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National is reviving its call for the government to ditch its prison reduction target, in the wake of the fatal shootings in Auckland. The party argues it weakens the punishment offenders face and… Audio

The national Women's Waka Ama team have come together this Matariki to cast their sights forward to competing in the World Long Distance Championship next month in Samoa.

The impact of Cyclone… Audio

The Government is nervously awaiting the release of the latest inflation figures today with hopes for a decent drop.

Statistics New Zealand will release the Consumer Price Index data for the June… Audio

The National Party isn't impressed with the Government's ideas on youth crime, such as forcing youth offenders to clean up rubbish or remove graffiti.

Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith spoke to… Audio

The 1News Verian poll - previously 'Kantar Public' poll - shows National and Labour have both lost ground.

But with ACT's increased support National could form the next Government just.

Deputy… Audio

National is promising people under 30 a leg up in paying their rental bonds using KiwiSaver savings.

The party's housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says getting together up to four weeks rent in… Audio

Labour's made an embarrassing law and order blunder as it tries to re-focus on winning the election amid another poll showing it's short of the numbers to govern.

The 1News Verian poll - previously… Audio

Election campaign season is upon us, and more policies are being announced each day... There've been two big ones from National this week - they want to make it so that young renters can take money… Audio

National and ACT could form a government but only just. The One News Varian poll, shows National at 35 percent support down 2 percent. Labour is on 33 percent down 2 percent. ACT is up 1 per cent to… Video, Audio

Pothole pain is being felt up and down the country with the problem being particularly bad in Northland. The AA says some residents are choosing not to see family or are taking expensive flights out… Audio

Let's talk potholes.

The National Party wants to create a $500 million fund to deal with urgent roading repairs, aptly named the Pothole Repair Fund.

In 2022, there were more than 50,000 potholes… Audio

The head of the UN's Atomic Energy Agency has wrapped up his tour of nations with concerns about Japan's upcoming release of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. He was met with fierce… Video, Audio

New Zealand's first National Walking Plan will be released later this month. We'll know more about that soon. I Landscape ecologist Dr Colin Meurk is passionate about walking. He talks to Jesse. Audio

The National Party is accusing the government of more conflict of interest issues, over contracts that went to an ad agency run by the partner of Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare.

Henare… Audio

A new Grocery Commissioner has been announceed, with the main job of holding the grocery sector to account on prices. National deputy leader Nicola Willis told Nathan Rarere she welcomes the… Audio

A Hawke's Bay social media group for locals to trade their homegrown fruit and veges is set to roll out nationally.

Organisers of the Magic Beans cooperative hope there may even be a global appetite… Audio

National's pledging to restore pared back plans for the new Dunedin hospital to their original specifications; meaning more operating theatres, specialist equipment and in patient beds, if it's in… Video, Audio

The National Party has for the second time taken up a proposal to open a medical school Waikato University.

The University and Waikato District Health Board initially bid to establish the country's… Audio

The National Party has revived its promise to create a new medical school focused on delivering doctors for rural communities. The party had started work on the idea when it was last in government… Audio

'We can't and won't arrest ourselves out of a 'gang problem' ", that's according to a new report done by the Prime Minister's chief science advisor.

But National Party Leader Christopher Luxon has… Audio

To the Pacific now - joining First Up this morning is our correspondent Kalafi Moala in Tonga. Audio

National's proposing more tweaks to sentencing rules to "ensure there are real consequences for ram raiders". If in government it plans to make filming and publishing their crimes an aggravating… Video, Audio

Geodata is bolstering coastal resilience for Pacific nations. Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is in Beijing with the largest ever New Zealand delegation to travel to China. A key priority is to further develop the bi-lateral relationship after years of disruption… Audio

As part of its law and order policy, the National Party wants to cut the funding of cultural reports used for sentencing in criminal trials.

Paul Goldsmith says from eight cultural reports being… Audio