Jane Patterson
Labour ahead of National in RNZ's Poll of Polls
Labour has edged ahead of National in the election race with the RNZ Poll of Polls showing it holds a one point lead - 42 to 41 percent. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson discusses the changing… Audio
Ardern clarifies land under family home exempt from tax
Labour has saved itself from an own goal by finally ruling out a tax on the land under the family home. The party's leadership has already been under pressure to provide more detail about what a… Audio
National changes stance on child poverty reduction target
National has done an about face on setting a child poverty reduction target. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson asks the parties what they think about that. Audio
Labour blasts National's spending criticism as 'desperate, cynical'
National says Labour has an $11.7 billion hole in its fiscal plan which would lead to significantly higher debt, but Labour says its numbers are robust and National is misleading voters. Video, Audio
Focus on Politics for 1 September 2017
Another week on the campaign trail and another big story. The New Zealand First leader is claiming he's the victim of a National Party leak, after personal information about his superannuation payment… Audio
2017 Election countdown
RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson on the the first major TV election debate and the latest polling. Audio
Labour ahead in poll before first leaders' debate - analysis
Last night's TVNZ Colmar-Brunton poll saw Labour ahead of National for the first time in twelve years. Soon after, the National and Labour leaders faced off for their first debate, going blow for blow… Audio
Labour ahead of National in latest poll
One News Colmar Brunton poll has put Labour on 43 percent and National on 41 percent. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson, Labour's Grant Robertson and others join Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Whatever happened to 'no surprises'?
Power Play - National's leader has just a month to repair the party's relationship with a furious Winston Peters, after personal information about his superannuation overpayment ended up in the public…
NZ First leader accuses National of character assasination
Winston Peters has accused National Party ministers of underhanded behaviour, but Bill English says his ministers were not responsible for leaking information about his superannuation overpayment. Video, Audio
Who knew about Winston Peters' superannuation overpayment?
RNZ's political editor, Jane Patterson unpicks the story over Winston Peters' pension over payment controversy and the many questions being asked over how information about his superannuation came to… Audio
Winston Peters' pension: RNZ political analysis
Investigations are under way into who leaked private information about New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' superannuation overpayment. It's been revealed that Social Development Anne Tolley and… Audio
NZ First leader admits getting single super rate
Winston Peters is refusing to supply a privacy waiver enabling the ministry to discuss details of the overpayment, but admits he received the single person's superannuation rate but doesn't know how.
…Gap between National, Labour-Greens less than 1 pct
With less than four weeks to the election, RNZ's Poll of Polls shows the gap between National and a Labour-Greens combination has shrunk to less than 1 percent. Audio
Turbulent week in politics under review
It's been a turbulent week in the election campaign with Peter Dunne's departure and the pre-fiscal update. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson has been in the thick of it and joins us to review the… Audio
Major parties agree on not cutting tax
Both National and Labour have clarified their tax plans after the government books were opened ahead of the election. Audio
Big surplus bump in 2017, but slower growth expected
The pre-election fiscal update revealed a massive one-off boost this year, but it's expected to tail off in coming years, with surpluses lower than initially forecast from 2019 onward. Audio
Pre-election fiscal update shows state of NZ economy
The Government will open the books today which will give political parties an idea of what extra money they may have to spend on election campaign promises. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson… Audio
Peter Dunne's departure: Political analysis
RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson discusses the implications of the latest political leadership departure. United Future's Peter Dunne has quit. So what does that mean for the results in… Audio
National loses key ally with Dunne's shock departure
The National Party has lost a key ally, with the departure of the United Future leader, Peter Dunne from Parliament. United Future has been a solid partner of National's for the last three terms… Audio
