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The National Party is promising to fight against what it believes is New Zealand becoming a one-party dictatorship as Parliament shuts down for the next week.

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says… Audio

We've heard a lot about the 'team of five million,' but this past week people have started talking about a 'team of four million' - which is to say, the number of unvaccinated New Zealanders.

Our… Audio

Tourism operators are warning the rules governing national parks are so outdated that when a crisis like Covid-19 strikes and they need to adapt, they're hamstrung.

A different set of rules - or… Audio

The National Party's liberal and conservative factions are strained as the party reckons with voting against a ban on gay conversion therapy.

National was the only political party that didn't support… Audio

Pacific Island nations will bear the full brunt of climate change in coming decades, after a prediction that temperatures will rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than pre industrial levels as soon as… Audio

Kindness isn't just a word for Sarah Page, it's a calling. With her unique charity The Kindness Collective, Sarah is working to make New Zealand the kindest country on the planet. Video, Audio

The National Party has come out of its annual conference with the same leader and president, but new problems.

A disgruntled former MP lashed out at the party on Sunday after losing a bid to unseat… Audio

The National Party's annual conference has exposed further divisions in the party.

In a shock move yesterday, the former Cabinet minister and Speaker David Carter quit the board, declaring the party… Audio

The National Party's annual conference has exposed further division within the party.

Senior Party member and former speaker Sir David Carter figure quit the board on the spot after he failed in his… Audio

There was no love lost between the Green Party and National Party at their weekend party conferences.

The Greens accused National of despicable and lazy politics, but leader Judith Collins says the… Audio

The National party is panning a review of the government's mental health spending before it's even been released.

A government unit is carrying out an inquiry into how two-billion dollars in mental… Audio

It's a big weekend for National and Judith Collins.

She'll front for the second time as leader to a full annual conference since the 2020 election.

There's also major pressure on the current… Audio

New Zealand is a step closer to banning conversion therapy after legislation criminalising the practice passed its first hurdle in Parliament.

The proposed bill criminalises treatment that aims to… Audio

National is demanding the country's name be put to a public vote - with one MP saying until that happens, the government should not use the word Aotearoa.

The demand has been roundly ridiculed by… Audio

The latest Newshub-Reid Research political poll shows support for the Labour Party has slumped while the ACT Party - and its leader - are growing in popularity. It has Labour down 9.7 points to 43 per… Audio

New Zealanders forced overseas under exceptional circumstances say they're now stuck abroad due to a lack of MIQ spots. They want an overhaul of the system. David Willetts, who has blood cancer, was… Audio

The popularity of the Labour government's taken a big hit in the latest political poll, as it comes under pressure on a number of fronts including Covid-19 and the cost of housing.

The Newshub Reid… Audio

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