Tim Watkin

Executive Producer of Podcasts & Series at RNZ ( and blogger @ Pundit ( Views are mine alone.

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

NEW Caucus episode out now: get it while it’s hot. With special guest @julianwilcox taking us through the Maori electorates. Also, those polls huh? How many overhang seats? https://t.co/4OAxGNNW82

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

@GraemeEdgeler Another point Graeme is that net immigration is currently around 15,000, back near 2013-14 numbers, I believe.

[Trevor Mallard @WainuiTrevor]

I always vote on the first day. Today is the first day of voting so I went to the Wainuiomata advance voting place at the hall. It is closed. A disgrace. Along with early roll closing it is looking like the voter suppression you expect from Trump or Hungary not here in Aotearoa.

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

Enjoy this week’s episode with @jo_moir, @craigmcculloch, and me. We talk about AI ads… and even made a couple! https://t.co/cqrHAdok9x

[Amanda Gillies @Amanda_Gillies]

Green MP still waiting for Peters to apologise or be disciplined over 'racist' comments https://t.co/WmV2iNUMLl

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

@PronouncedHare @secondzeit C’mon Liam. Philip as an employee and colleague can’t comment on their work any more than a lawyer would comment on another lawyer at their firm. Be fair.

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

@BenThomasNZ Cheers bro. New episode just out with some withering insight and devastating analysis. And of course Sir @craigmcculloch. Imagine how good we could get if we did it as often as you! https://t.co/1TO6LST4aU

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

OUT NOW: A new episode of Caucus. Get inside Election 2026. In time for your drive home or to accompany your meal prep or to lull you to sleep. https://t.co/QsNEacgUiW

[Amanda Gillies @Amanda_Gillies]

How organised crime and dodgy building contractors formed a profitable marriage of convenience. I talk to the brilliant Jared Savage for my latest @TheDetailNZ podcast @NewsroomNZ @radionz
The dirty money and dodgy deals infiltrating NZ's building trade https://t.co/kXaJpgH8Yu

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

@Amanda_Gillies Phew

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

@egorub Have a lovely weekend.

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

NEW: Caucus with @jo_moir, @craigmcculloch, and me… which policies might shift the dial, what we’re hearing about National pivots and panics, and the leaders debate… https://t.co/7yzNHqKXV6

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

22 mins of gold. 😉

[Amanda Gillies @Amanda_Gillies]

Five weeks out, The Detail sits down with two political journos to look at who's safe, who's vulnerable, and who's set to lose their job. My latest podcast for @TheDetailNZ @GuyonEspiner @Tim_Watkin
'Very, very tight race' puts election on a knife edge https://t.co/CVcMbGHAMO

[Amanda Gillies @Amanda_Gillies]

The humble Lego brick is having a moment, its resurgence coinciding with a government push to get children off their devices. My latest @TheDetailNZ podcast on @NewsroomNZ @rnz_news
Lego defies the market odds and builds a profit https://t.co/hbZC9UXPi3

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

You know it!

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

Don't really understand why Brock Purdy doesn't get more love. Our QB model rating him so highly feels like a hot take, but he's just incredibly efficient on a game-by-game basis.

[U2 @U2]

1976-2026 ∞

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

@Coach_Yac Was at the game. He looked rusty on the first two drives and his throws were wobbling. But got better and better as the game went on. B and maybe a + on top of that given the nature of the win.

[Tim Watkin @Tim_Watkin]

Worth a listen!

[Amanda Gillies @Amanda_Gillies]

Luxon & Hipkins in a 'bit of a death spiral'. With less than 2 months to go until the election, I sit down with 2 political journalists to talk polls, policies & whether the leaders of the big parties will survive @TheDetailNZ @NewsroomNZ @Tim_Watkin
https://t.co/rQRzMctY2Z

[Amanda Gillies @Amanda_Gillies]

Luxon & Hipkins in a 'bit of a death spiral'. With less than 2 months to go until the election, I sit down with 2 political journalists to talk polls, policies & whether the leaders of the big parties will survive @TheDetailNZ @NewsroomNZ @Tim_Watkin
https://t.co/rQRzMctY2Z