# The Whip for 8 July 2026

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Podcast: [Politics NZ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-nz-7561226)
Published: 2026-07-08T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=5144b8d3-6a4e-4b65-a9a4-77acfa2fc8d9
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## Resource

Join Wallace for an action-packed half hour of politics. He is joined by panellists Corin Dann, Jenna Lynch and Sue Bradford. First, how should we be reading into China's missile test in the South Pacific? Then, as coalition partners opt out of backing a proposed social media ban, could National and Labour join forces to get it through? And what does that say about the state of the coalition? Finally, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is decrying the India Free Trade Agreement, even as Prime Minister Modi visits New Zealand for the first time in 40 years. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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