Kris Faafoi
Govt moves to clamp down on wheel clampers
The Transport Minister has called parking enforcement services who use wheel clamps "bottom-feeders" and says the government is working on legislation to ban or regulate them. Phil Twyford and… Audio
National urges assoc immigration minister to intervene
National's immigration spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says Associate Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi can - and should - intervene in Mark Middleton's deportation case. Audio
Report recommends shake-up for civil defence
A new report is recommending a shake-up of the country's emergency management. Audio
Copyright law confirmed for a makeover
The country's copyright law is to get it's first overhaul in a decade amid calls for a crackdown on what some call New Zealand's rampant piracy problem. Commerce Minister Kris Faafoi confirmed last… Audio
Bed tax will unfairly penalise small Auckland motels
As Auckland Council pushes ahead with the so-called bed tax, in an effort to raise 14 million dollars a year, the plan has been labelled disappointing by tourism operators and unfair by moteliers. But… Audio
To tip or not to tip - Restaurants Association supports Bennett
Labour's tourism spokesperson Kris Faafoi has poured cold water on Paula Bennett's proposal to introduce tipping in restaurants and bars, while the Restaurants Association says the Tourism Minister's… Audio
Tokelauans celebrate their at-risk language
Tokelauans around New Zealand are pinning their hopes on events this week to help revive their endangered language. Audio
Anger at rising civil servant ceo salaries
The number of public servants now earning more than 100 thousand dollars is rising. And so too are the salaries of the highest paid public servant chief executives. Audio
Labour says police wage freeze will affect frontline services
There's been an angry response to a hint police officers may have to stomach a wage freeze this year. Audio
Mana MP gets firsthand look at arson damage
Several of the capital's weekend fires were in the Porirua area and the local MP, Labour's Kris Fa'afoi, was with police when they were called to a blaze at a tyre centre in the city on Saturday… Audio
Labour retains Mana seat, Faafoi pleased with result
The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, says his party is satisfied with the result of the Mana by-election at the weekend. Audio
Mana by-election countdown begins
There's now less than a week to go until polling day for the Mana by-election and the race is arguably wide open. Audio
