Demelza Leslie

The National MP, Tau Henare, has put his hand up for the Speaker's role in Parliament, should it become vacant. Audio

The Wellington City Council is more than doubling its contribution to build a national war memorial park. Audio

Opposition parties say the Government has overseen more job losses than job creation in its four years in office. Audio

The Labour Party says the Government is so consumed by its plan to sell off state-owned assets that it's forgetting about the need to create jobs in the economy. Audio

The Maori Party says the Government is trying to avoid a fight with Maori by delaying the partial sale of Mighty River Power until early next year. Audio

The Cabinet is to consider a proposal to close a legal loophole that allowed a convicted rapist to move in next door to his victim in Invercargill last year. Audio

Labour says the inquiry into the MFAT leak may have uncovered a fundamental breach of collective Cabinet responsibility and confidentiality by Cabinet Minister Tim Groser, who if that's proved would… Audio

More than a thousand people marched to the steps of Parliament today in support of a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. Audio

The Government's being accused of beneficiary bashing after confirming its new drug testing regime. Audio

The Prime Minister is dismissing threats against New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan as propaganda. Audio

ACC says it is going to cost money to make the necessary changes to protect client privacy. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, is dismissing the latest flood of people to Australia as nothing unusual. Audio

The MMP electoral system came under fire again this week, after the electoral commission announced a proposed shake-up of the system. Audio

A memo leaked to Radio New Zealand shows the Health Ministry is against Government's plan to cancel welfare payments to beneficiaries who fail drugs tests. Audio

A leaked memo from the Ministry of Health shows it's warning the government off its policy to drug test beneficiaries. Audio

Families of people who've been raped, abused or killed have made emotional pleas to MPs to toughen bail laws. Audio

The Fire Service hopes a review of its functions will make the public realise firefighters do a lot more than put out fires. Audio

Opposition parties are questioning whether the Government's Ministerial Committee on Poverty has made any real progress in improving the lives of low-income New Zealanders. Audio

Politicians say the death of two New Zealand soldiers in the Bamiyan province of Afghanistan, while tragic, is not grounds for a panic response or early troop withdrawal. Audio

The Government denies it is considering cutting the Ministry of Social Development's core budget if it fails to move people off welfare. Audio