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Nauru under media spotlight as reporters get rare access to asylum seekers
Nauru’s government has gone to great lengths in recent years to keep journalists off the island - and away from the hundreds of asylum seekers languishing in limbo there. Mediawatch looks at what…
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Marama Fox officially steps down as Māori Party co-leader
Former MP Marama Fox has officially resigned as the co-leader of the Māori Party. Audio
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PM to ask questions of NZ journalist's detention in Nauru
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has arrived in Nauru where she will be asking for more detail about the detention of a New Zealand journalist.
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NZ journalist detained in Nauru, Ardern to ask questions
The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, will be asking for more detail about the detention of a New Zealand journalist when she touches down in Nauru shortly. TVNZ's Pacific Correspondent, Barbara… Audio
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NZ reporter released after being detained in Nauru
Journalist Barbara Dreaver has been released after being detained by authorities in Nauru, TVNZ is reporting. Video
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Meka Whaitiri will not return to Parliament when it resumes
Sidelined Labour MP Meka Whaitiri will not return to Parliament this week while under investigation for a "staffing matter".
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Gerry Brownlee questions 'minimum' sanction for Clare Curran
Senior National MP Gerry Brownlee says Clare Curran has had only the minimum sanction imposed over her failure to properly declare a meeting she had with a tech entrepreneur.
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Broad political support for MP pay freeze
Both the National Party and ACT are backing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's move to freeze MPs pay for a year.
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MPs' pay freeze: Seymour agrees with PM for first time
The Act Party leader, David Seymour, says for the first time ever he agrees with the Prime Minister after she moved to freeze MPs pay for a year. Jacinda Ardern announced last night MPs would not be… Audio
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MPs' salaries to be frozen for a year
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the Government will freeze MPs' salaries and allowances for a year.
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Act leader David Seymour struggles for support - but not media exposure.
Last weekend’s Act Party conference attracted plenty of media coverage but not many bums on seats. Meanwhile, pundits have pondered if the party has any future - and if the leader appearing on Dancing… Audio
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Act leader David Seymour struggles for support - but not media exposure.
Last weekend’s Act Party conference attracted plenty of media coverage but not many bums on seats. Meanwhile, pundits have pondered if the party has any future - and if the leader appearing on Dancing…
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Simon Bridges spending leak: Consensus over need for inquiry
The clock is ticking for whoever leaked Simon Bridges' travel expenses with a forensic expert being brought in to identify the person responsible.
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Govt has never lost focus on the economy - PM
Jacinda Ardern says the Government is listening to businesses to raise confidence levels, after it slumped to a 10-year low. Audio
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Jacinda Ardern 'listening to business concerns'
ACT leader David Seymour on Monday joined National leader Simon Bridges in criticising the Prime Minister's approach to the economy. Mr Bridges said on Morning Report that Jacinda Ardern had done… Audio
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Act calls for end to Māori seats and fewer politicians
Act leader David Seymour has called for an end to Māori seats and fewer politicians in Parliament, ideas first tabled by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters last year. Audio
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National cautious on ACT's call to reduce MP numbers
National has some sympathy for ACT's call to reduce the number of MPs, but won't support the policy in its current form, the party's electoral reform spokesperson Nick Smith says. Video, Audio
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Abolishing Māori seats 'much more trouble than it's worth' - Bridges
National party leader Simon Bridges says New Zealand needs a more efficient parliament and a smaller executive, but there are significant "fishhooks" in ACT's proposals. Video
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ACT considering rebranding - David Seymour
If David Seymour had his way twenty Members of Parliament would have their jobs cut as well as the seven Māori seats. It's part of a raft of changes the ACT Party leader has outlined at his party's… Video, Audio
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Abolishing Māori seats 'more trouble than it's worth' - Bridges
National and ACT have a long history, but the future of that relationship is uncertain. ACT is polling the highest it has ever done under David Seymour but during the party conference on Sunday he… Audio
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ACT's David Seymour admits pinching NZ First policy
The ACT Party leader David Seymour has admitted his latest policy idea of abolishing the Maori seats and reducing the number of general MPs in Parliament came from New Zealand First. He pitched the… Audio
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Seymour wants Māori seats abolished
ACT's leader David Seymour Party has told his party's annual conference he wants to abolish the Māori seats and reduce the number of MPs.
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Claims of threats made after reaction to Massey ban
The man who wrote to Massey University with concerns over Don Brash's event, before the cancellation, says he has been targeted by critics. Audio
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MP considers cancelling uni talk in protest over Brash ban
National MP Chris Bishop is considering pulling out of his speech at Massey University in protest over its decision to block Don Brash from speaking there.
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Don Brash to speak about 'PC culture' at Auckland Uni
The University of Auckland will not be following Massey University's decision to ban former Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash from giving a speech.
