1The Week in Politics: including; pre-Budget announcements; John Key's support for Act Leader John Banks; the future of the Act Party; whether Act's decline is good for the Conservative Party; whether National could work with NZ First.
2As new revelations from the Dotcom scandal continue to dominate the news, can the Act Party recover from this latest controversy? If not, where will the right-wing vote go at the next election? Who will National need to rely on as a support partner in 2014? Interview with Act Party insiders as well as a new contender for the right-wing vote.
3Is right-wing politics dying? Worldwide, it would seem so. However, the head of NZ's newest think-tank does not see a decline in right-wing politics as so many political commentators do, but believes that it's ideas have never been more vital. The Business Roundtable has merged with The NZ Institute to form a new organisation called The NZ Initiative. Interview with its new director.
4Media Panel: including; John Banks' handling of the campaign donations scandal; John Key's "Campbell Live" interview; Rodney Hide's interview on "The Nation" this morning; David Shearer's leadership of the Labour Party; whether bloggers are 'journalists' or simply commentators; the NZ Herald and other newspapers up for sale.