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National Party leader Judith Collins says Jacinda Ardern could have suspended Parliament if she was concerned about safety.

In person Parliament returned for the first time since the latest Covid-19… Audio

The National Party is contining to criticise the government's handling of the latest outbreak of Covid-19.

They say the vaccine rollout has been too slow, and the parliament suspension means there… Audio

Cabinet will this afternoon meet to decide on whether any part of the country will come out of level 4 lockdown this week.

The alert level expires at midnight tomorrow night but Aucklanders have… Audio

New Zealand has five active cases of Covid-19, all of which are the delta variant.

It's still unclear whether the cases are linked to people coming over the border, and genomic sequencing is… Audio

Among other topics this morning, our Weekend panellists will be looking at the tough Covid-19 decisions, the disappearance of cash in society, the Winston Churchill painting from Parliament and the… Audio

This week Parliament held a special debate to give MPs a chance to talk about the official apology for the Dawn Raids of the 1970s. The House has some moments from that debate. Audio

Special debate held in New Zealand's Parliament to remember and condemn the 1970s Dawn Raids. Audio

It's been a week of power outages for the parts of the country - and power struggles for the National Party.

National Party leader and former energy minister Judith Collins spoke to Susie Ferguson. Audio

Energy Minister Megan Woods and power company Genesis are meeting today to thrash out what needs to change following Monday's rolling power blackouts.

Thousands of people in the lower and central… Audio

The National Party has come out of its annual conference with the same leader and president, but new problems.

A disgruntled former MP lashed out at the party on Sunday after losing a bid to unseat… Audio

The National Party's annual conference has exposed further divisions in the party.

In a shock move yesterday, the former Cabinet minister and Speaker David Carter quit the board, declaring the party… Audio

The National Party's annual conference has exposed further division within the party.

Senior Party member and former speaker Sir David Carter figure quit the board on the spot after he failed in his… Audio

There was no love lost between the Green Party and National Party at their weekend party conferences.

The Greens accused National of despicable and lazy politics, but leader Judith Collins says the… Audio

Akin to the animals on the way to Noah’s fabled Ark, in Parliament one particular breed of MP always goes two-by-two. They even vanish together. Audio

National Party MP Stuart Smith has floated the idea of a referendum on the use of the word 'Aotearoa' in the public sector.

It was backed by his boss, National Party leader Judith Collins, who said… Audio

The National Party has raised the possibility New Zealand could have avoided the Suhayra Aden situation if it had adopted Australia's law that strips terror suspects of citizenship.

Aden, who has… Audio

National party leader Judith Collins says the Police Commissioner was wrong to can Armed Response Teams, after two shootings incidents involving police in recent weeks.

Commissioner Andrew Coster… Audio

Today, our panelists will be looking at the troubling rise of violence in New Zealand, the governments Mongrel Mob rehab funding and National's new 'demand the debate' billboard campaign. Audio