Stories by Lillian Hanly

Seymour has criticised the ministerial line-up as looking "bloated" and full of meaningless titles. Audio

Opposition MPs say the government's plan to remove voting rights for prisoners is "ridiculous", but it has been welcomed by the Sensible Sentencing Trust.

Whānau Ora Minister Tama Potaka says the change is about "moving in an elevated and refreshed direction".

Shane Jones and David Seymour are against a proposal for Te Kawerau ā Maki to be part of a committee overseeing the Waitākere Ranges. Audio

The two firefighters stranded above the blaze made a rare mayday call when "everything that could go wrong did go wrong". Audio

Iwi leader Mike Smith is hailing the High Court's refusal to expand his "internationally significant" case against big New Zealand polluters to thousands of other companies as a victory.

Ministry of Justice data confirms the government's claim it met its target to reduce the number of violent crime victims. Audio

Winston Peters told RNZ the prime minister had not consulted with him ahead of the calls. Audio

The prime minister will not say yet if he would support a potential law change to keep publicly elected officials safer.

The legislation change would not require Oranga Tamariki to work in partnership with iwi and hapū.

It comes after thousands of submissions were to be excluded from the record.

New Zealand is "relatively well positioned" to weather Trump's new sweeping global tariffs according to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Audio

Te Pāti Māori says it will hold its own "alternative independent hearing". Audio

Te Pāti Māori says it'll hold its own hearing on tikanga, following complaints about a haka in Parliament.

Rawiri Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke say they are being denied natural justice,

The Privileges Committee hearing was set after concerns were raised about their conduct during the first reading of the controversial bill.

Asked if ACT would back the plan, the prime minister said he would "worry about that down the road". Audio

She says a "visible police presence" makes people feel "more on edge."

The committee recommended the Labour MP be "required to apologise".

The Minister of Māori Development didn't know Cabinet had agreed not to include the clause in the coalition's proposed legislation.

Analysis: Peters heads home from Washington DC armed with fresh intel on what the new US administration is thinking, and the impact it might have on New Zealand and the wider Pacific.

The Foreign Minister says he's deeply concerned about renewed fighting. Audio

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says his Washington meetings are extraordinarily important in the global economic circumstances. Audio

The Foreign Minister is keeping his cool in the US ahead of the main event.

Analysis - The Foreign Minister's trip to Washington comes at a time of global volatility, where rules seem to be constantly changing. Audio