Chris Bramwell

The Prime Minister, John Key, says Labour's plan to introduce a capital gains tax will take the country screaming backwards. Audio

The Labour Party is to unveil its tax package next week and already speculation about what it might contain is running rife around Parliament. Audio

After months of hinting, a group dedicated to overturning New Zealand's electoral system has come into the open and declared its hand. Audio

The Labour Party is calling for the head of the country's biggest employers' group to resign after he suggested some women are paid less than men because they regularly take time off because of their… Audio

New revelations have come to light about what happened immediately after the first explosion at the Pike River Mine near Greymouth. Audio

The Government has undergone a grilling over safety standards in the country's underground coal mines. Audio

The gun lobby has put its case to MPs to try to stop controls being placed on the importation of some airguns. Audio

The Labour Party is being accused of economic sabotage for saying it might reverse broadband contracts without compensation if it wins the election. Audio

The Labour Party says it might reverse broadband contracts without compensation if it wins the election. Audio

Candidates in the Te Tai Tokerau by-election are now into their final week of campaigning. Audio

This week the Focus team goes north to Tai Tokerau and takes a look at the neck-and-neck two-horse-race that is the by-election in this Maori electorate encompassing all above Auckland. Audio

Stricter rules for freedom campers are one step closer to becoming law. Under the Freedom Camping Bill, councils will be able to fine illegal campers and prosecute them for dumping sewage from their… Audio

The door is open to Darren Hughes returning to Parliament as a Labour MP, but not at the next election. Audio

The MP for Dunedin South, Clare Curran, says she was treated unfairly when she was chucked out of Parliament for wearing a Highlanders rugby jersey. Audio

The Green Party's emerged from its annual meeting over the weekend with a mandate to go into talks with both major political parties after the election. Audio

The Green Party's emerged from its annual meeting over the weekend with a mandate to go into talks with both major political parties after the election. Audio

The Green Party is holding its annual meeting in Auckland this weekend. Audio

Chris Bramwell investigates public service cutbacks in the UK. Audio

Just as the New Zealand government announces its plans for cuts to the public sector, the British government has embarked on a massive programme of public sector reform. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, has delivered his third budget, which he's predicting will get the country out of deficit in the next four years - a year earlier than forecast . Audio