Chris Hipkins

Nearly 50,000 teachers are going on strike on Wednesday in historic action that will close primary, secondary and area schools for hundreds of thousands of children.

They're trying to turn up the… Audio

The government is facing yet another big pay demand from school staff, with secondary principals tabling a claim for a 15 percent pay rise and six weeks annual leave. The Post Primary Teachers… Audio

MPs are back at Parliament after a week off and the first thing they'll tackle in the House is a bill on climate change. Audio

The Education Minister says the teachers' mega strike is not justified and it won't achieve any breakthrough in pay talks. Primary and secondary teachers will walk off the job for one day on May 29 in… Audio

The government has warned it might have to bail out some polytechnics as the sector faces yet another tough year. Members of the Tertiary Education Union say enrolments are looking bad for many of the… Audio

The Education Minister says the "mega-strike" by teachers won't achieve anything as the government has already put its best pay offer on the table. The two teachers' unions - NZEI and the Post Primary… Audio

Billions of dollars are channeled by the government into public services every year and every year MPs question whether or not it was money well spent in the Annual Review Debate. Audio

Some weeks Parliament is a cavalcade of gripping bills, some weeks the interest is in what won’t be happening. Audio

The Government's zero fees scheme for tertiary study appears to have done little to encourage more students to hit the books. A survey by Canterbury University researchers has found less than six… Audio

It's going to be a busy busy week in Parliament, and it's not just guns. Chris Hipkins is the man with the agenda. Audio

Primary school teachers and principals have voted to reject the latest offer from the Ministry of Education. Chris Hipkins is the Education Minister. He talks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

The Leader of the House Chris Hipkins tells The House how firearms legislation can be processed more quickly by Parliament. Audio

When Parliament resumes on Tuesday it will be in a sombre mood. And the focus of a shortened week will be the Christchurch attacks. Audio

Parliament has leapt into its second chunk of business for the year, with a week that's all about numbers. Tax, budgets, tax, commerce, tax, spending, tax, tax. Audio