Eric Frykberg

The man who wrote of an intensive dirty tricks campaign by the National Party insists that the staffer at the heart of it has been fired by his former bosses. Audio

The United Nations is being asked to investigate the case of an intellectually disabled New Zealand man who has been kept in detention for 44 of the past 45 years. Audio

The Government is pressing on with merging parts of some departments, undeterred by the fact that its trailblazing merger at three big agencies was bungled. Audio

The Independent Police Conduct Authority will investigate the police over their decision not to take a prosecution against the former MP John Banks over his election returns. Audio

A former imam of a mosque in Christchurch accused of radicalising a suspected terrorist says religious leaders must tell the police and Security Intelligence Service if any members discuss jihad or… Audio

The Green Party is vowing to press on with a carbon tax to deter greenhouse gas emissions. Audio

Former TV presenter Shane Taurima has been told he can't stand for Labour in Tamaki Makaurau. Audio

In a rare public appearance, the head of the Government Security and Communications Bureau has emphatically denied his organisation carries out mass surveillance. Audio

New rules out of Beijing have thrown a spanner in the works for hundreds of tonnes of infant formula bound for China. Audio

The Government has effectively slammed the door on the legal high industry. Audio

Ambitious plans by the Labour Party to overhaul monetary policy-making are leaving some experts in the field unimpressed. Audio

The New Zealander killed by an American drone attack in Yemen in November has been named in Australia. Audio

Politicians have clashed on energy policy in a forerunner of expected election year debates. Audio

New Zealand's record on climate change is being criticised on two fronts. Audio

The Labour Party is conceding it might have to depend on National to get pro mining legislation passed in any future Labour led government. Audio

United Nations agency has invitation to assess human rights on Nauru withdrawn by the government with no explanation. Audio

Human rights investigators from the United Nations have been banned from travelling to Nauru to check on asylum seekers sent there by Australia. Audio

The Government is offering its largest-ever zone of land and sea to the energy industry for oil and gas prospecting. Audio

A huge increase in the amount of land and sea available for oil and gas exploration looks set to be unveiled this morning. Audio

The Government is crowing over new building figures which show a dramatic increase in house construction. Audio