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Labour says this year's Budget was simply "not the time" to overhaul Working for Families - but it has promised to spell out its plan before the election.

The Government put the multi-billion dollar… Audio

National and ACT could govern alone according to the latest 1News Kantar public poll. 

National has taken the lead again and is on 37 percent in the poll - ahead of Labour on 35.

Act is on 11… Video, Audio

Christopher Luxon says the National Party is using artifical intelligence responsibly in its social media images. National was critisised for using AI in its latest political campaign online… Audio

Brigitte and Neale join Kathryn to dissect what was in last week's Budget - are there any extra votes in it for Labour, and what was the Opposition's reaction to what's been dubbed the "blowout… Audio

The nation’s news outlets aren’t usually interested in local government ructions in the south, but deep rifts in one dysfunctional council have made many headlines lately. When a ‘showdown’ meeting in… Video, Audio

Brian Tamaki couldn't get on TV last weekend to announce the launch of a new umbrella movement to contest the next election. But other political leaders had better luck recently week getting a media… Audio

Political commentators Lamia Imam and Brigitte Morten join Kathryn to talk about the latest political poll, which shows the two main parties neck and neck. How important are the minor parties this… Audio

Te Pati Maori has risen in popularity in new political polling, suggesting they could play kingmaker this election. The party has almost doubled in points from 1.8 percent to 3.5 percent in the… Audio

Arthur Anae sleeps four hours a night and wakes in plenty of time to get his free range eggs to market in person. The former politician never thought as a young boy from Samoa he would end up with two… Audio

Ex-Minister Meka Whaitiri has made a dramatic Parliamentary debut as an independent MP - her first time coming face-to-face with her former Labour colleagues.

Her entrance saw the leaders of Te Pāti… Audio

Bernie and Liam join Kathryn to talk about the shock defection of Meka Waitiri to Te Pati Maori - where does this leave Labour and the waka-jumping legislation? How does that improve the Maori Party's… Audio

Te Pāti Māori livestreams from local marae don’t usually attract much mainstream media interest. But the defection of government minister Meka Whaitiri on Wednesday was carried by every major outlet… Audio

On this weeks panel Corin and Ingrid were joined by NZ Herald political editor Claire Trevett, and RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson. Audio

The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Kelvin Davis, has today been brushing off Meka Whaitiri's comments about why she quit the party.

The Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP and Minister yesterday shocked everyone… Audio

Polite society is the first feature from writer/director Nida Manzoor (We are Lady Parts). Budding teenage stunt-woman Ria sets out to save her sister from an unsatisfactory marriage, but can she… Video, Audio

In a surprise move Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri has announced she has left Labour and will stand instead for Te Pati Maori. She will not be ejected from Parliament under "waka jumping" legislation… Audio

Political correspondents Tim Hurdle and Gareth Hughes join Kathryn to talk about the Government's tax review of the extremely wealthy - will it lead to actual election policy? They'll also look at the… Audio

It's time now for our weekly political panel. RNZ's political editor, Jane Patterson, is this week joined by 1news political editor, Jessica Mutch McKay. Audio

And returning to our story about the PM's pre-Budget speech. Chris Hipkins is again hosing down expectations, saying it will be "no frills" and definitely no new taxes or a cyclone levy.

But… Video, Audio

New research conducted by Inland Revenue has found New Zealand's ultra-rich pay tax at less than half the rate of the average person.

National's leader Christopher Luxon says the solution is not a… Audio

Political commentators Brigitte and Gareth join Susie to talk about the changes to citizenship rules for Kiwis in Australia, the Parliament protest report, the latest snafu from National's candidate… Audio

This week in our political panel, we glance ahead, with ANZAC Day on the horizon.

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In that spirit Corin Dann spoke to… Audio

Politicians are at odds over co-governance arrangements planned for the Three Waters rebrand.

The Labour government says some provisions in New Zealand wouldn't stand up to a purely academic… Audio