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4 episodes

Grilled with Charlotte Cook - Season 1

First aired Sep 19, 2023Season 1

The leaders of ACT, the Greens, Labour, and National face Midday Report's Charlotte Cook, who grills them over policies, technique in the kitchen, and how they got into politics.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Chris Hipkins

NR
Sep 19, 202313 min

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins discusses yoga, the impact of all the sausage rolls, and cost of living while boldly managing to bake a lasagne in 75 minutes.

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Episode 2

Marama Davidson & James Shaw

NR
Sep 19, 202311 min

Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and James Shaw produce a pasta and salad combo. They boast about the benefits of Green policy and food while revealing what really annoys them about each other and the way they were drawn to politics.

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Episode 3

David Seymour

NR
Sep 19, 202313 min

ACT leader David Seymour offers up his recipe for Aotearoa with a simple three-step chicken dish – but it might take a little longer to cook up than first thought.

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Episode 4

Christopher Luxon

NR
Sep 19, 202314 min

To make an omelette, Christopher Luxon, the National Party leader, has to crack a few eggs. He reveals a small talent for rhythm, the secret to removing the squeezed middle, and salvages what could have been a more scrambled variety of breakfast.