As part of my Head2Head series I have been interviewing politicians to find out a little about who they are,why thet got into politics, and what they believe.

In this episode I meet Vanushi Walters who is Labour’s Shadow Attorney- General and an Associate Spokesperon on Foreign Affairs .

We discuss the threats to our rule of law and our democracy by legislation that has been brought before the House in recent times, and what New Zealand could be doing about the terrible events in Gaza and Ukraine.

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Bryan Bruce catches up with Dr Ganesh Ahirao, former BERL Research Director and Chair of the now disestablished Productivity Commission , to talk about the direction and purpose of our Economy, privatisation concerns for our Public Health System and why Early Childhood Education is much more than baby sitting.

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The Sunday Long Read gives way this week to a Sunday Long Watch and Long Listen.

Last week I had the privilege of interviewing two Jesus and 1st Century historians – Professors Joan Taylor, currently in Wellington, and Prof. Helen Bond at the University of Edinburgh, who jointly authored and presented the BBC Channel 4 documentary Jesus’ Female Disciples and the book Women Remembered about Jesus’ Female Disciples.

Because the history of Christianity was written by men, the two scholars argue, the importance and contribution of the women to the spread of the Jesus message has been largely overlooked - women who preached, healed, baptised and even bankrolled the movement.

You can find their documentary JESUS’ FEMALE DISCIPLES here:

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