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A criminal lawyer says the National Party's law and order policies, announced at its national conference over the weekend, are a bit shallow.

Those ideas include a 40 percent limit on a judge's… Audio

National Party justice spokesperson, Paul Goldsmith, says his party's plans to crack down on crime will send a strong message to criminals.

He says the policy will reduce crime and admits it will put… Audio

The opposition National Party has cast the looming election as a do-or-die moment - as it seeks to broaden its appeal on both the right and in the centre.

Some 500 National supporters descended on… Audio

Yesterday was the shortest day of the year and with that comes the annual National Flash Fiction Day. The competition has been running since 2012 and it celebrates short stories in all their glory. Audio

Well, let the 87th National Party conference begin.

The party's conference starts tomorrow in Wellington, and the gathering follows a round of regional conferences which have seen party leader… Audio

The government is abandoning a funding condition of an extension that they added to the early childhood education policy in March. Currently the scheme offers three-to-five year olds 20 hours of free… Audio

The National Party's justice spokesperson, Paul Goldsmith, says an increase in gang numbers and their growing presence in our communities is behind their policy to make gang membership an aggravating… Audio

The National Party says, if elected, it will make gang membership an aggravating factor for any case that comes before the courts, regardless of whether that membership played a part in the crime… Audio

The adventuring began a few years ago when Brad Ryan realised his Ohio based Grandmother, Joy Ryan had never seen a mountain. A plan was hatched for them to visit all 63 US national parks. Now aged… Audio

The head of the national polytechnic, Te Pukenga, is defending a proposal to cut 400 jobs. Te Pukenga, which has 10,000 employees, unveiled its plans yesterday. The chief executive, Peter Winder, says… Audio

The Tertiary Education Union says that the national training organisation Te Pukenga has never been funded well enough to achieve its aims. Te Pukenga is proposing to cut about 950 jobs in a major… Audio

National has attacked the Government over the latest GDP figures, saying the economy is in a fragile state thanks to its profligacy. New Zealand is technically in recession, with GDP down for the… Audio

Pacific nations wants shipping sector to end reliance on fossil fuels Audio

National is facing a turf grab from its traditional political ally as it edges closer to polling day. Act is on a clear mission for the rural vote, roping in the former Federated Farmers president to… Video, Audio

The National Party's proposal to delay emissions pricing by five years has been criticised by the Government, with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins saying the Opposition seems to be treating the climate… Audio

A proposal from National would kick emissions pricings for farmers down the road by five years -- but critics are already using it to kick the Opposition around a bit. The party's new policy proposes… Audio

Federated Farmers likes the new National party climate policy, but says it would be happier still if the government adopted the same position ahead of the election. National has been "listening to… Audio

RNZ has placed a web journalist on leave while it investigates their editing of web articles to add a pro-Russian stance. The reporter says they've been doing it for five years, and were never tapped… Audio

National wants to kick back the date by which farmers have to start paying for agricultural emissions by another five years, to come into effect from 2030. Under Labour's plan, the pricing scheme is… Audio

The president of the International Science Council says a policy to end New Zealand's restrictions on genetic modification would open up valuable opportunities for science.

It follows the National… Audio

The National Party is labelling the Greens' economic policy a massive tax grab, and fairy tale economics.

Nicola Willis is National Party finance spokesperson and spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

The National Party wants to change current restrictions on genetic modifcation if it gets into government.

But critics argue the restrictions are there for a reason.

Spokesperson for GE Free New… Audio

The National Party wants to overhaul restrictions on genetic modification if it leads the next government.

National's science spokesperson, Judith Collins, says New Zealand is at risk of being left… Audio

This week's critter is the southern bladderwort, Utricularia australis, a carnivorous plant that lives fully submerged in peat bogs. A dramatic decline in population means this species is now… Audio

It's been revealed the stood-down Transport Minister Michael Wood misled reporters, and his then Prime Minister, over the saga regarding his shareholding in Auckland Airport.

Asked by Newsroom in… Audio