Politics

The National party leader, Todd Muller, has spent the morning in Katikati, on his first public walkabout since taking up his new role on Friday.

Mr Muller toured Apata Group Limited, a small business… Audio

The Government is pushing ahead with tough new rules to improve freshwater quality in New Zealand, with some concessions to ease the financial burden on farmers.

The wide range of restrictions and… Audio

Proponents of an idea to build massive offshore windfarms off the coast of Taranaki are being warned its internationally-renowned surf breaks are protected and cannot be disturbed.

A Venture Taranaki… Audio

The Opposition has sought to drive a wedge between the Greens and their government partners, saying they've once again been forced to swallow a dead rat.

The Government pushed a proposed law through… Audio

Auckland's water crisis is leading the city to look to its neighbour for help.

Hamilton has been asked to consider stepping in and lending the bigger city some of its unallocated water.

Hamilton's… Audio

The social media site, Twitter, has for the first time ever, fact-checked a tweet by Donald Trump.

The tweet-in-question was posted yesterday - in it, the President falsely accused the governor of… Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he is frustrated at the speed at which a trans-Tasman travel bubble is emerging, saying it should have been up and running already.

Prime Minister Jacinda… Audio

In Kiribati, two former allies are squaring up against each other for the presidency. Audio

A motion to disestablish the Epidemic Response Committee was debated and passed by MPs this week.  Audio

Māori National MPs say the party's list and shadow cabinet are selected on ability not skin tone and they're happy with their rankings.

There's been criticism of new leader Todd Muller's rejig of the… Video, Audio

Plans to head across the ditch for a winter getaway are inching closer with a blueprint for a trans-Tasman bubble being presented to both countries' Cabinets in coming weeks.

But while Jacinda Ardern… Audio

For a second day straight, National has found itself in controversy about colour - specifically, the colour white.

Tensions over race relations have boiled over again today with one senior National… Audio

National's ousted deputy leader, Paula Bennett, has somewhat unexpectedly thrown her support behind the party's new leadership team.

Leader Todd Muller and his deputy Nikki Kaye blundered their first… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Prime Minister Scott Morrison's desire to bring employers and workers together to rebuild the country's economy, as the A$250… Audio

An open letter to Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin, with fourteen and a half thousand signatures, warns about the future of one of the oldest players in New Zealand's early childcare sector.

The lack of diversity of the National Party's top team is raising eyebrows, and even a eliciting a modicum of mockery.

While three out of the top ranked MPs are women, there are no Maori MPs on the… Audio