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Politics Thursday: Ayesha Verrall and Tim Costley debate Covid-19 inquiry, Chloe Swarbrick week-long ban

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Thu, 14 Aug 2025, 11:47am
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Politics Thursday: Ayesha Verrall and Tim Costley debate Covid-19 inquiry, Chloe Swarbrick week-long ban

Publish Date
Thu, 14 Aug 2025, 11:47am

Former ministers Chris Hipkins, Jacinda Ardern, Grant Roberston and Ayesha Verrall have refused to front up for public hearings at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Covid-19. Are they ducking for cover, or is there a good reason not to show up?

Also, yesterday Green's co-leader Chloe Swarbrick was 'named' and booted from the house for a week for saying some government MPs needed to 鈥済row a spine鈥 and support her bill. Was this punishment justified?

To answer those questions, Labour鈥檚 health and Wellington issues spokeswoman Ayesha Verrall and National鈥檚 Otaki MP Tim Costley joined Nick Mills for Politics Thursday. 

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