Catherine Hutton

The Green Party is urging the Government to ramp up its efforts to bring home the anti-whaling activist, Pete Bethune, who is currently being held in Japan. Audio

The Cabinet has turned down a request by some businesses to extend its nine day fortnight scheme. Audio

The Food and Grocery Council is warning moves to ban some common cough and cold remedies from supermarket shelves will cost consumers dearly. Audio

Cabinet will today discuss the merger of various government departments. Audio

Advocacy groups fear a bill to scrap compulsory student membership at universities will gut student services at tertiary institutions around the country. Audio

Extending the controversial 90 day probationary period for workers is one of the options being considered under a potential shake-up of the personal grievance system. Audio

Divisions have emerged within the Act Party membership over the direction the party should take. Audio

While the party has made some gains out of its support arrangement with the National Party, its also had its fair share of embarrassing slip ups and been criticised for failing to advance key… Audio

After a full day sitting under urgency, contentious ACC changes passed through their final stages in Parliament last night. Audio

Red faced MPs who abused their ministerial credit cards have been reprimanded by the Prime Minister and have apologised publicly. Audio

After three separate attacks on police officers in as many days pressure is going on legislators to include any attack on the police as a 'strike' in the three strikes legislation. Audio

KiwiRail is considering whether to compensate commuters in the Capital left fuming by a recent string of network failures. Audio

The Government is looking at introducing a variation of the ACT Party's school voucher system for the country's highest and lowest performing students. Audio

All prisoners could be stripped of the right to vote, under legislation to be debated in Parliament later this year. Audio

ACC has admitted its been providing an electronic gadget to local councils, free of charge, that tricks drivers using radar detectors into thinking police are near by. Audio

ACC has admitted its been providing an electronic gadget to local councils, free of charge, that mimics police speed cameras and confuses motorists that are using radar detectors. Audio

The Government is spending $200,000 on a last minute publicity campaign to convince parents that national standards are not a mistake. Audio

The Prime Minister has spoken with the Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples today, after Dr Sharples raised doubts about national standards for schools. Audio

The AA says a looming hike in driver licence fees could push up the number of motorists who refuse to sit their full licences and carry on with a restricted licence. Audio

The country's lowest paid workers got a pay rise yesterday. Audio