List of Back Benches episodes
This is a list of episodes from The New Zealand political show Back Benches, aired on the channel TVNZ7.
The date listed is the date (Wednesday) that the episode was filmed and aired live for the first time. Each episode is aired again two days later (Friday).
bgcolor= | ACT |
bgcolor= | Green |
bgcolor= | Kiwi |
Libertarianz |
bgcolor= | Labour |
bgcolor=|Māori |
bgcolor= | National |
bgcolor=|NZ First |
bgcolor= | Progressive |
bgcolor= | United Future |
Series One (2008)
# |
Date |
Members of Parliament on panel |
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|---|---|---|---|
1 |
2 April 2008 |
bgcolor=|Louisa Wall |
bgcolor=|Jacqui Dean |
2 |
9 April 2008 |
bgcolor=|Moana Mackey |
bgcolor=|Chester Borrows |
3 |
16 April 2008 |
bgcolor=|Louisa Wall |
bgcolor=|Tau Henare |
4 |
23 April 2008 |
bgcolor=|Darren Hughes |
bgcolor=|Doug Woolerton |
5 |
30 April 2008 |
bgcolor=|Jacqui Dean |
bgcolor=|Russell Norman |
6 |
7 May 2008 |
bgcolor=|Moana Mackey |
bgcolor=|Chester Borrows |
7 |
14 May 2008 |
bgcolor=|Jacqui Dean |
bgcolor=|Doug Woolerton |
8 |
21 May 2008 |
bgcolor=|Charles Chauvel |
bgcolor=|Sandra Goudie |
9 |
28 May 2008 |
bgcolor=|Louisa Wall |
bgcolor=|Chester Borrows |
10 |
4 June 2008 |
bgcolor=|Jill Pettis |
bgcolor=|Paula Bennett |
11 |
11 June 2008 |
bgcolor=|Charles Chauvel |
bgcolor=|Chris Auchinvole |
12 |
18 June 2008 |
bgcolor=|Judith Tizard |
bgcolor=|Chris Tremain |
13 |
25 June 2008 |
bgcolor=|Lynne Pillay |
bgcolor=|Eric Roy |
14 |
2 July 2008 |
bgcolor=|David Bennett |
bgcolor=|Doug Woolerton |
15 |
9 July 2008 |
bgcolor=|Darien Fenton |
bgcolor=|Sandra Goudie |
16 |
16 July 2008 |
bgcolor=|Sue Moroney |
bgcolor=|Chris Tremain |
17 |
23 July 2008 |
bgcolor=|Shane Jones |
bgcolor=|Maurice Williamson |
18 |
30 July 2008 |
bgcolor=|Russell Fairbrother |
bgcolor=|Paula Bennett |
19 |
6 August 2008 |
bgcolor=|Clayton Cosgrove |
bgcolor=|Sue Kedgley |
20 |
13 August 2008 |
bgcolor=|Steve Maharey |
bgcolor=|Russell Norman |
21 |
20 August 2008 |
bgcolor=|Charles Chauvel |
bgcolor=|Chester Borrows |
22 |
27 August 2008 |
bgcolor=|Annette King |
bgcolor=|Doug Woolerton |
23 |
3 September 2008 |
bgcolor=|Lesley Soper |
bgcolor=|Metiria Turei |
24 |
10 September 2008 |
bgcolor=|George Hawkins |
bgcolor=|Keith Locke |
25 |
17 September 2008 |
bgcolor=|Charles Chauvel |
bgcolor=|Jeanette Fitzsimons |
26 |
24 September 2008 |
bgcolor=|Winnie Laban |
bgcolor=|Ron Mark |
27 |
1 October 2008 |
bgcolor=|Grant Robertson |
bgcolor=|Stephen Franks |
28 |
8 October 2008 |
bgcolor=|Hamish McDouall |
bgcolor=|Nikki Kaye |
29 |
15 October 2008 |
bgcolor=|Charles Chauvel |
bgcolor=|Josephine Pagani |
30 |
22 October 2008 |
bgcolor=|Doug Woolerton |
bgcolor=|Sue Bradford |
31 |
29 October 2008 |
bgcolor=|Phil Twyford |
bgcolor=|Paul Quinn |
32 |
5 November 2008 |
Peter Cresswell |
|
8 November 2008 |
bgcolor=|Stephen Franks |
bgcolor=|Sue Kedgley |
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33 |
12 November 2008 |
bgcolor=|Nikki Kaye |
bgcolor=|Charles Chauvel |
34 |
19 November 2008 |
bgcolor=|Alex Mitchell |
bgcolor=|Jacinda Ardern |
35 |
26 November 2008 |
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36 |
3 December 2008 |
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37 |
10 December 2008 |
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38 |
17 December 2008 |
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Recess (2008-09)
# |
Date |
Issues and topics discussed |
|---|---|---|
1 |
24 December 2008 |
Law and order; the environment; the economy |
2 |
31 December 2008 |
US election; financial crisis; China |
3 |
7 January 2009 |
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4 |
14 January 2009 |
Big issues of 2008; election campaigns |
5 |
21 January 2009 |
Law and order; the environment; the economy |
6 |
28 January 2009 |
International issues – global financial crisis; Chinese milk scandal. |
Series Two (2009)
# |
Date |
Members of Parliament on panel |
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|---|---|---|---|
1 |
4 February 2009 |
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2 |
11 February 2009 |
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3 |
18 February 2009 |
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4 |
25 February 2009 |
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5 |
4 March 2009 |
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6 |
11 March 2009 |
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7 |
18 March 2009 |
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8 |
25 March 2009 |
bgcolor=|Stephen Franks |
bgcolor=|Dr. Michael Cullen |
9 |
1 April 2009 |
bgcolor=|Amy Adams |
bgcolor=|Clayton Cosgrove |
10 |
8 April 2009 |
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11 |
15 April 2009 |
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12 |
22 April 2009 |
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13 |
29 April 2009 |
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14 |
3 May 2009 |
bgcolor=|Simon Bridges |
bgcolor=|Stuart Nash |
15 |
13 May 2009 |
bgcolor=|Louise Upston |
bgcolor=|Charles Chauvel |
16 |
20 May 2009 |
bgcolor=|Aaron Gilmore |
bgcolor=|Grant Robertson |
17 |
27 May 2009 |
bgcolor=|Chris Auchinvole |
bgcolor=|Lianne Dalziel |
18 |
3 June 2009 |
bgcolor=|Chris Tremain |
bgcolor=|Annette King |
10 June 2009 |
bgcolor=|Melissa Lee |
bgcolor=|David Shearer |
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