Giles Dexter

The government's proposing increasing fuel taxes in a phased way to pay for big infrastructure projects and maintenance. Its draft Policy Statement outlines fourteen transport projects it wants Waka… Audio

Labour says it would've liked to have offered more paid parental leave, but times are too tough. It's promising four weeks of paid leave for partners, but only if re-elected and it will be phased in… Audio

The Government is giving itself a big pat on the back for announcing an energy deal with the world's largest investment firm BlackRock, which it says will help New Zealand reach its 100% renewable… Audio

National has unveiled its plans for New Zealand's transport network, if its elected in October. Its Transport for the Future plan has a big emphasis on roads, but it insists public transport hasn't… Audio

Labour's refusing to rule in or out a suggestion it's about to make cutting GST from fruit and vegetables part of its tax policy.

National claims that's exactly what Labour's going to do.

It's… Audio

By this time next year, one step through a SmartGate could be the single border security hoop travellers have to jump through for a Trans-Tasman flight.

An announcement on simplifying travel was the… Audio

The Australian and New Zealand governments have announced a taskforce to make travel between the two countries easier. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Wellington for bilateral talks… Video, Audio

A beleaguered Labour Party is now urgently looking for a new East Coast candidate and a renewed focus on the election after Kiri Allan's decision to quit politics.

She'd already resigned all her… Audio

MPs agreed to put politics aside, for a few minutes at least, and acknowledge the victims of today's Auckland CBD shooting. Police have confirmed the offender was on home detention and had a history… Audio

Cabinet ministers' behaviour is continuing to create problems for the Labour Government.

Already Stuart Nash and Michael Wood have lost their portfolios, with Stuart Nash announcing he's retiring… Audio

A woman whose daughter was raped as a teenager says the sentence discounts judges are giving offenders make the consequences feel meaningless.

She's backing National's plan to limit the discounts to… Audio

The Children's Minister admits he got his tone wrong when using an urgent debate on misconduct allegations at Oranga Tamariki to attack Christopher Luxon. The Prime Minister says Kelvin Davis made… Audio

National has accepted there's a blow-out in its tax policy - but is blaming the government for not getting inflation under control.

The Council of Trade Unions says the policy will cost $1.5 billion… Audio

A damning inquiry into slash on the East Coast says the forestry industry has lost its social licence in Tai Rāwhiti - and should help foot the bill for the clean-up.

The report says the next five to… Audio

The government has found 4 billion dollars down the back of the couch ahead of next week's Budget.

The money was freed up after ministers were told to go away and find ways to save money and… Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson is giving a pre-budget speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce this morning.

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The Prime Minister has hosed down the idea of a capital gains tax.. a day after his government released a report highlighting the unfairness in the tax system.

Speaking to a business crowd in… Audio

The Prime Minister is delivering a pre-Budget speech in Auckland, where he has ruled out imposing a cyclone levy.

Chris Hipkins said the government will instead cut its own costs and borrow more to… Audio

The Government has just unveiled how much tax the wealthiest New Zealanders pay Inland Revenue has opened its books on 311 of the wealthiest New Zealanders, and found on average, they're paying a much… Audio