Craig Mcculloch

The Maori Party's plan to resurrect rail in the regions - dubbed IwiRail - would bring back moth-balled lines, beginning with the Napier-Gisborne route and look into setting up new tracks. It wants… Audio

Prime Minister Bill English opens the door to the possibility of a review into the historical abuse of children in state care. For months, National has rebuffed calls for a public apology and… Audio

As part of RNZ's election year series 'Is this the Brighter Future" we look at the need to help save NZ's native wildlife. And it seems, more and more New Zealanders are feeling the need to step up… Audio

Immigration advisors say the Government was wrong to grant an American billionaire citizenship after he'd spent just 12 days in the country. Internal Affairs yesterday revealed Peter Thiel's length of… Audio

Less than a year out from the next New Zealand Census, and Statistics NZ has been pressured into changing how it treatsworkers after being accused of operating zero-hour-like employment. It's already… Audio

Marriage equality has been one of the defining changes of the last generation - and the debate played out smack dab in the middle of National's three terms. In his valedictory speech, John Key… Audio

Accusations of race-baiting are swirling around Labour's immigration policy - despite a direct effort to distance itself from such claims. Audio

The Manawatu Standard published photos of schoolchildren wielding guns as part of an army initiative, forcing officials to draw up guidelines. Audio

As pay equity legislation looms to give 55 thousand care and support workers a pay rise, the Government has been warned it would cripple the industry and force some providers to close if they're not… Audio

The government' controversial data-for-funding policy, which had been due to kick in from July, would have required social service providers to hand over client data to be eligible for funding. Audio

The 11 countries still signed up to the trade deal yesterday announced they'll look at ways to push ahead without the United States, which pulled out in January. Audio

The vast majority of the houses the Government is promising to build and then sell in Auckland over the next decade will have a price tag of well over 650-thousand dollars and many have already been… Audio

A proposal to set up a prison based on Maori values has found favour from Maori MPs on both sides of Parliament. Craig McCulloch reports. Audio

New Zealand is considering whether to bolster security checks for passengers flying from Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East. Audio

The Government wants to introduce a three year cap for migrant workers who earn less than 49-thousand dollars annually. The Government says it's impossible to predict exactly how many lower-skilled… Audio