Labour
Opposition fears more crime as 'three strikes' law scrapped
The 'three strikes you're out' law is out.
The law Labour has long-promised to axe is finally set for the scrap heap.
Opposition parties say the move will put New Zealanders at risk.
Here's our… Audio
Helen Clark remembers close friend and colleague Sir Michael Cullen
Sir Michael Cullen's life and legacy are being celebrated across the political spectrum today.
The former Deputy Prime Minister died in Whakatāne last night after being diagnosed with lung cancer… Video, Audio
Medical specialists want DHB staffing woes addressed
Senior medical staff are warning staffing levels in hospitals are too low, and their resources are dangerously stretched.
National alone on crusade questioning use of 'Aotearoa'
National is demanding the country's name be put to a public vote - with one MP saying until that happens, the government should not use the word Aotearoa.
The demand has been roundly ridiculed by… Audio
Sir Michael Cullen on a distinguished career and Labour's highs and lows
New Zealand politician Sir Michael Cullen died this week aged 76. Last year, the former Labour Party deputy prime minister spoke to Kathryn Ryan about his memoir Labour Saving and what he saw from a… Audio
Immigration : where do we go from here?
Kathryn speaks with Massey University demographer and Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley about where New Zealand's immigration policy is heading. He says the years prior to the Covid 19 pandemic… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Josie Pagani and Louis Houlbrooke
Joining us on the Panel this morning are Josie Pagani and Louis Houlbrooke. Among other topics, they'll be looking at Jake Bezzant and his purported behaviour online and Naomi Osaka's pullout from the… Audio
Collins takes further hit in latest political poll
The government's budget spend up has failed to get them a boost and Judith Collins has taken a further hit, according to the latest 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll.
Tonight's poll is the first since last… Video, Audio
The Weekend Panel with Mike Williams and Lavina Good
Joining the Weekend Panel this morning are Mike Williams and Lavina Good. They discuss NZ Rugby's alternative to the Silver Lakes deal, the police position on speed tolerance, and the possibility of… Audio
Queen's Speech, Greensill messages, Labour chaos
UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to look at the Queen's first public appearance since Prince Philip's funeral, the dossier of WhatsApp messages ex-Prime Minister David Cameron sent on behalf of… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Josie Pagani and Louis Houlbrooke
On the Panel this morning are Josie Pagaini and Louis Houlbrooke. They look at guns, how much exercise we're getting, the success of the vaccine rollout in New Zealand, housing policy changes, and the… Audio
National calls on PM to back no confidence vote on Mallard
The National Party has taken aim at the Speaker Trevor Mallard again, labelling him a bully who is unfit to be in his job.
It's revealed details of a statement of claim in the defamation case of the… Audio
Waitangi Day: Labour MPs welcomed on to Te Tii Marae
Labour MPs were welcomed on to Te Tii Marae for the first time in four years today, to fulfil the wish of the late and staunch Labour supporter, Rudy Taylor.
It was the first time since 2017 Labour… Audio
Pandemic has silver lining for Marlborough wine
People hunkering down in pandemic-hit US and UK - major markets for Marlborough wine - has meant a lift in sales of wine from New Zealand's largest wine growing region. Audio
Pandemic has silver lining for Marlborough wine
People hunkering down in pandemic-hit US and UK - major markets for Marlborough wine - has meant a lift in sales of wine from New Zealand's largest wine growing region.
AudioMany early big-game hunters of the Americas were female - study
The Man-the-Hunter hypothesis looks to have been well and truly debunked, with research suggesting the early big-game hunters of the Americas were female. Dr Randy Haas joins the show to discuss his… Audio
Men doing hard physical labour at higher risk of dementia
New research from the University of Copenhagen has found that men in jobs with hard physical work have a 55% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those doing sedentary work. Associate… Audio
Weekend Panel with Bernard Hickey and Josie Pagani
Panellists Bernard Hickey and Josie Pagani look at the lay of the land in post-election New Zealand and pre-election US, New Zealand's euthanasia and cannabis referenda, a possible NZ Covid inquiry… Audio
Discussions continue between Labour and the Greens
Labour and the Greens are meeting again /will meet again this afternoon to hash out whether they will have a formal arrangement when the new Government is formed, and what it would look like.
Having… Audio
Labour not taking large poll lead for granted
RNZ political reporter Yvette McCullough is with the Labour leader, Jacinda Ardern, in Auckland.
She spoke to Te Aniwa Hurihanganui. Audio