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The 2021 National String Competition, presented by The Hill Family Foundation for Art and Music, held its Final round in the Diocesan Arts Centre - postponed because of Covid-19 until February 2022.

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National Party leader Christopher Luxon says he does support public transport subsidies, after making conflicting comments yesterday.

On Tuesday he told media public transport needed to stand on it's… Video, Audio

As the Palau government hosts the Our Ocean conference it is having to defend a proposal to roll back parts of its own national marine sanctuary. Audio

The National Party is backing New Zealand sending military support to Ukraine as it battles the Russian invasion.

Cabinet has agreed to send an airforce Hercules along with 50-soldiers to Europe this… Audio

New Zealand will deploy a C-130 Hercules aircraft along with 50 Defence Force personnel to Europe, to help transport and distribute military aid to Ukraine. Nathan Rarere spoke with National's deputy… Audio

The National Party is insisting that a stand-alone Māori Health Authority will fail to reduce health inequities.

Labour is poised to establish the authority to address Māori health inequities as part… Audio

The new Māori Health Authority to be in place from July could radically improve life expectancy for Māori - but two political leaders want it scrapped.   

National leader Christopher Luxon and ACT's… Audio

To London now, where the world's most famous busker has won a copyright case taken against him.. But first, a controversial increase in the cost of the National Insurance scheme has hit paypackets… Audio

The Director-General of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will step down from his role at the end of July - a year prior to his term being up.

It comes amid a pandemic, major reforms of the sector, and… Audio

The Government has approved sanctions on a further thirty-six Russian oligarchs or people with close ties to the Russian regime or the Russian President himself.

None of them are in New Zealand, but… Audio

Vaccine passes will no longer be required from midnight on Monday, a move being welcomed by the National Party.

It also wants to scrap the Covid-19 traffic light system, which is being reviewed… Audio

Renowned Maori leader Tā Tipene O'Regan (Ngāi Tahu) was named 2022 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year at a digital ceremony this week. This year marks the 25th anniversary since Tā Tipene successfully… Video, Audio

The National Party says the Government should consider re-claiming and redistributing some of the money it's paid out from the $290 million Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme.

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Once again questions are being raised about the culture of the National Party - this time in the party's youth wing.

Two members of the Young Nats have been linked to a campaign of online trolling of… Audio

The National Party is calling for most Covid restrictions to be ditched, including mandates and vaccine passes National also wants to see isolation periods reduced from seven to five days. It comes as… Audio

A rule change allowing unvaccinated New Zealanders to dodge MIQ has the National Party questioning the government's other health orders.

The government quietly changed the rules on Friday.

National… Audio

It's time to get back to "normal", National leader Chris Luxon says. He is calling for immediately ditching most requirements for vaccine passes.

He also wants to see isolation periods dropped from… Video, Audio

The government says it has no plans right now to broadly review the recent occupation of parliament's grounds and the subsequent violence that roiled the capital.

The police minister says a review of… Audio

To Africa we head - where an audit has found the national oil company has misplaced 100 million barrels of oil. Nabil Ahmed spoke to Nathan Rarere from Accra. Audio

To the UK now where Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his delight at the news that British-Iranian nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are on their way to the UK after… Audio

He stared down numerous contenders and saw off many an adversary - now Simon Bridges is saying goodbye.

In a shock move, the former National leader has announced he is retiring from politics to… Video, Audio

Fuel taxes will be slashed by 25 cents a litre for the next three months - and public transport fares halved - as the government acts to counter soaring petrol prices. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern… Audio

Today the government acknowledged New Zealand's cost of living crisis and offered a reprieve from soaring petrol prices. National Party MP Stuart Smith shares his thoughts on the announcement. Audio

National's leadership woes look to be over as it experiences its version of "Jacindamania" - a surge in support due to "Christophoria".

The latest 1News Kantar poll puts National out in front for the… Audio