# Political commentators Dale Husband and Ben Thomas

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Podcast: [Politics NZ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-nz-7561226)
Published: 2026-05-18T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=7a6c47c1-6213-4052-aa40-61248023d675
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Duration seconds: 1334

## Resource

Dale, Ben and Kathryn discuss recent events in politics including NZ First policy to buy back BNZ bank. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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