Politics

UK correspondent Kate Adie looks at the drawn-out battle between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt and how the public is feeling about it. Audio

Retiring Gisborne mayor Meng Foon will be the next Race Relations Commissioner.

He replaces Dame Susan Devoy, who stood down a year ago.

Mr Foon will take up the role in late August and he speaks to… Audio

Just a few days after being publically lambasted by President Trump, the British ambassador to Washington has resigned.

It follows Sir Kim Darroch's criticism of the Trump administration, which… Audio

The National Party says the government's handling of its medicinal cannabis framework is sloppy and lazy.

The Ministry of Health published proposed regulations covering cultivation, licensing… Audio

Parents of children with severe heart conditions have written to the Health Minister telling him the country's paediatric cardiac service is in crisis. Video, Audio

The future of medicinal cannabis in New Zealand is beginning to come into focus after the Health Ministry published a list of proposed regulations for public feedback. They include who'll be allowed… Audio

The fight against climate change is well and truly underway, and now the government and councils have joined in. But how substantial are these moves? What are the politics of the low-emissions… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton reports on Australian and US navy personnel involved in a biennial training exercise having to use minimal systems and signals after a Chinese spy vessel sailed… Audio

A new report from the New Zealand Institute suggests small numbers of employees can hold the greater workforce to ransom through collective bargaining.  Audio

The infrastructure of the Queenstown Lakes district is under strain due to rapid growth in development and visitor numbers.

But despite that, the council's infrastructure committee hasn't met… Audio

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called Donald Trump's public criticism of the UK's ambassador to the United States as "disrespectful and wrong."

On Twitter Mr Trump described Sir Kim… Audio

Regional airports crying out for money to fix their aging runways may have found a saviour in Shane Jones.

The Regional Economic Development Minister says he will find a way to pay for the repairs -… Audio