Politics

Labour's plotting its return to the government benches in 2026 - by taking the time first to do a lot of soul-searching. Chris Hipkins wants Labour to represent a positive change - but at the same… Audio

Housing Minister Chris Bishop laid out a raft of policies today, among them are removing council's ability to impose rural-urban boundary lines and requiring them to make enough land available to meet… Audio

Housing Minister Chris Bishop today announced a raft of policies that will allow cities to be expandard outwards, including removing councils' ability to impose rural-urban boundary lines, and… Audio

Applications for money from the government's new 10 million dollar mental health fund will open this month. It'll be accessible to all NGOs, community health and addiction providers as well as iwi… Audio

Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland if they've had to borrow money to pay for the basics amid the cost of living crisis. Video, Audio

People struggling with their finances in Dunedin have nowhere to turn to for free advice - with one budget advisory service closing its doors while a Government-picked replacement is no where to be… Audio

On today's episode, we cross to Richard Winton at the LA Times who speaks to us about the death of New Zealander Patricia McKay, outside a Newport Beach shopping mall. We then speak to sergeant Steve… Audio

On today's episode, a New Zealand woman named as Patricia Mckay has been run down and killed during a gunpoint robbery in California. A witness to the crime speaks about what happened during the… Audio

The new secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum is seriously concerned about the ongoing unrest in Kanaky/New Caledonia and France's handling of the situation. In his first press briefing… Audio

Labour Party MPs are in Auckland to hear from its communities, as the party grapples with it electoral loss. Labour lost a significant chunk of the Supercity's support in the last election, and… Audio

The White House is in damage control mode trying to calm nerves - if not downright panic - following President Biden's shaky debate performance last week. Later today the President will be meeting… Audio

The final day of campaigning in the UK is drawing to a close ahead of tomorrow's potentially historic general election. Opinion polls are suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative… Audio

The Labour Party is out and about wooing Auckland - as it starts to think about policies to take to the next election. The party has lost a significant chunk of the city's support and concedes it… Audio

In just 12 hours the polling booths will open in the UK as Rishi Sunak fights to hold onto Prime Minister amid polls showing Labour's Keir Starmer is set for a landslide victory. Our political editor… Audio

Each week we catch up with Labour's Carmel Sepuloni - this week we talk literacy an the government's AI policy Audio