Odds from Polymarket are popping up in our news, even though it's illegal here. But are prediction markets a legit source of news anyway? Also: head-to-head clashes between politicians, and with presenters, are heating up, but not always generating light.
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In this episode:
1:10 Media picking apart political bickering over delayed fuel tax.
5:50 Greens double down on misleading claims about MPs houses.
8:02 Act pushed back on media criticism of policy to put ‘reside’ back in ‘residency’ rules.
11:35 ZB host takes on Wellington mayor on Tiaki Wai rollout.
17:05 Polymarket predictions popping up in our news, six months after it became illegal for NZers to use.
23:11 Newsroom.co..nz senior business reporter Andrew Bevin on how prediction markets work and whether their odds are legit news or not.
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