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Samoan politics is still in a confusing state.

The recently elected FAST party held a swearing in ceremony in a large marquee tent erected on the Parliament grounds on Tuesday.

This was after the… Audio

We check in on Samoa which has been plunged into an unprecedented constitutional and political crisis. Audio

Political turmoil in Samoa is continuing to play out today. Samoa Observer Editor Alex Rheeney talks to Jesse. Audio

Neale, Ben and Kathryn with some post Budget analysis and discussion about the Opposition's response. Audio

Crowds are descending on Samoa's parliament where the Speaker of the House has refused a court order to convene parliament, with members of the emergent FAST Party locked out of the building. Audio

A chaotic storm of last-minute legal manoeuvring and political posturing has worsened Samoa's constitutional crisis hours before the new parliament is due to be sworn in.

The Samoan parliament is set… Audio

It's D-Day for the government's Budget, with all set to be revealed this afternoon. Political editor Jane Patterson and business editor Gyles Beckford spoke to Morning Report. Audio

Stephen, Ben and Kathryn discuss the results of last night's Newshub-Reid research poll including preferred Prime Minister, and they look ahead to the budget on Thursday. Stephen Mills is the… Audio

An expert in US politics says the Republican Party's removal of Liz Cheney from a top leadership role shows the GOP is splintering - and could lead to the formation of a breakaway party. House… Audio

Neale, Ben and Kathryn talk about a new unit within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to keep the Government on track to meeting priorities in key portfolios, including housing, child… Audio

Legal quagmire in Samoa politics to continue next week; Fijians brace for worst-case scenario in the country's Covid-19 outbreak; The plight of communities on Bougainville's flooded atolls; Pasifika… Audio

Iwi leaders say the Māori Health Authority is being used as a political football. 

National is piling on the pressure, saying the government is creating a separatist system. 

The Māori Party say… Audio

It's starting to feel like budget season. While this year's budget announcements will be a bit different, a lot seems to have stayed the same. Including pre-budget speeches! Political commentator Ben… Audio

Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten talk to Kathryn about the key recommendations in National review document, and leader Judith Collins' 'racist separatism' comments following the health reform… Audio

Stephen and Brigitte join Kathryn to look at the big shakeup of the health system and the risks for the government if it doesn't result in better service delivery. Will race be a big issue in the 2023… Audio

A political deadlock in Samoa after the recent general election is continuing without a resolution.

Two political parties - newcomer Faatuatua I le Atua Samoa ua Tasi, or FAST, and rival HRRP - both… Audio

Stephen, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss the ongoing management of Covid as the trans Tasman bubble takes off. Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research , which is the polling firm used by… Audio

RNZ Pacific Journalist Dominic Godfrey explains what's happening and how politics is run in Samoa as the country waits to find out their final election result. Audio

Government ministers are confident no taxpayer money has been caught up in donations to the Māori Party, that have been referred to the police.

A donation of $50,000 from the National Urban Māori… Audio

Brigitte Morten and Shane Te Pou talk to Kathryn about the pressure mounting on the Government over the Covid vaccine rollout and the latest border workers infected with the virus. Also the reaction… Audio