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With political historian Brian Roper from the University of Otago. Audio

With Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton. Audio

After two months of controversy the Finance Minister Bill English finally bowed to public pressure this week and announced he will no longer accept any taxpayer-funded housing assistance. Audio

Opposition parties say the Government is only reforming those aspects of the electoral laws that suit it. Audio

With Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton. Audio

Economic growth figures out this week showed the economy grew a marginal 0.1 percent in the three months to the end of June. Audio

With just three months to go before the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the UN Secretary General, is using the UN's annual General Assembly to push leaders to"seal the deal." Audio

With Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton. Audio

The embattled Emissions Trading Scheme law is about to arrive back in Parliament to be debated all over again. Audio

Brian Roper, Political Historian at the University of Otag discusses how and why the world's diverse political institutions came to be. Audio

Work to get broad political consensus over changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme has collapsed, with National instead doing a deal with the Maori Party. Audio

With Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton. Audio

The Labour Party is holding its annual conference in Rotorua over the weekend, just 10 months after being thrown out of office by voters. Audio

Political parties are divided over the recommendations contained in a report into Ministerial accommodation. Audio

Comments from both sides of the poltical fence, with Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton. Audio

Both the National and Labour Parties say they are willing to compromise to reach a deal on an amended emissions trading scheme. Labour is due to restart talks with the Government next week in an… Audio

With Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton. Audio

This week the National Party delivered a firm 'no' to Maori seats on the new Auckland super council, which saw tensions between National and its support partners rise to the surface. Our parliamentary… Audio

With Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton. Audio

Polling has now closed in the Afghan election amid widespread claims of vote-rigging and corruption. Audio

With Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton. Audio

The National-led Government has announced it will cut greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 10 to 20 percent by 2020. The Cabinet agreed on the target this week and tabled it at a meeting of… Audio

With Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton. Audio

Bill English has returned to his Clutha-Southland electorate, after a torrid week defending his use of taxpayer money for accommodation. Audio

The disgraced former Labour Minister Taito Philip Field and his wife can still claim the 90 percent discount on international air travel long serving MPs get, despite his criminal convictions for… Audio