Policy

The government is scrambling to tick off its 49-point agenda amid the final week of their first 100 days in office.

And the Labour party is finding plenty to criticise.

It says National's proposed… Audio

The country's highest court is to weigh in on whether police officers are allowed to take pictures of people on the street, without permission.

The Supreme Court will hear the matter on Wednesday and… Audio

Roads are the focus of the Government's new draft transport plan, while climate targets have been put on the backburner.

The new plan promises 15 new highways and a new fund to fix potholes, while… Audio

The coalition government is proposing increasing petrol excise tax by 12 cents per litre in 2027 to help pay for new roads.

The Transport Minister Simeon Brown has announced a raft of changes to be… Audio

A week ago, Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that embryos were "extrauterine children".  Audio

The world-first law that would have created a smokefree generation in Aotearoa New Zealand was repealed under urgency by the coalition government on Wednesday. A tobacco control expert tells Susie… Audio

The Prime Minister is claiming a $52,000 accommodation supplement to cover expenses while staying in Wellington, because he has chosen not to live in Premier House.

Christopher Luxon will claim the… Audio

Some teachers refused to help when the government asked them just days before Christmas to write guidelines for teaching new NCEA standards.

They weren't swayed by the offer of $5000 to complete the… Audio

The Prime Minister is refusing to rule out freeing up access to semi-automatic guns.

The government is rewriting the Arms Act this term - changes that may include allowing competitive shooters access… Audio

A former police minister in the last Labour government says he wanted his party to go further in its bid to crack down on gangs' assets.

The new National-led coalition is banning gang patches in… Audio

An RNZ investigation has revealed the Associate Health Minister Casey Costello rejected official's urges to retain parts of the smokefree laws she is planning to repeal.

The current law was set to… Audio

Confidential briefings to Associate Health Minister Casey Costello reveal health officials urged the government to retain key aspects of the smokefree law.

Casey Costello plans to scrap the current… Audio

From next week, people who lived in Britain, France and the Republic of Ireland during the mad cow disease outbreak of the 1980s and 90s, will be able to give blood.

Restrictions were imposed more… Audio

Child advocates have criticised the government saying it doesn't have any specific strategy to fight child poverty.

They say changes to benefit indexing and tax cut policies won't help families that… Audio

Forget about high decile and low decile when you are talking about schools.

From now on the words to use are fewest barriers and most barriers.

That is the way government agencies are grouping… Audio

The Government's cellphone ban in schools is causing problems for some neurodiverse children who are struggling to get through the day.

Parents say they are not able to get an exemption.

Meanwhile… Audio

MP's have heard strong arguments for and against allowing competitive shooters to use banned semi-automatic firearms.

The weapons were outlawed in a crackdown after the March 15 terror attacks in… Audio