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Monetary policy on the whole has tended to be supported on a bi-partisan basis by political parties but recently Labour has broken ranks calling for a rethink. Audio

Households face higher prices from this week as the Emissions Trading Scheme pushes up the cost of power and petrol and ACC charges rise. Audio

Last week the Green Party co-leader, Russell Norman, got into a scuffle with security guards protecting the visiting Chinese vice-president Xi Jingping. Debate over the fracas dragged on throughout… Audio

The National-led Government has reached a deal with the Maori Party to repeal the contentious 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act and replace it with a new law. Audio

Shane Jones faces an uncertain political future after revelations this week he used his ministerial credit card to pay to watch pornographic movies at hotels when he was a Labour minister. Spending by… Audio

Parliament's third largest political party, the Greens, are gathering in Christchurch this weekend for the party's annual general meeting. And for the first time in 15 years, it will be without the… Audio

Is the Government preparing for asset sales? Audio

In his Budget on Thursday the Finance Minister, Bill English, announced the most substantial change to the tax system since the goods and services tax was introduced in the mid-1980s. Audio

This week the Prime Minister ruled out giving back the Urewera National Park to Tuhoe as part of a Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the iwi. Audio

In just under two weeks the Finance Minister, Bill English, will deliver his second Budget. Audio

This week the Law Commission tabled a hard hitting report recommending a raft of changes to crack down on the misuse of alcohol. It wants to raise the age at which people can purchase alcohol to 20… Audio

This week the Maori Affairs Minister and Maori Party co-leader, Pita Sharples, flew to New York to ratify the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Audio

For years New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy has been an irritant in the relationship with the United States. That appears to now be history, with this country's anti-nuke credentials the reason why… Audio

One of the Maori Party's key policy goals is becoming a reality, with Tariana Turia named as the Whanau Ora Minister this week, and a group named to run the controversial new programme. It's being… Audio

This week the Government released a discussion document it hopes will finally resolve the disagreement over the Foreshore and Seabed Act. Audio

In late January, the Prime Minister John Key announced Steven Joyce would pick up tertiary education from his ministerial colleague, Anne Tolley, to give her more time to concentrate on her education… Audio

The Government has again taken aim at the Public Service, with warnings of further job cuts, departmental mergers and the hunt for the source of leaked Cabinet papers. Already almost 1500 jobs have… Audio

As primary and intermediate school children return to the classroom for 2010, national standards in numeracy and literacy are a reality. Audio

The Auditor-General has announced she will investigate the ministerial credit card spending of the former minister Phil Heatley. She says that it is still possible spending by other ministers will… Audio

While the party has made some gains out of its support arrangement with the National Party, its also had its fair share of embarrassing slip ups and been criticised for failing to advance key… Audio

In recent weeks the National and Maori Parties have been speaking at cross-purposes over some key policies. With an alternative to the Foreshore and Seabed Act under consideration, the rollout of… Audio

In his statement to Parliament this week, the Prime Minister signalled the Government would raise the tax on goods and services but cut personal tax rates. The proposal has prompted strong political… Audio

In Focus on Politics our political reporter Liz Banas looks at the progress on settling Treaty of Waitangi claims and anticipation around what will happen to the controversial Foreshore and Seabed… Audio

Focus on the year ahead. Audio

It's been a tough year for the Labour Party leader Phil Goff. Labour has struggled in nationwide opinion polls all year, consistently trailing National by a substantial margin. But Mr Goff believes… Audio