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A new political poll shows support for the Labour Party has taken a dive while the ACT Party - and its leader - is growing in popularity.

The latest Newshub-Reid Research poll has Labour down 9.7… Audio

The National Party has raised the possibility New Zealand could have avoided the Suhayra Aden situation if it had adopted Australia's law that strips terror suspects of citizenship.

Aden, who has… Audio

The National Party says it's outrageous the details behind the arrival of a New Zealand woman linked to Islamic State are not being disclosed.

Suhayra Aden and her two children were detained by… Audio

The National Aquarium is being told that unless it can improve standards, the facility may have to close and the animals put down.

Napier City Council - which owns and manages the aquarium - wants a… Audio

The National Party is calling for the police to reinstate armed response units - saying the police commissioner got it wrong stopping them. 

Judith Collins says the community actually wanted the… Audio

Justice advocate and former National Party Minister Chester Borrows says the ACT Party's proposed policy on gangs doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Borrows, a former police officer who was Courts… Audio

Some cancer patients will no longer need to fly to Australia for treatments. A new, national cancer treatment service opened in Auckland this morning to provide Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy… Audio

Aotearoa's hooked on coal, importing more than one million tonnes of low grade coal from Indonesia last year.

The fuel was burnt at the Huntly power station to keep the lights on, as gas fields… Audio

A teenage girl is in a fight to keep the National Aquarium in Napier open.

The council is considering its closure, after the Government denied it funds for a huge redevelopment.

Tom Kitchin reports.

The National Party says it is leaning in favour of charging managed isolation fees for stranded New Zealanders returning from Australia.

National's Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop, told Morning… Audio

Christchurch is hosting the 2021 contest which takes place on 14-18 July and includes concerts, plenty of free events and a street parade. Audio

In a highly unusual move, National has given a Labour MP one of its speaking slots in Parliament.

During a debate on the Zero Suicide report, National's Matt Doocey told the House Labour's MP Louisa… Audio

Labour MPs on Parliament's health select committee have vetoed a bid to hold the Government to account over a lack of progress on mental health.

The National Party, ACT and the Green Party all voted… Audio

The National Party is urging the Government to share any information its intelligence agencies have on the treatment of Uyghur people in China.

It comes after Labour MP Louisa Wall doubled down on… Audio

National MP Matt Doocey is pushing for the Health Select Committee to open an Inquiry into the 15 new Inpatient Mental Health Facilities and upgrade projects under development.

He's is urging his… Audio

The Covid situation might be deteriorating in Fiji, but their national rugby side reckons they know just what would put a smile on the faces of people back home. Audio

History won't be re-written, but it will be re-learned and taught under the new New Zealand history curriculum.  Audio

We will find out later today whether Wellington will stay in Level 2 beyond 11.59 tonight. Nathan Rarere asked National's Deputy Leader Dr Shane Reti if the Government could be doing more to help… Audio

Australia could be on the verge of a national outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta variant. Four states and territories have reported new cases and have imposed lockdowns or tighter restrictions.

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New data about the human rights performance of countries including the Pacific nations has been released this week. Audio

The National Party has labelled the government's slow roll-out of mental health funding as another failure to deliver.

The Health Minister Andrew Little revealed on Checkpoint last night that just… Audio

Both Labour and National are playing down New Zealand First's chances of returning to Parliament, but won't completely rule out working with the party ever again.

Winston Peters used his party's AGM… Audio

Medsafe has given the all-clear for New Zealanders as young as 12 to receive the Pfizer vaccine. This happened as the Prime Minister announced that a million New Zealanders have received their first… Audio

Two young cellists and a violinist vying to win New Zealand's National Concerto Competition have finally performed in Christchurch's James Hay Theatre. Lynn Freeman speaks to the winner and two of the… Audio

It's day two of the National Fieldays and thousands are making their way through the gates at Mystery Creek, near Kirikiriroa-Hamilton.

It's the southern hemisphere's largest agricultural event, with… Audio