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Joe Bennett's Guide to the Corridors of Power

Television (Full Length) – 2001

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In this 2001 documentary, popular columnist Joe Bennett goes behind the scenes of the “sausage factory” of Kiwi politics in Wellington – from The Beehive to The Green Parrot Cafe. Exploring the machinations of power in New Zealand, Bennett meets press secretaries, lobbyists, and spin doctors, from Helen Clark’s Chief of Staff Heather Simpson to press gallery reporter Barry Soper. The documentary marked a further collaboration between director Richard Riddiford and Bennett, after Jafas, where Bennett compared Auckland and Aotearoa's views of each other.

We issue information in a managed way.
– Mike Munro, press secretary to Prime Minister Helen Clark

Key Cast & Crew

Mark Sainsbury

Subject

Joe Bennett

Presenter

Richard Riddiford

Director, Producer

Irene Gardiner

Network Executive

Barry Soper

Subject

Helen Clark

Subject

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Messenger Films

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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

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Made with funding from NZ On Air

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Joe Bennett's Guide to the Corridors of Power

Television (Full Length) – 2001

Key Cast & Crew

Mark Sainsbury

Joe Bennett

Richard Riddiford

Irene Gardiner

Barry Soper

Helen Clark

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