Parliment
Vaccine mandates to be lifted after worst of Omicron - PM
Vaccine mandates will be lifted once New Zealand is past the worst of the omicron outbreak.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the commitment this afternoon but wouldn't put a date on when exactly it… Audio
Faeces thrown at police at Parliament protest
Poo was pelted at officers during an early morning operation today to contain the protest at Parliament.
The 3.30am operation caught the occupiers off guard with attempts to thwart the plan… Video, Audio
Parliament protestors not moving, police not using force
Protesters have escaped any imminent police crackdown as they flout the law outside Parliament, blocking roads and setting up more and more tents.
Community leaders have added their cries to the… Video, Audio
Police say progress made in Parliament protest, blocked roads
Police say they've made progress speaking to the leaders of the protest on Parliament's front lawn.
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster this morning said towing would begin today.
But not a single… Video, Audio
Parliament protest 'no longer tenable' - Police Commissioner
'No longer tenable'. The country's top cop has renewed calls for protesters to move their vehicles off the roads blocking central Wellington streets, to bring to an end the major disruption.
They've… Video, Audio
Muller's political future in hands of caucus, Collins says
A question mark hangs over former National leader Todd Muller, with his successor Judith Collins saying his political future is in the hands of the caucus.
Muller has announced his retirement from… Audio
Huge data gaps undermining environmental protection: PCE
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, has identified significant shortfalls in the way environmental data is collected and collated, which he says could be leading to poor… Audio
Mediawatch for 3 November 2019
The end of the World Cup is nigh; should our leaders be more 'out there' in the media?; royal revelations prompt a pile-on Audio
Are robotic fruit pickers the way of the future?
The Government says developing new technology like robotic fruit pickers is the future of work and will help shift the focus from volume to value for those in the agricultural sector. Audio
PM downplays reshuffle while National announces its own
As Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepares to announce her first reshuffle in two days' time, the National Party leader has sprung a surprise one of his own after senior MP Amy Adams announced she will… Audio
Govt outlines timeline of events surrounding Hack-gate
The government has finally given some clarity around the timeline of who knew what and when regarding Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf's claim Treasury's website had been hacked. Audio
NZ to end its training mission in Iraq in mid-2020
The government has announced it will end its deployment in Iraq by the end of June, 2020, but why has it taken so long, given Labour had opposed it before coming into government? Video, Audio
Was the Budget leak deliberate or human error?
Treasury is investigating National's purported leak of part of the Government's first wellbeing Budget - Finance Minister Grant Robertson says some details are right, while others are wrong. Political… Video, Audio
National: Budget a big win for Winston Peters, not wellbeing
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says some of the Budget details leaked to the opposition are right, but others are wrong, and Treasury is now investigating how National got hold of the documents. Audio
Papua New Guinea in state of leadership limbo
Papua New Guinea is still in a state of leadership limbo, as prime minister Peter O'Neill has pledged to resign, but hasn't jumped yet. RNZ Pacific reporter Johnny Blades says the opposition parties… Video, Audio
National committed to changing culture at Parliament – MP
National MP Barbara Kuriger says National is "open and on board" with improving workplace culture at Parliament, following a review which found bullying was rife. Audio
Jan Logie: ‘Rape culture everywhere in NZ’, including Parliament
Green MP and Justice Under Secretary on issues of sexual violence, Jan Logie, says sexist comments, yelling and intimidation are not uncommon at Parliament. She told Lisa Owen she's been disturbed by… Video, Audio
Parliament a ‘perfect storm’ for bullying, bad behaviour – report
Independent reviewer Debbie Francis has found a culture at Parliament that allows and 'normalises' bad behaviour and harassment and refers to a small group of MPs who are well known as serial… Video, Audio
Nick Smith suspended and named
In a rare parliamentary move, the Speaker named and suspended National MP Nick Smith for a comment yesterday, he accused Trevor Mallard of being " soft on drugs, like the Government." Audio
Tax lobby group spends $15,000 publicly backing CGT
New lobby group Tax Justice Aotearoa is defending spending thousands of dollars on advertising to push its message backing a capital gains tax. Audio