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The law allowing drug testing at festivals is set to expire in December but MPs are working on a bill to put in a permanent system

National MPs are at odds when it comes to race relations, offering differing views on Māori co-governance and targeted funding.

National MPs are backing their leader Judith Collins following last night's dire political poll and have endorsed her persistent claims that the government is pursuing a "separatist" agenda.

Parliament agrees Human Rights in China are problematic - after agreeing a compromise to debate them. 

A swimmer who had to be hospitalised for three nights following an Auckland ocean swim says it was a shock when she came out of the water.

Opinion - Speculation about National's leadership has died down, writes Bryce Edwards: Judith Collins lives on as leader, but the party desperately needs to rebuild.

Last weekend political pundits and presenters reckoned the leader of the opposition was ripe for rolling and her days in the job were numbered. But - as in the past - it was all based on rumours…

Calls to force witnesses to child abuse to speak, reforming adoption law for same-sex couples, and better protections for religious freedoms have been made at Parliament

Analysis - A startling revelation shows up cracks in the testing regime just as the vaccine rollout comes under scrutiny, and National faces another bout of leadership speculation, writes Peter Wilson…

Opinion - Judith Collins' National Party leadership is under more scrutiny, with increased talk in the media of her being replaced by brand new MP Christopher Luxon, writes Bryce Edwards.

Poverty continues to be the major reason why Māori are the victims of crime more often than non-Māori, a new study has revealed.

In today's sports news - Fox in record-breaking form, Real Sociedad win Copa del Rey and West Brom upset Chelsea and Manchester City extend in EPL.

In today's sports news - Bridge to return for Crusaders, Montoya to make his Warriors debut and New Zealand keen to host Rugby Championship.

Parliament hears from hundreds of public submitters each week but some stand out a little, like the Mongrel-Mob Kingdom, from Waikato.

The bill put forward by National MP Simeon Brown "clearly targets" Māori and Pasifika, the Mongrel Mob says, and they believe the bill is purely to gain votes.

The government wants to beef up the chief censor’s power to root out harmful and hateful stuff online - but opposition politicians and internet freedom advocates say this is an overreach which could…