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Ram raids are up 55% nationwide over the past three months, with 68 in April alone.

In response to calls for support the government is rolling out an $11-million dollar boost to its fog cannon fund… Audio

There are mixed feelings about National back-tracking on a bipartisan housing policy that it helped draft.

It's been labelled a "massive flip flop" by the government, but National says it was always… Audio

A construction expert says the National Party needs to invest in infrastructure to be able to deliver on their housing plans.

Yesterday, National announced its Going for Housing Growth Plan to… Audio

The National Party has withdrawn from a bipartisan housing policy it helped draft.

The Medium Density Residential Standards were viewed by some as a gamechanger in helping the country address its… Audio

Wallabies are hopping closer to one of our most precious national parks. Have we got the tools to stop them in their tracks? Audio

Elliott Childs reviews the latest release from stately indie rockers The National, Maggie Tweedie assesses future classics from Deva Mahal, and Liam Brown talks anti-pop star Ethel Cain. Audio

National and Act could form the next government, according to the latest 1News Kantar Public Poll.

The National Party is up three points to 37%, while Labour is down one point to 35%.

With Act… Audio

The National Party says the early childhood education sector's near total rejection of the Government's plan to provide 20 hours of free childcare to two-year-olds is a vote of no confidence in the… Audio

National has accepted there's a blow-out in its tax policy - but is blaming the government for not getting inflation under control.

The Council of Trade Unions says the policy will cost $1.5 billion… Audio

There are major efforts underway to keep a bunch of Australian invaders from stepping foot - or paw - in one of our national parks. Wallabies were introduced to New Zealand in the late 1800 for… Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, the first meeting between the two leaders.

National Party agriculture and trade spokesperson Todd McClay says Mr… Audio

Now it's time for our chat with National deputy Nicola Willis. We started with the budget - and how National was pretty quick to criticise Labour's cost of living measures like free presciptions, free… Audio

The nation’s news outlets aren’t usually interested in local government ructions in the south, but deep rifts in one dysfunctional council have made many headlines lately. When a ‘showdown’ meeting in… Video, Audio

The government is defending its decision to provide only specific groups with cost of living support in this year's Budget.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he had to weigh up providing support… Audio

The National Party says Labour is a party on a spending spree, saying this year's Budget will only increase debt and deficits. Finance Minister Grant Robertson disputed that, stressing none of the… Audio

With just under five months left until the October elections - and there's some fresh political polls to ponder. A Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Labour neck and neck with National, around 35 per… Audio

Te Pāti Māori has risen in popularity in new political polling, suggesting they could play kingmaker this election.

The party has almost doubled in points from 1.8 percent to 3.5 percent in the… Audio

After dominating the political news cycle last week, Te Pati Maori is again the big headline player in the latest Newshub-Reid political poll released on Sunday. On current polling Te Pati Maori would… Audio

National's Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says the Finance Minister needs to explain what Government savings will be spent on.

In a pre-budget speech yesterday, Grant Robertson said the Budget… Audio

Te Pāti Māori went on the attack in parliament last night after both major parties refused to support its proposed ban on seabed mining.

The party's co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer gave an… Audio

National's leader Christopher Luxon has unequivocally ruled out working with Te Pāti Māori to form a government after the election.

It follows a turbulent period for the parties on the left - with… Audio

Most Year 12s in the South Island will have no school today, thanks to a rolling teachers' strike that's making it's way up North from tomorrow. More than 20,000 secondary school teachers will take… Audio

First it was Wellington and now its Auckland... Train commuter chaos in both cities, all in the one week. National's transport spokesperson Simeon Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Parliament's Speaker has confirmed Meka Whaitiri will move to Te Pati Maori and legally remain a member of parliament as an independent. He's refused calls from the National Party and ACT for… Audio