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As you may have heard, there has been a major and very public fallout in the National Party.  Audio

Judith Collins has been rolled as the National Party's leader after accusing former leader Simon Bridges of "serious misconduct".

Dr Shane Reti is now the party's interim leader.

Māni Dunlop is… Audio

Stephen, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss the big decisions weighing on Cabinet over the loosening of Covid restrictions, the discontent in the rural sector evident in yesterday's countrywide protests and… Audio

RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson on analysis of the current political layout.

She spoke to Morning Report's Corin Dann. Audio

Politics now and it's more bad news for the National Party which has taken another hit in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll. At the same time, the Act Party had an astonishing 4.9 percentage point… Audio

The government's timeline to rollout a traffic light system is being attacked from all corners of Parliament.

Te Pāti Māori and the Green Party want the brakes put on, while Act and National are… Audio

The Delta outbreak has nibbled away at Labour's popularity, but National is not exactly benefitting from it.

In the latest One News Colmar Brunton poll, Labour is at 41 percent - down two points -… Video, Audio

Labour is beginning to hurt in the polls as rating of Covid management slump and another day of more than 200 infections yesterday. Also at COP26 New Zealand pledges an completely unquantifiable sum… Audio

Ai Weiwei has been described as the most important artist working today, and an `unsilenceable voice of freedom'. His sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the world. His… Audio

In China, president Xi Jinping is cementing his hold on power and his place at the centre of the country's political history.

The Chinese Communist Party has passed a resolution re-writing its… Audio

Mandatory vaccines could be part of New Zealand life for some time to come, with the Prime Minister reluctant to talk about when they might be lifted.

The first deadline is for for health and… Audio

So how are Aucklanders feeling about the latest government move?

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson, the National Party's Tamaki MP Simon O'Connor and Māori Party spokesperson John Tamihere spoke… Audio

Stephen, Ben and Susie discuss the latest Covid management measures, including the rapidly dumped idea of scheduling Aucklanders departure for Christmas holidays. Cabinet meets today and will decide… Audio

Cabinet meets today to decide whether to move the two regions out of alert level 3, step 1, as retailers plead with the government to ease alert level restrictions in Auckland and Waikato, to allow… Audio

There's been plenty of media coverage on the mental health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mental Health Foundation Shaun Robinson says a lot of it has been too simplistic, or just plain wrong.

Stephen, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss the Goverment's re-opening plan, the traffic light system for living with the Covid-19 pandemic and a road-map for getting back to business. Also, National and… Audio

The president of the Federated States of Micronesia says geopolitical competition in the Pacific is not as fraught as often believed.

David Panuelo also insists Australia's recent nuclear submarine… Audio

Cabinet will today review the alert level three settings for Auckland, Northland and parts of Waikato. Despite the Super Saturday event which saw almost 130 doses administered, current modelling shows… Audio

Holly Walker reviews Activism, Feminism, Politics and Parliament by Margaret Wilson, published by BWB Bridget Wilson Books. Audio

Cabinet is set to review alert level three for Auckland, Northland and parts of Waikato on Monday.

There were 92 Covid-19 cases reported over the weekend, while the country held a mass vaccination… Audio

In Focus on politics, Katie Scotcher explores the challenges and priorities in the inherently political transport sector. Audio

Nina Hall, Assistant Professor in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University joins us once again. Nina is back in Aotearoa New Zealand - she'll be bringing us up to date on the German… Audio

A political party is being formed in Norfolk Island to fight for the island's self-determination. Audio

Neale, Liam and Kathryn discuss the Government's gamble on Covid strategy, was it a politics driven decision?. Also the dilemmas over vaccine passports and slowness on supplementary testing. Does this… Audio

To Australia, Nathan Rarere was joined by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio