Q+A

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Q+A
Genre Current affairs
Presented by Simon Dallow (2015 - present)
Country of origin New Zealand
Original language(s) English
Production
Production location(s) TVNZ Centre Auckland, New Zealand
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network TVNZ
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Chronology
Preceded by Agenda
External links
Website

Q+A is a New Zealand current event and political talkshow.[1] It is currently hosted by Simon Dallow who is covering for Susan Wood, while she is recovering from a head injury. Interviews are conducted by Corin Dann. The show airs live from the TVNZ Centre on Sundays from 9 to 10am on TV ONE, and screened later that day from 9:10pm to 10:00pm on TVNZ 7 (prior to the closure of that channel in 2012).

History

Q+A premiered on the 22 March 2009 as a replacement for Agenda. Following the death of Holmes' mother, Mark Sainsbury filled-in for one week.[2]
Greg Boyed took over as presenter after Paul Holmes faced health issues at the end of 2012. Sir Paul Holmes died on February 1 2013.

Former Presenters/Reporters

Format

The programme starts off every week with a "week that was" style run-through of the main political events that week. The presenter will then introduce the panel (usually made up of Arseneau and a political observer and a former politician) Following that Dann will conduct an interview with a politician (either in the studio or on location) and the presenter will lead the panel through a discussion about the responses the interviewee gave. After an ad break the presenter will conduct a more relaxed interview with a former politician or political observer, with the presenter again leading the panel through discussing what will be the big stories in the week ahead finishing the show.

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