Andrew Bayly
Insurance laws 'too complicated' says minister
The Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs says insurance laws are too complicated and change is long overdue. Minister Andrew Bayly spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Study confirms banks are making big profits
A new study confirms what you may have already suspected, banks are making big profits, even out doing their international counterparts. The four main players have focused on making money rather than… Audio
Power and money lending rules
The laws that govern our money-lending landscape are in for another shakeup. Audio
Commerce Commission launches investigation into big two supermarket chains
The Commerce Commission has launched investigations into the country's two big supermarket chains, after complaints about pricing and promotional practices.
The Commission is looking at Woolworths… Audio
National's Andrew Bayly wins Port Waikato by-election
In the Port Waikato by-election, National's Andrew Bayly has won the 123rd and final seat in the new Parliament.
The win also allows for National Party list MP Nancy Lu to join the government's… Audio
Port Waikato byelection to decide final seat in Parliament
This Saturday the 122nd and final seat for the next Parliament will be confirmed when the Port Waikato byelection is held.
The byelection was triggered by the death of ACT Party candidate Neil… Audio
National propose splitting KiwiSaver between funds
National is promising to allow people to split their KiwiSaver between different funds.
The party says this is about allowing greater consumer choice, but Labour argues that it erodes consumer… Audio
National Party accuses govt of failing construction sector
The National Party is accusing the Government of failing the building and construction sector.
A new report out today from CoreLogic says the sector's under extreme cost pressures with construction… Audio
Govt eyes change for grocery sector - National Party responds
There could be big changes to the grocery sector with the Consumer Affairs Minister not ruling out going further than the Commerce Commission's recommendations.
National Party MP Andrew Bayly spoke… Audio
Collins’ snub startles media - but it cuts both ways
National's embattled leader surprised the media by spurning some interview opportunities this week - and the public exposure that would have come with them. But while political reporters often… Audio
Four fall down, three stand up
This week Parliament banished four member’s bills to dusty oblivion, but like a game of whack-a-mole three more popped up to replace them. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - revenge for pineapple on pizza
Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about controversial sportscaster Martin Devlin reportedly returning to the radio; the Forever War in Afghanistan; football… Audio
Budget 2021 just 'papering over the cracks' - National Party
The National Party says the Budget delivered by Finance Minister Grant Robertson yesterday afternoon is simply papering over the cracks.
In its first unconstrained Budget in decades, Labour hiked… Audio
Shovel ready projects not helping GDP - National Party
National says that a surprise decline in GDP shows that the government's shovel ready projects have failed to stimulate economic activity.
The 1 percent drop in the December quarter appears to be… Audio
Critics pick holes in government plea to Reserve Bank
Critics have been quick to pick holes in the Government's surprise plea for the Reserve Bank to help cool the rampant housing market.
The Bank's Governor has told the Finance Minister it already… Audio
Judith Collins on telling the Reserve Bank what to do
The National Party says the Reserve Bank's plan to pour $28 billion into the financial system needs to be rethought.
The Opposition finance spokesperson, Andrew Bayly, has argued that the money will… Audio
Business leaders not backing National over Reserve Bank
Business leaders aren't backing National's call for the government to "rein in" the Reserve Bank and insist conditions be put around new funding.
The National Party wants the government to ensure… Audio
National lashes out at Reserve Bank Governor
The Reserve Bank is being accused of adding pressure to an already stretched housing market.
It is offering to pump another $28 billion dollars into the economy over the next couple of years through… Audio
Covid-19: Farmers on Auckland border split from animals
Farmers around Auckland's southern border are finding themselves unable to check their stock, and having to drive vast distances to get feed and equipment.
They're calling on the government make them… Audio
National pitches KiwiSaver funds for business start-ups
National is offering a cash package of up to $30,000 for people who've lost their jobs and want to start their own business - the catch - most of it would come from their own KiwiSaver funds.
Judith… Audio