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ACT endures scrutiny, Shane Jones impersonates Julie Andrews and we recall 1999, while Lacklustre Luxon and Ho Hum Hipkins fail to inspire. Video, Audio

Former National Leader Todd Muller admits he was tempted by the prospect of being a minister, but doesn't doubt his decision to leave politics.

Muller delivered his valedictory statement - which… Audio

Has the National Party gone woke? Dunedinites awoke this morning to their local paper telling them National List MP Michael Woodhouse is heading for political retirement because he's a man. He's since… Audio

As the government moves to crack down on vapes. Figures show this could be a record year for the number children potentially poisoned by the liquid nicotine used in them. The National poisons centre… Video, Audio

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at what was discussed at the 49th national Labor conference, particularly in regard to the AUKUS agreement. Not all in the party are… Audio

Senior National MP Michael Woodhouse says a lack of diversity in safe blue electorates is what pushed him out. 

Woodhouse announced he would only stand in an electorate seat after being bumped down… Audio

National is up in the polls, and at the weekend the party released its list to show voters who they would be backing if they voted for the centre-right.

It wasn't without controversy though, with… Audio

With the gap between the left and right blocs widening in the latest political poll, attention is shifting to what a possible National and Act government could look like.

It has prompted National… Audio

The National Party is outstripping Labour for donations at a rate of seven to one.

And with fewer than six weeks until advance voting opens, the money rolling in has been described as… Audio

A New Zealand woman who moved to Australia with her son for life-saving cancer treatment is describing the National Party's promise, if elected, to fund new cancer drugs as "wonderful" but… Audio

The Cancer Society is questioning whether the health system will be able to cope with the extra work of administering thirteen new cancer treatments National is promising to fund of elected in… Audio

National's promising a potential life line for some cancer patients if it's in government . The party says it will pay for 13 cancer treatments that are already helping extend survival rates in… Video, Audio

The National Party has revealed its list for the 2023 general election, and a former Minister has quit as a result.

Michael Woodhouse, a senior minister under both John Key and Bill English… Audio

Labour will make financial literacy classes compulsory for all students from 2025, if it wins the election, with schools required to teach skills including budgeting, saving, managing bills and… Audio

As we've heard, National believes it's on to a winner for consumer choice with its new KiwiSaver policy.

The policy would roll back a number of measures brought in by Labour in order to allow people… Audio

National is promising to allow people to split their KiwiSaver between different funds.

The party says this is about allowing greater consumer choice, but Labour argues that it erodes consumer… Audio

National is criticising the government's transport policies as expensive ideological projects that will inflict additional pain at the pump.

The latest transport policy statement would prioritise $20… Audio

Analysis: With little money in the government's coffers heading into Election 2023, the Caucus podcast looks at how the two main parties plan to use fear, frugality and friendliness to win your vote.

Will they - won't they? - that's the question for the National Party about whether it would overturn the Labour government's ban on foreign house buyers.

Leader Christopher Luxon has so far refused… Audio

The National Party wants the Public Service Commissioner to look into government contracts given to a company run by Cabinet Minister Peeni Henare's partner.

Consultancy Tatou - until recently run by… Audio

Almost a hundred people gathered in Auckland Central on Monday night for the National Party's first Law and Order meeting of the election campaign.

Residents and store owners shared stories about… Audio

National's Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis has criticised Labour's tax policy package as miserly.

If elected Labour would remove GST from fruit and vegetables, as well as increasing the In-Work… Audio

Eye witnesses say it looks like a bomb's gone off. The scale of devastation caused by Hawaii's catastrophic wildfires is becomming apparent. The death toll's climbed to 53, but more than 1,000 people… Video, Audio

National Party MP Sam Uffindel recently revealed he does the shopping, once a month, in order to "give his wife a break." In June, the Tauranga politician explained to Parliament that his monthly… Video, Audio

Whether cellphones should be banned in schools has become its own subject of debate in classrooms today after the National Party vowed to remove them from schools if elected. Whilst some Principals… Video, Audio