Chris Hipkins

Gareth and Brigitte join me to talk about Labour's big week of policy announcements - we'll break them down and look at how and when they'll be paid for. We'll look at the politics of paid parental… Audio

Students will soon be learning how to manage money as part of their school's compulsory curriculum.

Labour wants young people to learn about budgeting, debt and how their KiwiSaver works during… Audio

It's been a big start to the week for Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins.

New Zealand's Covid restrictions era has formally ended, with the lifting of mandates for the seven-day isolation period as well… Audio

Get your teeth into the big announcements on climate change, cellphones and teeth. Caucus debates the BlackRock deal, China, free dentalcare affordability and teachers as the "phone police" Audio

Nurses left out of the pay deal with Te Whatu Ora are being told they'll have to wait to catch with their hospital counterparts.

Hospital nurses have voted to accept the new improved pay offer… Audio

The Intelligence and Security Committee has received a briefing on long-term national security threats which has incorporated a public survey and public consultation which found New Zealanders… Audio

The Government says it is committed to major transport projects such as Let's Get Wellington Moving, and Auckland Light Rail.

But the Labour Party isn't so sure. Where the Government ends and the… Audio

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the coverage of Kiri Allan's arrest and subsequent resignation - and media pushing… Audio

Opposition parties are targeting the Prime Minister's decision-making in the wake of Kiri Allan's resignation.

The former Justice Minister is facing criminal charges after she was involved in a car… Audio

Nothing much changed in a 1News Verian poll released on Monday. Some commentators treated the boring results as a blank canvas on which to express their creativity. Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins gave a press conference this morning.

He confirmed the deaths and injuries.

St Johns Ambulance has confirmed 3 people were treated for moderate injuries, three others… Audio

The Prime Minister has been left with egg on his face after announcing a new offence for adults who aide young people in offending, before almost immediately withdrawing the announcement.

At his… Audio

The UK has made it into the huge trans-Pacific free trade treaty, but there's been no progress on allowing in China.

New Zealand hosted the seventh meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive… Audio

The Prime Minister is being accused of both cynicism and arrogance over his decision not to introduce a wealth tax or capital gains tax as long as he is leader.

Labour's potential coalition partners… Audio

Faced with poor polling, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says his party needs to return its laser like focus onto issues that matter to New Zealanders.

A Talbot Mills corporate poll shows Labour has… Audio

Labour MP Kiri Allan is on parliamentary leave again for a couple of weeks while her boss looks to tidy up the mess around her alleged treatment of staff and officials.

The Allan saga is the latest… Audio

China's President Xi Jinping has praised his country's relationship with New Zealand, saying bilateral ties have contributed to regional peace and stability.

President Xi met with Prime Minister… Audio

Parliament has hit the time of year it turns into a combination of Glastonbury and the Inquisition - the multi-pronged miniterial grilling called Estimates Hearings. Audio

MPs have spent much of the week debating the merits - or otherwise - of an algorithm that takes into account ethnicity to help prioritise patients waiting for elective surgeries.  Audio