Brent Edwards

The Government has made kickstarting the beleagured Middle East peace process its top priority when New Zealand takes over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council tomorrow. Audio

Sometimes the media embrace politicians who can take a joke, or try something new. Sometimes they punish them for it. Audio

The Government is coming under increasing pressure to accept more refugees, particularly after the Prime Minister wrongly claimed thousands and thousands were getting into the country under the… Audio

The Greenpeace members were protesting about government inaction on climate change. Audio

Government ministers say they want to toughen sanctions against companies responsible for workplace deaths but appear at odds about whether that means introducing a corporate manslaughter offence. Audio

The Prime Minister is urging people in unhealthy state homes to go to government agencies for help. Audio

The Prime Minister has corrected himself after wrongly claiming three to four thousand refugees are coming into the country each year. Audio

Staying with the Prime Minister and the Government is coming under increasing pressure to boost the refugee quota of 750 a year. Audio

The Finance Minister has conceded lower dairy prices are hitting the economy but Bill English says growth is still expected to remain strong over the next four years. Audio

Staying with refugees, and the Government is sticking by its decision not to increase our refugee quota. Audio

New Zealand has agreed to become a founding member of a bank that China is setting up as a counter-weight to the American-backed World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Audio

Not long after Labour elected Andrew Little as leader he announced the party would confront what he said was one of the biggest challenges facing New Zealand: the future of work. Audio

The Government is being urged to do more to deal with rising house prices and inequality but it says it is already doing much of what has been recommended. Audio

An apparent turn-around in the Government's finances has raised the possibility it might make surplus this year after all. Audio

Political Editor Brent Edwards on workplace safety law. Audio

As rescuers scramble to find the man buried under tonnes of rubble in a South Island quarry, the Government is under pressure not to back down on its pledge after the Pike River Mine disaster to… Audio