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'A sea of tranquility' - MPs and their groups
Whether cross-party or inter-parliament collectives, MP groups are all about human connections which help MPs, and importantly us, find out what makes them tick. Audio
'A sea of tranquility' - MPs and their groups
Whether cross-party or inter-parliament collectives, MP groups are all about human connections which help MPs, and importantly us, find out what makes them tick.
AudioNational Party slams rising government spend on consultants
Government spending on contractors and consultants jumped by a third last year, up $300 million.
The latest public service workforce data shows one-point-two-billion-dollars was spent, all while… Audio
National Party wants cooldown period for MPs becoming lobbyists
The National Party wants to stop ministers who've just quit Parliament from being able to immediately become political lobbyists.
Former cabinet minister Kris Faafoi has started his own consultancy… Audio
Simeon Brown on investigation into contacts between govt agencies, and Minister's husband's company
An investigation is set to examine any potential conflict of interest in contracts between government agencies and the consultancy company owned by Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta's husband.
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Road to Zero progress report shows several failings - National
The National Party says a progress report published on the Government's Road to Zero road safety strategy shows several failings.
The Annual Monitoring Report, sent out by the Ministry of Transport… Audio
National says no to light rail in Wellington
The National Party says the government's plan to overhaul Wellington's transport system won't get the city moving.
The revamp of the city's infrastructure would have light rail built across town, an… Audio
Half-price public transport could be here to stay
The thousands of people who use public transport every day could soon find out if the half price fares they're enjoying now are here to stay.
The government brought in the three month price cut in… Audio
Simeon Brown reacts to Anzac road toll
11 people died on the road over the long weekend.
The road toll includes four teenagers in Invercargill.
Police Assistant Commissioner Bruce O'Brien said it was frustrating to see speeding, drugs… Audio
Announcement coming on Auckland light rail project
The Government will this morning announce the route and cost of Auckland's long-awaited light rail project.
Three options were presented to Cabinet last year, each of which run from the City Centre… Audio
Protecting our politicians from very real death threats
A lot of people think being an MP is a cushy job with a great salary. But along with debate comes an increasing number of death threats, some of them very real. Audio
Protecting our politicians from very real death threats
A lot of people think being an MP is a cushy job with a great salary. But along with debate comes an increasing number of death threats, some of them very real.
AudioPolice got more money than gun owners in buyback scheme
This year's gun buyback and amnesty saw more money paid out to the police than it did to firearms owners.
Gun owners who handed in their firearms as part of the buyback got just over $2.4… Audio
Four fall down, three stand up
This week Parliament banished four member’s bills to dusty oblivion, but like a game of whack-a-mole three more popped up to replace them. Audio
Four fall down, three stand up
This week Parliament banished four member’s bills to dusty oblivion, but like a game of whack-a-mole three more popped up to replace them.
AudioPolice Association urges Government to fund more recruits
The Police Association is urging the Government to pay for more police recruits as dozens of officers leave the force.
Nearly 170 frontline officers left their jobs between March and July this year.
…Police made to choose between gangs and Covid-19 - Simeon Brown
The demand for more police to work at managed isolation hotels could mean the promise to recruit more police officers for the regions and to tackle organised crime has been put on hold.
The police… Audio
Second drug testing bill passes first reading
The law allowing drug testing at festivals is set to expire in December but MPs are working on a bill to put in a permanent system Audio
Second drug testing bill passes first reading
The law allowing drug testing at festivals is set to expire in December but MPs are working on a bill to put in a permanent system
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