# Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Tim Hurdle

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Podcast: [Politics NZ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-nz-7561226)
Published: 2026-07-20T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=72655555-d00f-48da-ab17-33c1e267b8e8
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## Resource

Kathryn, Gareth and Tim discuss recent events in politics including latest poll numbers that show the Opportunity Party has surged to within a whisker of Parliament in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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