Focus on Politics

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says this election is the final chance to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, curb environmental degradation, and reduce inequality. 

Following bruising… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' week-long trip to China centred on a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, one of the world's most powerful men. 

Amid tense geostrategic conditions and with a trip… Read more Audio

Politicians went head to head on health equity this week, with opposition parties making a concerted effort to paint a waitlist prioritisation tool as discriminatory. 

With accusations flying from… Read more Audio

Warnings from those behind artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made lawmakers around the world take notice.

The tech sector itself is engaged with the government and is considering six… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' whistlestop trip to Papua New Guinea sends a clear message: superpowers may come and go, but New Zealand is here to stay. 

The US and PNG signing a security deal is the… Read more Audio

The 2023 Budget has proven difficult to define: neither the belt-tightening exercise that was promised, nor the blatant bribery sometimes seen in election years.

Certainly, it is no election… Read more Audio

Meka Whaiti's defection brings Labour's solid 65-strong majority down to 62, opening it up to accusations of disunity and instability. Lumping in Elizabeth Kerekere's resignation from the Greens… Read more Audio

Covid-19, flu, RSV and other respiratory illnesses are on the rise as we inch towards winter, so Te Whatu Ora launched its winter preparedness plan this week with the aim of easing the pain for… Read more Audio

Expectations are being kept very low for the 18 May Budget, so any surprises can have maximum political impact. 

With a tight election looming, Labour will want to offer a proverbial carrot to voters… Read more Audio