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Mega strike, police scandals and bye-bye Census: The biggest stories from 2025
We look back at some of the biggest stories that made headlines around the country.
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Ngā Kaupapa Hirahira o te Tau: A look back at the year that was in Te Ao Māori
RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team look back at the kaupapa and the people that shook Te Ao Māori in 2025.
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News of the weird: The strangest stories of 2025
There was no shortage of strange news filed by RNZ reporters and our international partners in the past 12 months - here's the year in review.
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What was in the email Marlon Williams sent the Treaty Negotiations Minister?
The acclaimed singer-songwriter brought up the 2023 email to Paul Goldsmith during his acceptance speech at this year's Silver Scroll Awards.
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Parliament's year in numbers: Who spoke the most and how many bills were introduced?
Analysis: We look back at this year's Parliament in data, including just how much coffee fuels our democracy?
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The House For Sun 21 Dec 2025
The latest from the House - the 2025 Adjournment Debate. Audio
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Winston Peters' advice to anyone thinking of rolling a PM
In a sit-down interview with RNZ, the New Zealand First leader discusses the year that's been and the upcoming election.
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More Christmas messages from Parliament
We hear from Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson, along with ACT Party Leader and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour. Audio
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The Whip 17 December 2025
Podcast episode — 17 December 2025Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Maria Slade, Fran O'Sullivan and Sue Bradford. They touch briefly on a new political poll and the Bondi shooting, before diving into the newly-announced mega Ministry: the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport. Then, they look at some bold calls from ACT leader David Seymour in his end-of-year interview.
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MPs on Bondi: Divergence, messaging and word choice inside party responses
Parliament's week began with condolences for the Bondi attack, but their divergences and message choices said a lot.
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The Whip for 17 December 2025
Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Maria Slade, Fran O'Sullivan and Sue Bradford. They touch briefly on the Bondi shooting, before diving… Audio
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Parliament adjourns for the year with barbed words
The prime minister likened Labour to "picked-over box of favourites", with the good ones gone and "most of them like a Cherry Ripe".
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How changes to the foreign buyers ban will work
Explainer - New Zealand's ban on overseas buyers of real estate has been softened - but there's one rather large catch. Audio
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Finance minister hits back at criticisms from Labour and Taxpayer Union
Nicola Willis has mounted a defence of her "deliberate, medium-term" strategy, and attacked her opponents on both the left and the right.
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New mega-ministry to merge housing, transport and environment
Minister Chris Bishop says currently much of the government's reform work spans multiple agencies. Audio
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David Seymour promises to reignite Treaty debate
The ACT leader made the comments in a sit-down interview with RNZ reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead.
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Hipkins says Seymour, Peters will be 'nightmare' in election year
The Labour leader says there will be tensions within the ACT-National-New Zealand First coalition heading into a campaign. Audio
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Deputy PM on Early Childhood Food programme
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks the week in politics Audio
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School won't say whether findings from mouldy lunch investigation will be released
About 20 mince and potato meals covered in mould were served to children at Haeata Community Campus.
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Bondi attack 'an act of antisemitism in all its ugliness and cruelty' - Luxon
Prime Minister says the NZ government stands in solidarity with the people of the Jewish faith after the shooting in Sydney.
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The House: Parliament gets urgent on voting rules, climate targets
In its penultimate sitting block of the year, Parliament was in urgency debating 12 bills, but the most controversial were among the last.
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Coalition strains over stewardship land shake-up
The Conservation Minister has re-classified swathes of stewardship land on the West Coast of the South Island.
