Chris Hipkins

It will be a feisty week in Parliament and not just from election fever. Up for debate are abortion, elections, film workers, and whether to keep the government. Audio

Low voter turnout is a perennial issue but Parliament is hoping to buck the trend with workshops aimed at those under the voting age Audio

As Parliament enters its second sitting week of the year, MPs will be busy debating topics including polytechnics, voting, and the Government’s plan. Audio

Universities have asked the government to exempt thousands of Chinese students from New Zealand's ban on international arrivals from mainland China.

The ban, which is aimed at stopping the spread of… Audio

When Parliament finally begins each year it goes off with a bang, and in an election year moreso. In the first debate the parties demoed their election messages. They were selling both sunflowers… Audio

MPs will pay tribute to the former Prime Minister Mike Moore when they return to Parliament today for the first sitting day of 2020. Audio

Mid-year enrolment figures indicate many polytechnics have had another terrible year with one institute losing 1000 full-time students.

The figures for domestic enrolments in August show 15… Audio

Enrolment figures show just 29 percent of the tertiary students who benefited from the government's zero-fee scheme last year came from schools in the bottom five deciles.

The schools have 40 percent… Audio

This is Parliament’s ultimate week of the year. But the line-up is less in the sense of the epitome of superlative greats, and more the eventual, terminal, conclusion.  Audio

This Wednesday at Parliament they’re squeezing in next Wednesday as well. Who knew MPs were so powerful?  Audio

Parliament can be sluggish. It’s actually designed that way. But sometimes it turns on the after-burners and gets the wind in its hair as it debates.  Audio