This week on Politics Central Tim Roxborough and Tim Beveridge talk to former National MP and Minister of Finance Steven Joyce. The removal of Covid restrictions this week brings renewed calls for a Covid inquiry examining what worked and what didn't. 
Minister for the Environment David Parker on the framework to enhance protection for New Zealand's most productive horticultural land. The Government's released a National Policy statement today. It aims to help council map highly-productive land, and protect it from lifestyle blocks so they can continue growing our food.
And finally, Deputy Political Editor Jason Walls from New York ahead of the UN General Assembly.