Election 2017
Labour's immigration policy could ruin colleges - industry
Private training colleges are predicting up to 70 percent of their business could collapse if Labour's new immigration policy is implemented.
'Pandering': Rival MPs criticise Labour immigration plan
Accusations of race-baiting are swirling around Labour's immigration policy despite its direct effort to distance itself from such claims.
New Zealand-Asian MPs talk crime and immigration
As we start to think about the election, what are the issues Asian New Zealand voters are most occupied with? Are they any different from other people in the community and what do they expect from the… Audio
New Zealand-Asian MPs talk crime and immigration
As we start to think about the election, what are the issues Asian New Zealand voters are most occupied with? Are they any different from other people in the community and what do they expect from the…
AudioBrighter Future? Arriving just the beginning for refugees
The country's refugee quota is about to increase - but how easy is it to be a new New Zealander? Mei Heron reports. Video
Brighter Future: Rolleston fulfills its promise
The once sleepy settlement of Rolleston, on Christchurch's fringe, has been transformed in to a bustling satellite town thanks to its population surging by 47% since 2008. Video, Audio
Brighter Future? Riding the dairy rollercoaster
Since National took office in 2008 the dairy industry has been on a wild rollercoaster, and one farming family would like the ride to slow down. Video
Brighter Future? Inside our classrooms
Want to see the future face of New Zealand? Take a look inside our schools, where classrooms are more ethnically mixed than ever before. Audio
United Future announces rent-to-own policy
United Future has a new rent-to-own housing policy that would help people buy homes built under the government's affordable housing scheme in Auckland.
Brighter Future? Does tourism trump taonga?
As part of RNZ's election year series "Is this the Brighter Future?", which examines the Government's record since it was elected in 2008, our reporters look at the impact of tourism on the… Video, Audio
First time candidate: Gayaal Iddamalgoda
In the sixth of our series of interviews with first time candidates in this year's general election we speak to Gayaal Iddamalgoda - a trade union lawyer standing for the Wellington Central electorate… Audio
Steven Joyce delivers his first budget
The Budget is National's ninth budget, and Finance Minister Steven Joyce's first. John Campbell asks Joyce whether the government is just trying to catch up. Video, Audio
Budget 2017: Extra money for families an election year sweetener
Lower income families are the big winners in the Budget, but the package is an election year sweetener as it doesn't come into effect until April next year. Video, Audio
It's not just about Willie: sizing up the Labour Party list
The drama! The suspense! While Labour Party stalwarts mop up the blood, Simon Wilson takes a scalpel to the outcome of the party's list rankings.
'No magic figure' for immigration numbers - Little
Andrew Little has confirmed a Labour government would cut immigration by tens of thousands a year, but is refusing to give a definite figure. Audio
Defence Force upgrade in question under Labour govt
A $20 billion Defence Force upgrade already underway could not be guaranteed under a Labour-led government.
PM's election date announcement not a surprise
RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson says the September 23 date did not come as a surprise. Video, Audio
NZ to go to the polls on Sept 23 in what PM says will be the "growth" election
Prime Minister Bill English says National will be campaigning on its record as a Government and New Zealand's economic performance. Video, Audio
Media: 2017 election year
2017 is an election year. Will it be a goldmine for our political journalists, or a big yawn? Did John Key's resignation late last year really stir things up? Will New Zealanders bother to vote or can… Audio
Kim Dotcom hints at return of the Internet Party
Internet businessman Kim Dotcom is hinting at a possible return to the political fray, asking his social media followers whether his Internet Party should stand in next year's election.
