Intro

Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds has posted to Facebook an incorrect graph that claims the Ardern-Hipkins government has reduced New Zealand's debt by $31 billion in its second term.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis said Edmonds mistake was extraordinary fiscal ignorance. 

The government is pushing forward with replacing the Air Force's passenger jets despite the current economic climate. 

Labour, Te Pāti Māori and the Greens are figuring out ways to team up. 

Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper talks with Ryan Bridge. 

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