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The National Party says it's shocked by the reappointment of Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr for a second five year term.

National had wanted an independent review of the Bank's performance before… Audio

The National Party is renewing it's calls on the government to include nurses in the fast track to residence program, as a workforce shortage of four-thousand grips the industry.

Staff at North Shore… Audio

Time now to hear from the deputy leader of the National Party Nicola Willis. Nathan Rarere began this week's talk by asking her about Christopher Luxon's meeting with Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown on… Audio

The United Nation's two week COP27 climate conference is underway in Egypt.

And for the first time financing for damage from climate change is on the agenda. Joining Nathan Rarere is the BBC's

Matt… Audio

A new political poll shows National and ACT would have enough support to govern together.

According to a Newshub Reid Research poll, Labour has dropped to 32.3 percent support, well below National on… Audio

Delegates from nearly 200 countries have kicked off the U.N. climate summit in Egypt with an agreement to discuss compensating poor nations for mounting damage linked to global warming. New Zealand's… Audio

National's Hamilton West candidate says winning next month's the by-election won't be easy.

Tama Potaka hopes to take the seat made vacant when the independent and former Labour MP, Gaurav Sharma… Audio

Labour has taken a big hit in the latest Newshub Reid Research survey with its worst result since Jacinda Ardern became leader in 2017.

It's dropped about six points to 32% - National is up slightly… Audio

Banks are being urged to lend a helping hand to families and businesses struggling with rising interest rates.

The plea comes from the Reserve Bank as it warns of tough times ahead in the fight… Audio

New Zealand has had some big ambitions in the Pacific and mixed relations with our neighbours. Video, Audio

Why isn’t New Zealand part of Australia? | The Aotearoa History Show | RNZ

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The National Party says more meaningful consequences are needed to prevent young people from serious offending.

Yesterday a 14-year-old was arrested on 81 charges, following a string of serious… Audio

The government has released two reports looking at long-term national security risks.

It includes a survey which shows the risks people are most concerned about, and whether they believe the… Audio

The National Party says Wayne Brown and his team have come up with much better plan for the country's three waters and it spells the end of the Government's unpopular proposal.

Auckland mayor Wayne… Audio

The National Party is vowing to repeal the government's Fair Payment Agreement legislation, which enables workers to bargain collectively across entire sectors. Nathan Rarere asked National's deputy… Audio

New Zealanders like to think we have a “Number 8 Wire Mentality” - a rough and ready enthusiasm for fixing and building stuff with limited resources.  Video, Audio

The first-ever national health plan has been released by government agencies, aiming for a a huge shake up over the next two years.

It's big on ideas such as changing the way the sector gets workers… Video, Audio

Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ has released its plans for the next two years as it figures out how to replace 20 individual district ones that existed under the previous structure.  

The interim plan has a… Audio

Christchurch police say they have arrested three youths linked to an incident where a cyclist was knocked off his bike and seriously injured by young people driving a stolen car.

It's one of three… Audio

From a standing start of little tank engines chugging along wooden rails, New Zealand built a vast rail network, made up of enough steel rail to wrap halfway around the moon. Video, Audio

National population growth is predicted to slow to less than 1 percent each year for the next decade.

But what growth remains will be highest in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty.

And… Audio

The Fair Pay Agreement Bill - one of Labour's flagship worker policies - has passed, marking one of the most significant shifts in employment relations in decades.

Fair Pay Agreements will enable… Audio

Marine mammals were a source of food and clothing for Māori and Moriori, and valuable oil for Europeans. Hunting them brought cultures together, made fortunes and cost lives but today it's saving them… Video, Audio

Police are calling for sightings of a Hong Kong national who died in Queenstown over Labour Weekend.

51-year-old Wai Ming Lai died suddenly on Saturday in Sawpit Gully. He'd been in the country since… Video, Audio

The National Party is highlighting what it calls an "education disaster" in the results of a trial run of new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests.

While there was an initial focus on the poor overall… Audio