Shane Te Pou

A political commentator says Labour needs to use their caucus retreat to set a strong opposition agenda.

Party members are heading to Martinborough today for an annual get-together. 

Commentator… Audio

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Heather Roy and Shane Te Pou discuss what it means to pass bills under urgency in Parliament, and whether Premier House should be upgraded or not. Also… Audio

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Heather Roy and Shane Te Pou discuss the new draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport, with cuts to public transport, increasing vehicle… Audio

Rātana officials have said that talks about ACT's proposal to re-examine the Treaty of Waitangi will be the focus of this year's gathering.

The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has rejected… Audio

Pressure is building on Green MP Golriz Ghahraman and her party's co-leaders, as they continue to refuse to front on allegations of shoplifting.

It's been alleged Ms Ghahraman shoplifted from the… Audio

It's been a turbulent first week for the new government, without any semblance of a honeymoon period after finally taking office.

A major protest was led by Te Pāti Māori regarding many of the new… Audio

The coalition has agreed to proceed with ACT's policy to address principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, the agreement includes a pledge to introduce a Treaty Principles Bill.

Political Commentator… Audio

Five weeks on from the election and two weeks since the final vote was confirmed, coalition talks between National, ACT and New Zealand First are still in progress.

Incoming Prime Minister… Audio

Negotiations to form the next Government will ramp up on Monday, now that more than half a million special votes have been counted, and the final shape of the next Parliament is known.

There are a… Audio

Te Pāti Māori have continued the momentum of their 2020 election win and secured an additional four seats in Parliament.

The party has claimed victory in Waiāriki, Te Tai Hauāuru, Te Tai Tonga and… Audio

It was a tale of two campaign launches over the weekend, as Labour and National jump started their election runs.

Labour sought to make a splash by announcing they'd make dental carefree for… Audio

The Labour Party has a gaping electoral hole less than twelve weeks out from the election.

Kiri Allan has announced she won't be running again for the East Coast electorate after Sunday night's car… Audio

Meka Whaitiri's defection from Labour has thrown wide open the contest for the normally safe Labour seat of lkaroa-Rawhiti. Ms Whaitiri remains in Parliament as an independent MP - but intends to… Audio

The Prime Minister's accepted an apology from cabinet minister Kiri Allan, after she criticised RNZ's culture and treatment of Māori staff at a farewell for former Midday Report host Māni Dunlop - who… Audio

Shane, Brigitte and Kathryn will talk about how the Prime Minister has responded to the latest developments in Labour MP Gaurav Sharma's allegations of bullying at Parliament, and also the case of a… Audio

National MP Sam Uffindell says he has no plans to leave Parliament. Earlier this week news broke he had attacked a younger boy when he was a 16-year-old at boarding school. Last night, the new MP was… Audio

Trish Sherson and Shane Te Pou discuss the week in politics: the fallout from the Green Party leadership vote, National's calls for an independent inquiry into the Reserve Bank's monetary policy… Audio

Political commentators Shane Te Pou and Ben Thomas look at the decision to extend the fuel excise cuts and public transport subsidies through to the end of January ahead of key inflation data out… Audio

New Zealand politicians have reacted to the the momentous decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs Wade. The Prime Minister heads to Europe to get try to get a free trade deal over the… Audio

Kathryn, Ben and Shane discuss the Cabinet reshuffle and the expectations on Ministers in their new portfolios. Also, Parliament's getting a new Speaker in Adrian Rurawhe, could there be an… Audio