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The under-fire national polytechnic Te Pukenga has announced the resignation of its chief executive Stephen Town.

The institute was facing a $100 million deficit.

RNZ's education correspondent John… Audio

A new National Māori Sport Authority has been created with Sport NZ committing more than one million dollars to the new entity.

Sport NZ and Te Huinga Tākaro Aotearoa formalised their partnership… Audio

The issue of ram raids, smash and grabs and brawls involving young people isn't going away.

The government's rolled out a crime package to help store owners, but also says prevention is key to stop… Audio

Food has taken Indigenous chef, Mark Olive around the world, he trained under a European chef and has promoted Australian ingredients in the US and Canada. He has starred, in a couple of his own… Audio

Former National party minister, Christopher Finlayson, served as one of the most senior members of the last National government, under Prime Minister John Key. He held the portfolios of Attorney… Audio

In today's Focus on Politics podcast Political Reporter Katie Scotcher examines one of the fastest political downfalls in New Zealand's history. Audio

A staff member in Christopher Luxon's office was told about Sam Uffindell's antics as a school bully during the Tauranga by-election campaign, but failed to flag it with the leader. 

Tauranga MP Sam… Audio

A former National party MP believes the membership - and voters - should have been told about Sam Uffindell's past before the Tauranga by-election.

He's been stood down down from the party's caucus… Audio

National MP Sam Uffindell's past is being put under the microscope following allegations made by a former flatmate when he was at Otago University. The woman told RNZ he was an aggressive bully who… Audio

The National Party believes new legislation empowering courts to ban criminals from accessing firearms will be a "complete flop".

Party police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says his party supports the… Audio

National leader Christopher Luxon says he feels for the victim of Sam Uffindell's attack while at Kings College in the past. 

He told Checkpoint he believes Uffindell is genuinely contrite, but said… Video, Audio

National's newest MP has admitted he physically and mentally hurt other students while he was at school.

Sam Uffindell was kicked out of King's College 22 years ago after beating a 13-year-old in a… Audio

The National party leader Christopher Luxon has just fronted media over the revelations about the Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell. Sam Uffindell was kicked out of Auckland's King's College when he was 16… Audio

The latest One News / Kantar political poll released last night suggests the National and ACT parties could govern together if support remains the same during the next election.

Labour and National… Audio

Another MP and another headache for the National Party over its candidate selection.

It's newest MP in Tauranga, Sam Uffindell, has admitted he was kicked out of his boarding school as a teenager for… Audio

The latest One News/Kantar political poll released last night suggests National and ACT could govern together if support remains the same during the next election.

Labour and National were down two… Audio

National and ACT can form a government on their own according to the latest 1News Kantar Public Poll.

However both National and Labour have dropped slightly in their popularity.

RNZ political editor… Video, Audio

It has been revealed the National Party's newest MP was asked to leave a prestigious boarding school, after a night-time attack on a younger boy. Audio

Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni discusses unemployment numbers with Lisa Owen.

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National and Labour are trading blows over young beneficiaries after Christopher Luxon revealed the number of under-25-year-olds on a jobseekers allowance has jumped 50 percent in the past five years… Audio

Youth advocates are warning the National Party's welfare plan risks worsening the stress and mental health challenges young people face... while pushing them deeper into poverty.

At the weekend… Audio

The Green Party says sanctions against beneficaries do not encourage young people out of work back into employment.

A new approach from the National Party involves helping those who have been on the… Audio

National's proposal for allocating job coaches to beneficiaries aged under twenty-five has found an upbeat response in at least one of the organisations that helps young people find their career… Audio

The National Party is starting the new week with a new party president. Sylvia Wood, an employment relations specialist, was elected to the position yesterday at the annual conference in Christchurch.