Nanaia Mahuta

Two decades of a US-led war in Afghanistan appears to have left the country, and its security, in tatters. Explosions rocked the capital Kabul this morning killing more than 60 people, including 13 US… Audio

Pressure is mounting on the Fijian government to impose a national lockdown amid the worsening Covid-19 crisis in the Pacific island nation. Audio

Yet more pressure is mounting on the Fijian government to impose a national lockdown amid the worsening Covid-19 crisis.

More than 16,000 people infected with the virus are in isolation - with a… Audio

Fiji is suffering from ever more Covid-19 deaths, including two pregnant women.

The country has had a week in which the daily figure of cases has topped 1000. Fiji now has more than 15-thousand… Audio

The Local Government Minister has announced the biggest shake up to water and sewer infrastructure in generations but local councils are already split over whether they'll get on board. The plans is… Audio

As the Government unveils its ambitious new plan for water, hapū and iwi are worried their voices won't be heard in the four mega agencies proposed,

One example is rural Māori in the North, who… Audio

There's growing pressure on the Fijian government to urgently lock down the nation as Covid-19 spreads out of control. Audio

The government is reviewing the way responsibilities are shared for Whakaari/White Island - only four years after they were drawn up.

Twenty-two people died after the volcano erupted without warning… Audio

A Covid-19 outbreak in Fiji appears to be spiralling out of control. Audio

The Foreign Minister says it puts New Zealand in an uncomfortable situation to see Australia treated in a "punitive" way by China.

After a year in which China's targeted Australia with heavy trade… Audio

Parliament has unanimously declared 'severe human rights abuses' are occurring against the Uyghur people in China's Xinjiang province.

MPs this afternoon debated China's treatment of the Uighur… Audio

Joining the Weekend Panel this morning is Heather Roy and Al Gillespie. Among other issues, they'll be discussing trans-Tasman relationships, New Zealand's future in the Five Eyes network, and the… Audio

The dragon, the taniwha - and the kangaroo?

In a speech earlier this week Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta used the metaphor of the dragon and the taniwha to describe the China New Zealand… Audio

It was a delicate dance as New Zealand and Australia's foreign ministers fielded media questions following their first face-to-face meeting since Covid-19.

The pair collectively described the… Video, Audio

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has outlined her plan to reframe New Zealand's relationship China.

In a wide ranging speech at the New Zealand China Council, the minister said the country needs to… Audio

Officials will be able to enter marae without a warrant under a new water safety proposal, even though no marae water supply has ever caused an outbreak of illness. 

The Water Services Bill is a… Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the media's delirious coverage of Team NZ's America's Cup win, a trashy bit of Australian reporting, and Google's latest… Audio

The government is pushing ahead with its three waters reform programme, the biggest shakeup in local government in decades. It comes as residents in two coastal Otago towns are still unable to drink… Audio