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In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about an outpouring of grief and opprobrium following the All Blacks' home series loss to Ireland, an uproar over a… Audio

Some experts are suggesting the prices of fuel, food and housing may continue to rise despite hitting the highest levels in three decades. Latest figures show, the soaring cost of living has pushed… Audio

The National Party believes allowing more immigrants into the country would help stem rising inflation.

Economists are predicting inflation will top seven percent when the latest figures are released… Audio

The National Party says the Government's move to make masks and rapid antigen tests free is sensible, but is questioning why it's taken so long.

Covid-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall and Director… Audio

The first national ice swimming championship will be held at an outdoor pool in Alexandra this weekend.

Athletes will compete in races of different lengths, with one key criteria: the water must be… Audio

Each week we get to talk to the deputy leaders of the two largest parties in the country and this morning it's the turn of National's Nicola Willis. I started by asking about her leader Christopher… Audio

The calls for more support from GPs are growing louder under the weight of demand for their services.

Waiting rooms have been full to bursting, and that's if you can get in to see a GP as the… Video, Audio

The National Party says the government's plan to overhaul Wellington's transport system won't get the city moving.

The revamp of the city's infrastructure would have light rail built across town, an… Audio

After laying low for two days, the National MP Simon O'Connor has returned to Parliament with a mea culpa for his caucus.

On Saturday, the MP published and then later removed a message supporting the… Audio

Opposition parties are up in arms over changes to the country's political donations laws.

New legislation would require anyone who donates more than $5000 to a party to be publicly named - the… Audio

National's leader Christopher Luxon insists all his MPs are on the same page when it comes to abortion law reform, promising a future government led by him won't make any changes.

But one of his most… Audio

The second of two programmes from the NZSQ's National Tour, intended to be performed in 2021 but delayed until April 2022. They give us a programme of Mozart, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn, as well as… Audio

There was much to discuss with National's deputy leader Nicola Willis this week Roading, the doctor shortage and the debacle with gib board But first Nathan Rarere discussed National's victory in the… Audio

The first of two programmes from the NZSQ's National Tour, intended to be performed in 2021 but delayed until April 2022. They give us a programme of Haydn, Ligeti, and Dvorak with Gareth Farr's Te… Audio

A mountain biking expert who grades trails for city councils is warning that many of the country's tracks are undergraded, meaning they're actually harder than the signs suggest. Simon Noble has… Audio

The last decade's gone by in a flash for the organisers - 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of National Flash Fiction Day. As part of the celebrations, today sees posters go up around the motu, starting… Audio

In New Caledonia this weekend Kanak and pro-independence candidates are vying for seats in the French National Assembly. Audio

Gang shootings are on the rise and the government is considering more measures to counter the violence.

The National Party is suggesting Australian-style laws banning bikies from wearing insignia or… Audio

The National Party says numerous attempts to get answers about the handling of February's parliament protest have been blocked.

Correspondence seen by RNZ shows Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard… Audio

The National Party has held its lead over Labour in the latest One News/Kantar poll.

It seems Labour's big budget announcement last week haven't convinced voters, they've dropped two percent to sit… Audio

The Chinese foreign minister is expected to push a region-wide security deal, which was first revealed in leaked draft documents.

Samoa and the Solomon Islands have already inked bilateral agreements… Audio

The government's being criticised for letting its relationships with Pacific islands drift, as China moves to boost its influence in the region.

Leaked documents have revealed Beijing is proposing a… Audio