Kelvin Davis

A kapa haka competition is being launched in prisons in a move to connect inmates with their culture and identity. All eighteen prisons are taking part in the 2021 Whakataetae Kapa Haka contest. The… Audio

The Department of Corrections will conduct an urgent overhaul and review of women's prisons - ordered by the Minister in charge.

It follows revelations by RNZ of the "cruel and inhumane" treatment of… Audio

Corrections has admitted it could be in for a hefty compensation bill, over the treatment of women in its custody.

Minister Kelvin Davis has ordered an urgent overhaul and review of women's prisons… Audio

The Corrections Minister is taking aim at his department, over its failure to answer, in court, accusations of "brutal and inhumane" treatment of inmates at Auckland Women's prison.

The claims were… Audio

The Corrections Minister says change is on the way, as part of the fallout from a court case in which allegations of mistreatment at Auckland Women's Prison were made.

The judge took them seriously… Audio

The Children's Commissioner has called for an end to the state care of Māori children and babies.

It's the major recommendation from the second part an inquiry into the removal of babies by the… Audio

Ngāpuhi leader and kaumātua to the Labour Party, Rudolph Taylor, has died, aged 66.

Rudy, as he was more commonly known, is being described as a big man with a big heart.

He became the senior Māori… Audio

This week the PM picked the minsters to form the top tier of the new government - and said we should be proud to have the most diverse Cabinet we’ve ever had. That prompted some in the media to… Audio

Now the Greens deal is done and dusted, the Prime Minister's next move is to appoint her new ministers.

Jacinda Ardern will announce her new Cabinet this afternoon. It'll be an executive stacked with… Audio

The Deputy Prime Minister's job is up for grabs and there are plenty of contenders. Jacinda Ardern says Kelvin Davis's role as deputy leader of the party is safe, but won't say whether that translates… Audio

Lisa Owen and Corin Dann cross to Maori Party co-leader John Tamihere, Labour deputy leader Kelvin Davis, and Greens' Auckland Central candidate Chloe Swarbrick. Video, Audio

Tourism operators say government criteria and advice prevented them from applying for funding to save key attractions.

The Strategic Assets Protection Programme has been under fire from the industry… Video, Audio

Last year tourism was New Zealand's number one export, but Covid-19 has brought it to its knees, after our borders essentially slammed shut back in March.

The sector directly employs about 230,000… Video, Audio

The tourism industry remains in the dark about where millions of dollars collected through the international visitor levy will go.

Most overseas visitors are charged the $35 fee through visa… Audio

Tourism operators are welcoming plans to waive DOC fees so they can work on conservation land for for free for the next year.

Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced $25 million has been earmarked to… Video, Audio

Waikato business Discover Waitomo is the first to benefit from a government plan to protect so called strategic tourism assets, with a $4 million grant to help it cushion the blow from Covid-19.

The… Video, Audio

Plans for a trans-Tasman bubble by July have failed to get lift-off - with New Zealand government ministers saying it's too early for such a proposal.

Top business voices want to see a new flight… Audio

Tourism got a carry-on bag full of cash in Budget 2020, but industry leaders say it's nothing compared to what needed to keep them afloat.

The $400-million Tourism Recovery Fund includes a domestic… Video, Audio