This week Thomas is holding down the fort for a special look at the country's books and how the economy is faring after a year of Covid-19. Our panel, made up of guests Interest.co.nz journalist Jenée Tibshraeny and former economic advisor to Labour and CTU economist Craig Renney, discuss the Crown's accounts, debt, inflation, interest rates, and what's next for New Zealand's economic future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, political reporters and dumpling enthusiasts Derek and Thomas are joined by National Party Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop to discuss the ongoing outbreak in Auckland, what National would do differently - and how their strategy has changed in the wake of Delta and the latest research. Plus, they discuss the latest political polls and why National is still languishing behind Labour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As New Zealand continues to tackle the Delta outbreak of Covid-19, Derek and Thomas are joined by Newsroom's Jo Moir to discuss the Government's change in strategy and the confusion over elimination versus eradication - aided by a deep dive through the Beehive transcripts. They also discuss vaccine mandates and how other parties have responded to the latest developments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 'lost' first episode of On the Tiles makes it debut one month late! This week Derek and Thomas are joined by University of Otago professor Michael Baker to discuss the Government's plans to reopen the border, which the Prime Minister has said won't be affected by the ongoing Delta outbreak in Auckland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Covid-19 and the Delta outbreak continue to dominate politics - did the Government make the right call on the 'in principle' decision around moving Auckland down alert levels? Plus, Derek and Thomas are joined by National's pollster David Farrar to discuss what the party and Judith Collins are getting wrong in opposition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our first episode in the middle of the Delta Covid-19 outbreak, Derek and Thomas discuss the Government's response, how the outbreak has changed the narrative around the vaccine rollout, and missteps from the leaders of National and Act.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to On the Tiles every Friday wherever you get your podcasts, with central government episodes hosted by NZ Herald deputy political editor, Thomas Coughlan, and monthly Local Edition episodes with Wellington issues reporter, Georgina Campbell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.