and nerdy seduction

Three Gals One Beehive ·

2024/09/12

This week Georgie and Brigitte talk about the new Regulation Ministry, Kīngi Tūheitia being laid to rest, Labour finally talking about tax and chocolate prices. Yass Queen to Dr David Wilson and the Parliament Bill and Beehave Mate to a Minister with some slack timelines. In Question Time we offer a brief explainer of the principles in the Treaty Principles Bill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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