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RNZ's political editor, Jane Patterson, was at the National Party conference this weekend.

The party unveiled its new welfare policy at the conference, a promise to get young beneficiaries into work.

A National Government will take what it says is a new approach to reducing benefit dependency among young people.

The National Party are particularly keen to do something about the 13,000 under… Audio

The Labour Party says the opposition National Party is "out of touch" after it released its new welfare plan during its national conference at the weekend.

National Party leader Christopher Luxon… Audio

Entire New Zealand communities could have to move to higher ground due to climate change. That was a takeaway from a major government report released by Climate Change Minister James Shaw yesterday… Audio

The government has unveiled its blueprint for dealing with the unavoidable consequences of climate change, including the likelihood whole communities will have to move to higher ground.

The 200-page… Video, Audio

The Cost of Living Payments being deposited into bank accounts from today are not only going to New Zealand tax payers, but also to people living overseas.

The $116 payment is meant to help people in… Audio

National supports closing a political donations loophole, but wants it dealt with separately to legislation already before Parliament.

Cabinet will today consider recommendations about a technicality… Audio

A forum has heard about the stark risks of governments over-reaching to create national identity databases that will control who gets public services.

Phil Pennington reports. Audio

National and ACT are refusing to support changes to the political donations regime, saying they 'screw the scrum' in favour of the governing Labour party.

A review of electoral laws is common after… Audio

The National Party says a progress report published on the Government's Road to Zero road safety strategy shows several failings.

The Annual Monitoring Report, sent out by the Ministry of Transport… Audio

Details of how donors to both the Labour and National parties allegedly concealed their identities are under scrutiny in a High Court trial in Auckland.

Seven people are facing Serious Fraud Office… Audio

Record breaking floods which caused major damage in the Yellowstone National Park in the US have highlighted the challenges of climate change for park managers but have also forced a natural reset… Audio

Political donations to both Labour and National are to come under scrutiny over the coming weeks as a High Court trial gets underway in Auckland today. Seven people are facing charges laid by the… Audio

The National Party is accusing the Government of failing the building and construction sector.

A new report out today from CoreLogic says the sector's under extreme cost pressures with construction… Audio

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