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National leader Simon Bridges is making no apologies for taking a hard line on welfare in its social services discussion document released today, which outlines policy positions and proposals. Audio

National leader Simon Bridges is making no apologies for taking a hard line on welfare in its social services discussion document released today, which outlines policy positions and proposals. Audio

Simon Bridges said he made no apology for National's "hard-line approach" saying it was "profoundly irresponsible" to abandon families to welfare dependency.

The National Party says it will block gang members from the dole if they can't prove legal income or assets, but a Black Power spokesperson says punishing families won't help anyone. Audio

The National Party is demanding answers from the Social Development Minister after the number of people on the jobseeker benefit rose more than 11 percent in the last year.

Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail.

The Green Party is throwing its support behind the foreign fighters legislation at the eleventh hour giving the government the numbers to pass it.

The Transport Agency has revealed it spent many thousands of dollars on an event to launch an online app in Queenstown - but it has failed to record just how much.

New Zealanders will almost certainly face a referendum next year on whether to legalise voluntary euthanasia after a make-or-break vote in Parliament cleared the way.

There will be another crucial vote for the voluntary euthanasia bill later today - whether or not a referendum will be held at the 2020 general election.

National's leader Simon Bridges says a bill imposing restrictions on people returning after fighting for extremist groups would only keep New Zealanders "half safe". Audio

Question Time is Parliament is the loudest free show in town. And it can be quite the spectacle. We caught the action of one typical Question Time on camera.

The failure to get the National Party on board over the returning foreign fighters legislation means it will now be delayed.

National Party leader Simon Bridges says he won't be voting for a referendum as part of the voluntary euthanasia legislation.

Ministerial briefings show officials told Simon Bridges, when he was Transport Minister, that a Silicon Valley company would transform New Zealand. Video