Craig Mcculloch
How Labour aimed at Wellington pen pushers and hit teachers and nurses
Labour's announcement of a public service wage freeze took everyone by surprise. Was it a party taking aim at its traditional support base, or a minister losing control of the narrative? Audio
'Serious concerns' about Mallard's conduct in House - Ardern
Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard has been delivered a ticking off by the Prime Minister for his conduct last night - but he holds onto his job.
Mallard faced off with the Opposition in a… Audio
National wants a vote of no-confidence in the speaker
The National Party wants a vote of no-confidence in the speaker, Trevor Mallard. This follows unruly scenes last night when the speaker used the legal protections of Parliament to defend himself… Audio
Nearly $1b unspent Covid-19 cash fattens up Budget 2021
The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has unearthed nearly a billion dollars of unspent Covid-19 cash to fatten up this month's Budget.
The man with his hands on the purse-strings now has a new job… Audio
Finance Minister previews this year's budget
The Finance Minister has found nearly one billion dollars of unspent Covid-19 money, which will now be spread across different projects. Grant Robertson made the announcement this morning, setting out… Audio
$1b saved from Covid-19 response reallocated in budget
The government has reprioritised close to $1 billion that it's saved from the country's Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund ahead of this month's Budget. Finance Minister Grant Robertson made the… Audio
Government was warned about First Home grant changes
The Government was warned that its First Home grant changes could pour fuel on an already red-hot housing crisis - but went ahead anyway. Audio
Flights from high-risk Covid-19 countries barred from NZ, citizens still allowed
New Zealand residents in four Covid-19-ravaged countries will be barred from coming home under a new regime at the border. Only citizens from those countries will be able to return.
The rules are a… Audio
Chris Hipkins announces changes to border rules
The Government has just announced a further bolstering of the country's border, with passengers on high-risk flights to be kept in separate hotels from other arrivals. The Covid-19 Response Minister… Audio
Smiles between Mahuta, Payne despite trans-Tasman tensions
Australia and New Zealand's foreign ministers were all smiles during their first face-to-face meeting, despite an assortment of festering trans-Tasman tensions.
Marise Payne has made quick use of the… Video, Audio
Australia, New Zealand Foreign Ministers meet in NZ
The Australian and New Zealand Foreign Affairs Ministers have met at Parliament this morning, in the first face-to-face talks since the Covid-19 pandemic shut borders across the world.
Australia's… Audio
Technical error makes govt's Ihumātao deal 'unlawful' - Auditor-General
The government's Ihumātao deal has been deemed unlawful by the Auditor-General - and the Housing Minister Megan Woods ordered to please explain.
The Opposition has hammered the Government over the… Audio
National pitches money for councils for more house-building
With all eyes on what the housing market will do next, National has put up its plan for how to turn the crisis around.
Last month, the government debuted a suite of policies designed to slow… Audio
Three new buildings in multimillion dollar Parliament upgrade
Parliament is in line for a multi-million dollar upgrade - with three new buildings planned for the precinct.
The Speaker Trevor Mallard says the current set-up is sub-par, uneconomic and… Audio
Health Minister shuts down calls for swift overhaul of drug law
Health Minister Andrew Little has shot down calls for a swift overhaul of drug laws, saying any major change would first have to go to a referendum.
A host of health and social organisations have… Audio
National grills govt over failure to meet vaccine rollout targets
New Zealand is not only well behind most other countries when it comes to its Covid-19 vaccine rollout, it has also failed to meet its own targets so far.
Opposition parties say the government needs… Audio
Government yet to finalise national vaccine strategy
The Government has been sitting on advice regarding a nationwide vaccination schedule for weeks - but has yet to finalise or publish its plan.
That's despite Australia unveiling an extensive strategy… Audio
Covid-19: Police called to keep tabs on self-isolaters
The police have been called in to help keep tabs on people who've been instructed to isolate after a spate of rule-breaking forced Auckland back into lockdown.
Health officials have been phoning… Audio
Covid-19: Seymour blames government for new lockdown
The Act Party is blaming Government complacency for the latest lockdown - and says the rule-breakers are a convenient scapegoat.
Auckland was plunged back into Lockdown Level 3 over the weekend after… Audio
Immigration looks into Green MP's partner's visa application
Immigration bosses are looking into the case of a Green MP's partner to ensure no special treatment was given regarding his visa application.
Ricardo Menendez March flew to Mexico in December to care… Audio