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A new report is proposing to extend the parliamentary term to four years and to increase the number of MPs, so politicians can plan better for the future. The Victoria University report argues a… Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little yesterday announced that Government would introduce legislation allowing people to enrol on the same day, and the proposed law change would also allow ballot boxes in… Audio

Fancy voting for your favourite candidate while picking up some bananas from the supermarket Justice Minister Andrew Little yesteday announced that Government would introduce legislation allowing… Audio

For the first time voters will be able to register to vote on election day next year.

The government announced the law change, saying roughly 19,000 voters had their ballots disallowed last election… Audio

The National Party has expressed support for the ACT party's proposal to change laws covering insulting and offensive speech.

But Otago University law professor - Andrew Geddis - says ACT's plan… Video, Audio

An ACT party proposal to repeal parts of the Human Rights Act is being questioned by a leading law professor.

The party's new Freedom to Speak Bill takes aim at legislation covering insulting and… Audio

The police have dropped an investigation into hacking of the Treasury website prompted by the leaking of supposedly secret Budget details.

The Treasury admitted this morning a weakness in its website… Audio

In a rare parliamentary move, the Speaker named and suspended National MP Nick Smith for a comment yesterday, he accused Trevor Mallard of being " soft on drugs, like the Government."  Audio

In a rare parliamentary move, the Speaker named and suspended National MP Nick Smith for a comment yesterday. The dispute happened in the last question of the day in Question Time when Smith accused… Audio

The government has formed a consensus on what form next year's cannabis referendum will take, and plans to announce it tomorrow. Audio

A pamphlet described as racist by Justice Minister Andrew Little has been dropped in an Auckland suburb, prompting a complaint. The pamphlet by a group called "One Law for All" contained anti-Māori… Audio

It's been revealed a New Zealand nurse, Louisa Akavi, was captured by Islamic State in Syria more than five years ago. No one knows her fate. The story has been under wraps for fear her situation may… Audio

Special counsel Robert Mueller's report has finally been given to congress. According to a summary of it, President Trump's campaign did not conspire with Russia during the 2016 election.  Audio

The Prime Minister has just announced a royal commission of inquiry into the Christchurch mosque shooting. At her post cabinet briefing Jacinda Ardern explained a bit about what the inquiry would look… Audio

Susie Ferguson is in Wellington and Guyon Espiner is in Christchurch for a special broadcast of Morning Report in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings. Frustration grows as family and friends… Audio

There are calls for Shane Jones to resign for sitting in on multi-million dollar funding meeting for a project he was once poised to be the chairman of. Mr Jones declared a conflict of interest in… Audio

Words like "explosive" are being used to describe the address to the US Congress by President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer. Michael Cohen has made his second appearance after making a plea… Audio

Words like "explosive" are being used to describe the address to the US Congress by President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer. Michael Cohen has made his second appearance after making a plea… Audio