Demelza Leslie

The Prime Minister is standing by his ACC Minister, Judith Collins, despite calls from the Labour Party for her to be sacked over her handling of the public corporation and its privacy breaches. Audio

Legislation that would radically revamp local authorities has passed its first reading in Parliament by two votes. Audio

Opposition parties are worried that changes to the legislation that will let Fonterra's dairy farmers trade their shares in the exporting mega-cooperative are being rushed through. Audio

The Government is looking at empowering courts to order some parents to stop having more children. Audio

Opposition politicians are demanding a parliamentary inquiry into the Treasury's handling of the Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme after a second highly critical report. Audio

The Labour leader, David Shearer, has attacked the government's move to increase class sizes and dismissed its research and development funding during his post-budget day visits in Wellington. Audio

Opposition parties say minor tax changes in yesterday's budget are petty and will do nothing to promote economic growth. Audio

The Labour Party is calling for the Foreign Affairs Minister to be held accountable for causing irreparable damage to the country's foreign service. Audio

The Labour Party is calling for the Foreign Affairs Minister to be held accountable for causing what it says is irreparable damage to the country's foreign service. Audio

The Government says it is channeling savings made in other departments into the disabilities sector, but Labour wants to know more about where the money is coming from. Audio

Opposition parties are calling for the Government to drop its legal battle against a group of families fighting to be paid to care for their disabled children. Audio

The Labour Party has taken another swipe at the Government's proposed welfare reforms saying they are rushed and ill-prepared. Audio

The Green Party is calling for the Terrorism Suppression laws to be scrapped now that that crown has decided not to retry the Urewera four on the charge of being part of an organised criminal group. Audio

The Government will invest an extra 80-million-dollars in childcare to help beneficiaries back into work. Audio

Opposition MPs say the government might as well hand graduates a plane ticket to Australia with its increase to student loan repayments rates. Audio

Opposition parties are accusing the Government of using the changes to the liquor laws to divert public attention away from the controversies over ACC, John Banks and Sky City. Audio

Opposition parties are accusing the Prime Minister of throwing his ethical standards out of the window for not forcing John Banks to stand down as a minister. Audio

The view of list MPs as second rate has come up on the second day of hearings into the MMP voting system. Audio

The two main political parties are at odds over the fairness of the MMP electoral system. Audio

The opposition is continuing to question the Government's approach to its potential deal with Sky City Casino to build a convention centre in return for extra gaming machines. Audio