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RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson as a special caucus meeting takes place following the sudden demotion of Simon Bridges by National Party Leader Judith Collins, following an allegation of serious… Audio

A political commentator says the events in the National Party over the last 12 hours have been "destructive".

National's leader Judith Collins has demoted Simon Bridges to the backbenches after… Audio

There are hectic scenes at Parliament this morning ahead of a National Party caucus meeting.

The meeting has been called after leader Judith Collins demoted Simon Bridges to the backbenches in a… Audio

National's leader Judith Collins has demoted Simon Bridges after an accusation he made offensive comments to a National MP who RNZ understands is Jacqui Dean.

The shock news came in a media release… Audio

National MP Simon O'Connor says Judith Collins must resign after late night drama on Wednesday.

Collins released a statement at 9:30pm on Wednesday announcing the demotion of Simon Bridges over… Audio

National MPs are in disarray after their leader Judith Collins dropped a late night bombshell, demoting Simon Bridges over an old complaint about lewd comments.

Collins will front to media at 10am on… Audio

Politics now and it's more bad news for the National Party which has taken another hit in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll. At the same time, the Act Party had an astonishing 4.9 percentage point… Audio

The government's been under attack in Parliament over its plan to transition New Zealand into the traffic light system.

The pressure's on with more than 220 cases today, and people wanting to know… Audio

The National Party is distancing itself from a former MP who has questioned the effectiveness of the Covid vaccine in a lengthy video that has been labelled dangerous.

Matt King was National's MP in… Audio

We recently reported the National Library had entered into a contract to dispose of up to 600,000 books. Earlier this evening in Wellington, a group of authors protested the Library's actions. The… Audio

The National Party wants the Health Minister to intervene to allow the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency access to information about unvaccinated Māori.

The agency is going back to court to get data… Audio

The National Party has released its plan to get students back into school as quickly as possible - and to keep them there.

Among its proposals, it wants children in years 1-to-10 to get an hour each… Audio

The National Librarian Te Pouhuaki, Rachel Esson joins Karyn to respond to protesters concerns about the National Library's controversial decision to dispose of up to 600,000 books. Audio

 A group of authors have banded together to form Book Guardians Aotearoa who are protesting about the Library's decision to dispose of up to 600,000 books. Journalist and writer Chris Bourke speaks… Audio

The National party are calling for an overhaul of the MiQ system before Christmas, they've started a petition saying fully vaccinated travellers don't pose a risk to New Zealand and the borders should… Audio

The National Library of New Zealand is New Zealand's legal deposit library charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other… Audio

The skyrocketing number of children living in motels is being called a 'moral failure' by the National party.

There was an increase of 280 tamariki in motels in the three months to September - now… Audio

A new one way travel bubble with some Pacific nations is being welcomed. Travellers from Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Tokelau will be able to come to New Zealand without a stay in MIQ.

It opens the door… Audio

This afternoon Te Matatini organising committee will make an announcement about the biggest event on the Māori calendar.

The Kapa Haka national competition was due to be held in February next year in… Audio

National says it's expecting the Government to slash the amount of time people spend in MIQ from 14 days to between seven and nine.

The Government will unveil changes to the hotly debated system… Audio

The Leader of the Opposition wants the vaccine mandates to be dropped once the country has got to the 90 percent vaccination target.

The government announced yesterday vaccinations will be compulsory… Audio

A 10-point plan from the National Party for opening the country up again includes a boost to wage subsidies, tax cuts for small business, $100 hospitality vouchers and our airports humming once again… Audio