Kiri Allan

To politics, and Grant Robertson has announced he'll leave Parliament to take up the Vice Chancellor role at Otago University. The outgoing Labour MP and former Finance and Deputy Prime Minister says… Audio

A board member at RNZ appointed less than a month ago quit this week after making public comments on Kiri Allan’s downfall and criticising media coverage of it. RNZ had asked Jason Ake to stop and the… Audio

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the coverage of Kiri Allan's arrest and subsequent resignation - and media pushing… Audio

The government's creating a new ram raid offence that could see children as young as twelve charged, and facing a maximum ten year jail sentence. Right now burglary charges can cover ram raid… Video, Audio

Cabinet minister Kiri Allan has put up a fiery defence of her conduct as she returned to Parliament today, flatly denying ever treating staff poorly. It comes after two public service bosses… Audio

Labour Minister Kiri Allan has defended how her office is run, following allegations about workplace problems in her office.

A Department of Conservation staffer seconded to Ms Allan's office left… Audio

The Justice Minister says new legislation passed last night shows the government is going after gang leaders where it hurts most - their pockets.

The new laws give police powers to go after the… Audio

Legislation has been passed under urgency to ensure all people returning to the country after being in prison systems abroad continue to come under parole-like oversight and support back in New… Audio

The East Coast MP Kiri Allan says she is not expecting a big increase in the number of people killed by the cyclone as people still wait to hear whether their whānau are safe in Hawkes Bay and Tai… Audio

Thousands of people across the motu are again waking up this morning displaced and disconnected after cyclone Gabrielle's impact.

Six people have died, more than 3000 are still uncontactable and… Audio

The government says all MPs will get to vote on whether to lower the voting age to 16 for general elections, following today's Supreme Court decision that the current law is discriminatory.

The Prime… Video, Audio

The Justice Minister says a proposed law change will help crack down on gang bosses.

The Government is to give police more powers to seize assets worth more than $30,000 from associates of organised… Audio

An Electoral Amendment Bill which would tighten laws on political donations is expected to pass its First Reading today.

Electoral laws have come under increasing scrutiny since the High Court ruled… Audio

Changes to the country's political donations regime are going full-steam ahead of next year's election.

New legislation will require parties to publish the identity of any donor who gives more than… Audio

The manager at the centre of a workplace investigation into bullying at Victim Support resigned before it finished.

RNZ has now read a summary of the secret report that says the behaviour was so bad… Audio

The government says greater powers for police to tackle violent crime could be on the cards.

Police Minister Chris Hipkins says he has been studying some of the new laws aimed at gangs in Australia… Audio

Matariki is officially a public holiday - the legislation has passed its third and final reading at Parliament.

This year Matariki will fall on Friday 24 June.

Associate Minister of Arts, Culture… Audio

Heavy rain is set to hit Tairāwhiti again today, hampering clean-up efforts from the recent flooding. 

Emergency Management Minister and local MP Kiri Allan has been in the region assessing the… Audio

Conservation Minister Kiri Allan is promising a forensic examination of the funding available to Tūhoe to maintain Te Urewera and Lake Waikaremoana as one of the Great Walks, after an iwi appeal for… Video, Audio