Chris Finlayson

The Maori Party has agreed to back the National-led Government's proposal to replace the contentious 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act with a new law. Audio

Treaty Negotiations Minister and Attorney General, Chris Finlayson on the proposals to replace the Seabed and Foreshore Act Audio

To prove customary title iwi or hapu would have to show continuous and exclusive use of an area since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

Attorney-General Chris Finlayson has ruled the work testing of DPB recipients, sickness beneficiaries and the unemployed breaches the bill of rights because it treats them differently based on their… Audio

Creative New Zealand's board is being cut in half and the $200,000 that saves is to go to arts practitioners. We hear from Art Collector Jim Barr, Arts Minister Chris Finlayson, and the Chair of… Audio

The Minister of Arts Culture and Heritage explains the new changes to Creative New Zealand. Audio

Tax is back on the Government's agenda for the start of 2010 with the Tax Working Group due to release its final report tomorrow. Audio

Tax breaks for wealthy donors are being considered as one way to encourage rich people to give more to the arts. Audio

The government says the amount paid to Crown Prosecutors will be looked at as part of a wider review of the justice system. Audio

The Government wants to settle all historical Treaty of Waitangi Claims by 2014 but new figures from the Waitangi Tribunal reveal just how big a task that will be. Audio

The Foreshore and Seabed Act looks set to be repealed, with an independent review condemning the legislation as discriminatory against Maori and wrong in principle and approach. Audio

There will be additional funding for the Office of Treaty Settlements in this year's Budget. Audio

National Party Arts Spokesperson on his party's Arts Policy. Audio

Chris Finlayson puts a little meat on the bones of the Ntional Party's arts policy. Audio