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A select committee hearing submissions on the replacement bill for the Foreshore and Seabed Act has got off to a shaky start. Audio

Discussing the Mana by-election. Audio

Brent Edwards looks at the travel perk which this week has been scrapped by Parliament's Speaker. Audio

Joining me is our political editor Brent Edwards Audio

Comment from RNZ Political Editor, Brent Edwards. Audio

Pansy Wong, APEC, and the Mana by-election. Audio

Government accounts out this week reveal that tax income slumped one-point-one billion dollars below forecast in the first three months of the financial year. That helped put a big hole in the public… Audio

Discussion of all the current political issues including defence problems and ACC levies. Audio

With just two weeks until the Mana by-election, candidates vying for the north Wellington seat have been busy pounding the streets and talking to voters. Audio

Our political reporter Julian Robins is covering Mrs Clinton's visit. Audio

The long awaited Maori Affairs select committee report into the tobacco industry outliens radical plans to dramatically cut smoking rates in a bid to make this country totally smoke-free by 2025. It… Audio

The United States President, Barack Obama, faces a dramatically different political landscape for the second half of his presidency after a stunning reversal of fortunes in mid-term elections. Audio

Political parties are split over whether a proposed law change would result in a relaxation of the rules around MP expenses. Audio

Emeritus Professor of Political Studies at the University of Auckland, Prof. Barry Gustafson on the almost 50 years since Keith Holyoake took power (the second time) in what was to become the longest… Audio

Matthew and Andrew discuss what's going on in the Maori Party, the Hobbit deal, and John Key in Asia. Audio

Julian Robins looks at JRR Tolkein's Hobbit tale from a distinctly New Zealand political perspective. Audio

Public housing policy, The Hobbit saga and employment law. Audio

The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, will be the first New Zealand political leader to meet the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. Audio

This week our political reporter, Chris Bramwell, takes a closer look at Labour's plans to change the rules around foreign investment. Audio

Politicians across the US are making their final arguments ahead of the key November 2nd midterm elections. Audio

Analysts in the US are estimating a record breaking 3 and a half billion dollars will be spent on political advertising this election season. Audio

The Labour Party conference and whether John Key's immense popularity is a millstone for the National party. Audio

With us in the studio is Political Editor Brent Edwards. Audio

Founder of online and print fashion magazine Lucire, director of international brand strategy agency Jack Yan and; Associates, and board member of the think tank, Medinge Group. Audio

Just days after ejecting long serving MP Chris Carter from the party, Labour holds its annual conference in Auckland over the weekend. It's meant to be an opportunity to signal new policy directions… Audio