Craig McCulloch

The Labour Party is demanding Peters be stood down, saying "he's embarrassed the country" with a "totally unacceptable" attack on a prominent AUKUS critic.

Power Play - Asked for his own assessment of the visit, the prime minister said he was returning home "excited and energised".

The commitment came after a sit-down meeting between Christopher Luxon and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr overnight. Audio

The Prime has announced a commitment to triple two-way trade with Thailand by 2045, but it only requires maintaining current growth. Audio

Escalating global tensions are sure to colour engagements during the prime minister's week-long trip.

Christopher Luxon is determined to prove the scoffers wrong in his promise to "raise the energy" of international engagements.

Luxon称，联合政府在未来三个月中将重点推进36项优先事项，涵盖经济、教育、法律及公共服务等领域。

Goodbye 100-day plan - The government has a new list of big promises for the next three months. Audio

Labour has conceded it could have done more to deal with disruptive state housing tenants while in government but says the current coalition is going too far.

Brooke van Velden has also renewed attacks on Labour's minimum wage hikes, doubling of sick leave and the new Matariki public holiday.

The broadcasting minister insists she is not ducking for cover, despite refusing all radio and TV interviews since the news of Newshub's impending closure.

Parliament was brought to a standstill on Wednesday, with politics set aside after the sudden and shocking death of  first-term Green MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins.

A champion for his people, a tireless…

The coalition has ticked off another objective - repealing the troubled Three Waters programme - but in doing so may have just delayed the bigger problem for another day.

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Power Play - While the Green Party has certainly reached the other side of government and is now settling back into opposition, one might question just how safely it has landed, Craig McCulloch…

David Seymour is on a mission to convince his coalition partners to revamp the tax system at this year's Budget. Audio

Coming hot on the heels of last weekend's Hui-aa-Motu and the Rātana celebrations, Waitangi Day this year promises to be highly emotive and political. 

The government's policies have prompted calls…

绿党因为对Golriz Ghahraman事件的处理而受到质疑，前绿党议员称该党联合党魁的做法应该受到肯定。

Former MPs have come to the defence of the party over its handling of Golriz Ghahraman's fall from grace.

Two months on from Labour's election-night shellacking, leader Chris Hipkins still cannot pinpoint what the party could have done differently during the campaign to win.

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John Ryan has heavily criticised the $15 billion infrastructure spend-up during the pandemic, saying it should have ensured better transparency and value for money.

绿党称国家党政策"虚伪"，不应将移民视作"经济单元"；智库人士认为新西兰需要更灵活的移民系统。

Both National and Labour have defended Te Papa's right to display an English version of the Treaty of Waitangi after it was defaced by protesters on Monday. Audio

The Labour Party has conceded immigration settings may need to be tightened, but rejects National's criticism of its record.

The resumption of Parliament this week has been underlined by outcry from Māori, soon matched by fury within the debating chamber.

With just two weeks before the Christmas break and Waitangi Day fast…