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Because the terrorist was under surveillance, police were in position to shoot him and end the knife attack within 60 seconds of it starting. That was a quick response according to Dr John Battersby.

Yesterday's attacks raise the question of why the terrorist hadn't previously faced heavier charges under New Zealand's anti-terrorism laws. Kim Hill spoke to Professor Andrew Geddis. Audio

Prof. Jacinta Ruru talks with fellow Māori academics about being Māori in a university. A highlight of 2021's Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. Audio

Well, as Elton John once told us, sorry seems to be the hardest word.

Or is it the easiest?

The government has this week issued an apology for the discriminatory Dawn Raids of the early 1970s.

But… Audio

Master storyteller Witi Ihimaera talks with Jacinta Ruru about Navigating the Stars: Māori Creation Myths, in which he explores Māori history and identity through its mythology.  Audio

The Serious Fraud Office is accusing six people of making donations to the Labour Party on the behalf of another donor, whose identity they tried to conceal.

There are 12 charges in total - with each… Audio

Police have referred the Māori Party to the Serious Fraud Office after it failed to declare more than $300,000 of donations to the Electoral Commission on time.

Any donation of over $30,000 must be… Audio

Non-New Zealand citizens trying to get back to Aotearoa from very high-risk Covid-19 countries are basically out of runway under the government's new rules.

It's created a category for countries with… Video, Audio

With the two-week halt on flights from India about to expire, the government is looking at bringing in a system to pause flights from places that are likely to export new Covid-19 infections.

But how… Audio

A law expert says claims by Police that officers did not know they were breaking the law when they used roadblocks to get information on gang members, doesn't stack up.

Last week the Independent… Audio

The Māori Party is under police investigation for failing to declare more than $300,000 in donations - and could be staring at a hefty sanction.

The party's president Che Wilson says it was an honest… Audio

Trevor Mallard, the arbiter of Parliament's house rules, is ironically not one to follow the rule book. Audio

Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis is taking aim at his department, over its failure to answer in court accusations of "brutal and inhumane" treatment of inmates at Auckland Women's prison.

Otago… Audio

A murky element to emerge from the February Covid-19 cluster is what power the police have to prosecute those who breach their isolation requirements.

The government has been reluctant to push for… Audio

The Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack has released its findings and reccomendations.

A recommendation of the Royal Commission is that a new offence of hate speech be introduced… Audio

An election law expert says momentum could be building to increase the parliamentary term to four years.

A Research New Zealand survey of 1000 people shows just over 60 percent support the idea… Audio