Former pastor and funeral director Mark Mortlock is the new head of Barnabas Aid New Zealand. He reflects on stepping into the role and on why Kiwi Christians should pay attention to believers suffering in some of the world’s most dangerous places to follow Jesus.
Drawing on the picture of the church as one body, Mr Mortlock argues that when one part is hurting, the whole body has a responsibility to respond. He warns against a “she’ll be right” attitude in the New Zealand church, explains why he sees his role as long-term relationship building rather than chasing targets, and highlights Barnabas Aid’s model of working through trusted partners on the ground. He also previews the Encourage Tour, which shares good news stories from places like Pakistan, and the 32-hour International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
Chapters
3:45 Long-term partners on the ground
4:35 From pastor to funeral director
6:40 “I’m not a salesman”
8:30 A “she’ll be right” faith?
10:15 Praying for new leadership
11:00 The Encourage Tour
13:10 Good news from Pakistan
15:00 Tour dates around the country
#PersecutedChurch #BarnabasAid #Prayer #ChristianNZ
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David Seymour, ACT Party Leader | Full Unedited Interview | Election 2026
The full, unedited interview with David Seymour, Leader of the ACT Party, recorded ahead of Election 2026.
This is the complete conversation, exactly as it was recorded. Nothing has been cut, trimmed or edited.
David Seymour is in conversation with Andrew Curtis.
They discuss the role of government, what ACT stands for, education, and resource management reform and housing. They also cover tax, spending and the budget, ACT's coalition partners, policy trade-offs, welfare and mental health, wealth and personal responsibility, online gambling regulation, and the Treaty Principles Bill and health funding.
As part of our Election 2026 coverage, we invited the leaders of the major NZ political parties, and the minor parties polling over 5%, to sit down for a conversation.
Every interview is published in full and each leader speaks for themselves.
We'd encourage you to hear from all of them before you vote.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:02 The role of government
10:35 Resource management and housing
15:08 Tax, spending and coalition partners
25:53 Trade-offs and the limits of government
34:57 Wealth and personal responsibility
41:50 Treaty Principles Bill and health funding
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This is the complete conversation, exactly as it was recorded. Nothing has been cut, trimmed or edited.
David Seymour is in conversation with Andrew Curtis.
They discuss the role of government, what ACT stands for, education, and resource management reform and housing. They also cover tax, spending and the budget, ACT's coalition partners, policy trade-offs, welfare and mental health, wealth and personal responsibility, online gambling regulation, and the Treaty Principles Bill and health funding.
As part of our Election 2026 coverage, we invited the leaders of the major NZ political parties, and the minor parties polling over 5%, to sit down for a conversation.
Every interview is published in full and each leader speaks for themselves.
We'd encourage you to hear from all of them before you vote.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:02 The role of government
10:35 Resource management and housing
15:08 Tax, spending and coalition partners
25:53 Trade-offs and the limits of government
34:57 Wealth and personal responsibility
41:50 Treaty Principles Bill and health funding
#Election2026 #NZPolitics #NZElection
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Does Where You're Born Decide Your Future? | Thoughts on Politics EP2
Is New Zealand really a fair society? And what does justice look like for people who start life well behind the line?
This is Episode 2 of Thoughts on Politics, a five-part series asking what's broken in our country, whether we can fix it with politics, and who's fit for the job as Election 2026 approaches.
In this episode, Andrew looks at justice as more than law and order and getting tough on crime. He asks what the best possible life looks like for you, your whānau, your neighbours and those doing it tough, whether we really have equal opportunity for all, and how the country should respond to people facing barriers to taking part.
Chapters
0:44 Are you voting this year?
2:25 Is New Zealand a fair society?
5:45 Fairness & the Kiwi fair go
6:20 Equality, equity or egalitarianism?
11:00 The postcode lottery
17:40 Inequality, crime & safety
20:45 Prison, reoffending & reintegration
25:40 Is life fair?
#Election2026 #NZPolitics #Justice #Fairness
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Click HereThis is Episode 2 of Thoughts on Politics, a five-part series asking what's broken in our country, whether we can fix it with politics, and who's fit for the job as Election 2026 approaches.
In this episode, Andrew looks at justice as more than law and order and getting tough on crime. He asks what the best possible life looks like for you, your whānau, your neighbours and those doing it tough, whether we really have equal opportunity for all, and how the country should respond to people facing barriers to taking part.
Chapters
0:44 Are you voting this year?
2:25 Is New Zealand a fair society?
5:45 Fairness & the Kiwi fair go
6:20 Equality, equity or egalitarianism?
11:00 The postcode lottery
17:40 Inequality, crime & safety
20:45 Prison, reoffending & reintegration
25:40 Is life fair?
#Election2026 #NZPolitics #Justice #Fairness
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Ukraine's Church: Exhausted but Still Enduring
Matt Perry of FEBC New Zealand gives an update from Ukraine, where Christian broadcaster FEBC Ukraine is evacuating around 40 staff from Kyiv as a fresh wave of Russian attacks pounds the capital.
Mr Perry warns that the bombing is now so constant that few people are sleeping, and highlights a deliberate focus on bridges, roads and transport hubs that he says is aimed at wearing down the civilian population. He reflects on a war that has polarised attitudes to faith, turning some away from God while churches in the Kharkiv region report planting 54 new congregations, mostly filled with new believers. He also unpacks why FEBC’s broadcasts have become a key discipleship tool, and why listeners are asking for hope and honest conversation rather than crisis counselling all day.
Chapters
0:00 A war in its fifth year
0:50 Evacuating staff from Kyiv
2:51 Moving the studio west
3:52 How the war has shaped faith
5:20 54 new churches since the invasion
6:22 What churches can offer
8:34 Broadcasts as discipleship
11:34 Supporting FEBC
#Ukraine #Kyiv #ChristianRadio #ChurchGrowth #UkraineWar
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Click HereMr Perry warns that the bombing is now so constant that few people are sleeping, and highlights a deliberate focus on bridges, roads and transport hubs that he says is aimed at wearing down the civilian population. He reflects on a war that has polarised attitudes to faith, turning some away from God while churches in the Kharkiv region report planting 54 new congregations, mostly filled with new believers. He also unpacks why FEBC’s broadcasts have become a key discipleship tool, and why listeners are asking for hope and honest conversation rather than crisis counselling all day.
Chapters
0:00 A war in its fifth year
0:50 Evacuating staff from Kyiv
2:51 Moving the studio west
3:52 How the war has shaped faith
5:20 54 new churches since the invasion
6:22 What churches can offer
8:34 Broadcasts as discipleship
11:34 Supporting FEBC
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