Policy

In today's episode, a Coroner has found Sophia Crestani's death could have been avoided at an overcrowded Dunedin party, anti-prison advocates say the government's claim that there are no plans to… Audio

The Reserve Bank will update the official cash rate on Wednesday and there's been a lot of discussion in recent days about whether it'll move by 25 or 50 bps. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke… Audio

In today's episode, while the clean-up in Dunedin is underway, a local MP says a plan to buy-out flood-prone South Dunedin properties was skuppered by the current government, Samoan locals are… Audio

On today's episode, the Defence Minister says she wants to know why the Navy's dedicated seabed mapping ship the HMNZS Manawanui, hit a reef and sank off Samoa's main island Upolu, the government has… Audio

Recreational use of nitrous oxide has been reclassified. Some experts say it's an overcorrection. Audio

On today's episode, the Prime Minister is standing by his Associate Health Minister despite concerns she made policy decisions that would benefit tobacco company Philip Morris the most, the Resources… Audio

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A foreign policy expert says China's decision to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean is disturbing. University of Otago professor in politics specialising in Chinese… Audio

Three years since the End of Life Choice Act came into effect, 970 terminally ill New Zealanders have opted for a physician-assisted death - Katie Kenny explains how it works. Audio

On today's episode, parents could face prosecution if their child misses school 15 days in a year as part of the coalition's truancy crackdown, iwi affiliation data released today on the Maori… Audio

Where there's cigarette smoke there's controversy, and Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has courted plenty of it. Audio

On today's episode, a major new report into the massive power outage across most of Northland found it was entirely avoidable, 59 jobs at GNS Science will be cut, as part of the government's wider… Audio

On today's episode, New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens who was held hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army for 19 months has been released, the government is promising to crack down on the… Audio

The move to give police search powers in private homes to look for gang insignia has raised a mass of red flags with law makers. Audio

Nuffield scholar and former Gisborne District Councillor Kerry Worsnop on how policymakers can better work with those on the land. Audio

Wearing gang patches in public will be banned in two months time when the government's new law comes into effect. Political Reporter Russell Palmer has more. Audio