Todd Mc Clay
Trade Minister in UAE working on free trade agreement
In August last year under the last Government - New Zealand and the UAE announced the start of exploratory discussions for the trade pact. Trade Minister Todd McClay spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
National and Labour discuss trade policy
National is pledging to double the value of key exports within a decade, if it leads the next government.
It says it would conduct more overseas trade missions than any other New Zealand government… Audio
Survey shows decline in farmer confidence
The latest Federated Farmers Farm Confidence Survey shows a dramatic decline in farmer confidence, with just one in every 25 respondents around the country expecting to see their fortunes improve over… Audio
National Party's farming policy released
The National Party is promising to restart live cattle exports and double the recognised seasonal employer worker cap if elected in October.
The party's leader Christopher Luxon unveiled their plan… Audio
Bainimarama misses out on Parliamentary majority
For the first time since the return of democracy in Fiji in 2014, Frank Bainimarama's Fiji First Party has failed to secure the majority of seats in Parliament.
A coalition government will need to be… Audio
Votes being counted in Fiji election
To Fiji, where votes are being counted in the country's four-yearly elections.
A glitch in the Elections' Office app meant provisional results were temporarily taken down last night, and when the app… Audio
EU-NZ trade agreement 'by no means a done deal'
In today's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Katie Scotcher looks back on a trade deal both sides found fault with, and ahead to the challenges it still faces. Audio
EU-NZ trade agreement 'by no means a done deal'
In today's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Katie Scotcher looks back on a trade deal both sides found fault with, and ahead to the challenges it still faces.
AudioRotorua business owners, locals fed up with crime, ram raids
Some Rotorua locals say it's only a matter of time before businesses take the law into their own hands to combat a spate of ram raids and other crimes. Frustrated residents and shop owners met with… Audio
All options on table to address supermarket duopoly - govt
There's political consensus New Zealanders are paying too much for groceries, but little agreement on who's to blame and what should be done.
The government isn't ruling anything in or out with its… Audio
McClay calls for clarity from govt after $60m investment in Dubai Expo
It's the multi-million-dollar trade expo to promote New Zealand business that NZ businesses cannot really get to.
The government has sunk close to $60 million into creating a pavilion at the Dubai… Video, Audio
National Party MP Todd McClay not pleased with Rotorua emergency housing plan
The government is moving to clean up problems with emergency accommodation - at first in Rotorua where demand is greatest - a year after ministers were warned emergency housing was posing a risk to… Audio
Bill to increase sick leave worked on at Parliament
Progress has been made on a bill to increase employer funded sick leave from five to ten days Audio
Bill to increase sick leave worked on at Parliament
Progress has been made on a bill to increase employer funded sick leave from five to ten days
AudioJudith Collins under pressure over policy on the fly
Back home now and Judith Collins has moved to crush any talk of descent in Nationals ranks following allegations she's making up policy on the fly.
A leaked email shows one of her own MPs was less… Audio
Rotorua MP angered by new quarantine arrangement
National Party Rotorua MP Todd McClay is annoyed newly arrived international passengers were bused from Auckland to Rotorua for mandatory managed isolation.
He says it happened under the cover of… Audio
Tourism Minister under fire as industry faces thousands of job losses
The Tourism Minister is under fire for not acting fast enough in response to Covid-19 impacts.
Tourism operators say hundreds of thousands more jobs could be lost while they wait for details of a… Audio
Opposing, I support this
It can’t be easy being in political opposition during a crisis. You don’t want to seem obstructive, but you’re the Opposition; it says it in the name. So, how do you oppose while supporting? Audio
Opposing, I support this
It can’t be easy being in political opposition during a crisis. You don’t want to seem obstructive, but you’re the Opposition; it says it in the name. So, how do you oppose while supporting?
AudioCoronavirus: National Party wants clarity on trans-Tasman bubble
The opposition says the Prime Minister needs to come out of today's meeting with her Australian counter-parts with a clear signal of when a trans-Tasman bubble could get off the ground.
Jacinda… Audio