Chris Bishop

The new government has unveiled what policy it wants to push through in its first three months in office, including moving into urgency to debate five bills before Christmas.

Prime Minister… Audio

National's "worst-case scenario" has become a reality - the party needs New Zealand First to form a government. After 20 long days of counting, re-counting and double checking ballots the final… Video, Audio

The National Party leaders will discuss strategy around forming a government this afternoon, after they have "watched the rugby", says campaign chair Chris Bishop.

Bishop has told a Morning Report… Audio

Wrapping up Election 2023, there's still plenty to play for ahead of election day. We review the highs and lows of Election 2023, unpack National's 'Winston Strategy', consider the missed… Video, Audio

The race to form the next government is shaping up to be a tighter competition than it previously seemed, with just three days left to vote.

Two polls released Wednesday night say neither Labour nor… Audio

Covid-19 has intervened in the election campaign, side-lining Labour leader Chris Hipkins just under two weeks out from polling day.

Hipkins started to experience symptoms on Sunday and returned a… Audio

The National Party is under pressure to explain where evicted anti-social Kāinga Ora tenants would go. 

The party says it would direct Kāinga Ora to evict and relocate repeat and serious anti-social… Audio

Christopher Luxon is guaranteeing a National government would achieve eight key commitments if the party wins next month's election.

The National leader launched his party's election campaign in… Audio

The UN says we've reached "the era of global boiling". Given that, you'd think climate might have got more of a mention from the media as the National Party released its road-heavy $24 billion… Audio

This week the Government added a morning sitting of the House to ‘get stuck into’ completing debate on RMA reform. The Opposition just aimed for ‘stuck’. Audio

National is promising people under 30 a leg up in paying their rental bonds using KiwiSaver savings.

The party's housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says getting together up to four weeks rent in… Audio

The National Party has withdrawn from a bipartisan housing policy it helped draft.

The Medium Density Residential Standards were viewed by some as a gamechanger in helping the country address its… Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about coverage putting the Loafers Lodge disaster in context - even in the midst of chaos and confusion, some impressive… Audio

The opposition is demanding more information from the Speaker to explain why the former Minister Meka Whaitiri has not been expelled from Parliament over her shock defection to the Maori Party. Adrian… Audio

The National Party has committed to repealing two rental laws if they win the election, claiming Labour has waged a war on landlords with it's rules.

It plans to bring back no-cause terminations and… Audio

On Tuesdays we're joined by the deputy leader of the National Party Nicola Willis but she wasn't available so instead the party has put up its spokesperson for housing, infrastructure and RMA reform… Audio