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Police didn't identify potential security issues with drones it was trialling until a month into the trial when they found out the drones they were using had been banned in the US years before.

A… Audio

The government is due to deliver its plans to "tilt the balance" of the housing market towards first-home buyers on Tuesday morning.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to reporters on Monday ahead… Audio

The National Party says the government's approach to the trans-Tasman bubble is getting comical.

The Government is set to announce when it will open two-way travel bubble in a fortnight - on April… Audio

The taste of champagne and sea salt has barely worn off and already new rules have been released for the next America's Cup, wherever it may be held.

With the Royal Yacht Squadron in the UK confirmed… Video, Audio

National says that a surprise decline in GDP shows that the government's shovel ready projects have failed to stimulate economic activity.

The 1 percent drop in the December quarter appears to be… Audio

The National Party is calling on the Government to have a target in place for what percentage of the population should be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says… Audio

The United Nations is piling pressure on countries with foreign nationals in Syria to repatriate them quickly. The UN estimates more than 64,000 individuals, mostly women and children, are currently… Audio

The National Party has launched a petition calling on the Government to establish a trans-Tasman bubble immediately.

The Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the Government will make a decision… Audio

Last election saw a record number of new MPs finding their way into Parliament. Not a heck of a lot of them were flying blue banners, but there were a few, one of them being Invercargill MP and former… Audio

A final report has been given to National Party MPs about their failure at the last election. The review is not being circulated outside the party. Commentator Ben Thomas talks to Jesse about the… Audio

The 2020 election disaster continues to haunt the National Party, which is keeping its review into the failed campaign under wraps.

Nobody from the opposition has commented on the review but a leaked… Audio

National Party co-leader and health spokesperson Shane Reti is seeking expanded access to medicinal cannabis and the licensing of "high quality" domestic production.

It comes as cannabis has again… Audio

Police are approaching innocent young people, photographing them, collecting their personal details and then using a phone app to send it all to a national police database.

RNZ first reported on… Audio

The National Party says a full inquiry into New Zealand's Covid-19 response is needed because a year into the pandemic because it believes mistakes are still being made.

Leader Judith Collins wants… Audio

Leading up the 11am news National's deputy leader Shane Reti joined the programme from high ground in Whangarei where he could see the sea going out. Audio

The Government has been sitting on advice regarding a nationwide vaccination schedule for weeks - but has yet to finalise or publish its plan.

That's despite Australia unveiling an extensive strategy… Audio

The National Party says University Entrance pass rates for 2020 were at serious risk of a dramatic fall because of Covid-19.

Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says the Qualifications Authority… Audio

The government has poured cold water over calls to pay 100 percent of a person's wages for two weeks if they have been told to self-isolate.

Two cases linked to the recent Valentines Day outbreak… Audio

The National Party is urging the government to pay 100 per cent of an employee's wages and salary for two weeks if a person is ordered to self-isolate.

The party says its proposed payment scheme… Audio

The National Party says the government's "high trust" approach to managing Covid-19 outbreaks has been exposed by the most recent community cases.

The opposition has unveiled a "five-point plan"… Audio

The National Party is joining calls for South Aucklanders to be first in line for covid-19 vaccinations when the nationwide rollout begins. 

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins hasn't ruled out… Audio

The National Party says families who want to own their own home may have a better chance of winning Lotto than getting into the Government's Progressive Home Ownership Scheme.

Only 12 families have… Audio

The government is under pressure for having housed just 12 families under its Progressive Home Ownership Scheme, since it launched seven months ago.

Seventy-eight more families have been contracted… Audio

New Zealand's Salvation Army released this year's State of Nation report and although it's a national report that doesn't drill down heavily into ethnicities, the data they have on Pasifika are very… Audio