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National's tax plan, and the highest inflation in decades has the government feeling the pinch. Political Editor Jane Patterson counts the costs for both parties. Audio

The business advocacy group that helped design the income insurance scheme is kicking National Party criticism of it to the kerb.

Business New Zealand boss Kirk Hope told Lisa Owen the scheme is… Video, Audio

A new skirmish in the war against tobacco aims to stub out a whole new generation of smokers. Audio

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is proposing stringent measures to make tourism more sustainable, once our borders reopen. Just over a year ago, Simon Upton released a major report… Audio

What will New Zealand look like in a post-Covid world? Writer Max Rashbrooke considers the role of an 'active state' post-coronavirus. Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about big paybacks for Amazon Prime - but small paydays; Three's joint On Weed and a case of sub-optimal optimisation. Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has tried to reassure the Auckland business community nothing is set in stone with the new tax proposals, including what a capital gains tax might look like. Political… Audio

New Zealand First's response to the Tax Working Group's recommendations will be pivotal to whether they become government policy - but the coalition partner is staying tight-lipped on its first… Audio

The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, is dismissing National's claim that new tax proposals are "an attack on the Kiwi way of life." He discusses the proposals with Guyon Espiner. Audio

Consumers are set to pay more for petrol, energy and possibly even their cars, under new proposals being considered by the Government. Climate Change Minister James Shaw says he's looking at putting a… Audio

After years of being lured by the promise of low rates, Aucklanders are now being asked to fork out to finally fix the city's long-running and escalating problems. Todd Niall asks if residents are… Video, Audio

While our government is promising to put more public money into public broadcasting, Switzerland is about to vote on whether to pull the plug on it altogther. Video, Audio

Claims that the election turned the rural-urban divide into a chasm were strongly echoed in the media - especially the farming press. Audio

Vanuatu's government is pushing ahead with controversial tax reforms despite widespread opposition from the private sector and warnings from the International Labour Organisation. Audio

A government-ordered review of Canada's news media has proposed bold changes to ease the problems they're facing - the same issues the media here are grappling with too. Mediawatch talks to a Canadian… Video, Audio

The proposals put forward by Revenue Minister Michael Woodhouse include giving Inland Revenue broader powers and tightening loopholes that allow companies to claim they have no taxable presence in New… Audio