Paula Bennett

National Party leader Simon Bridges has made a high-stakes opening gambit in election year, attempting to knee-cap New Zealand First by ruling it out of any post-election deals.

But could the move… Audio

It's expected social media posts will be a significant part of election campaigning this year.

Facebook ads will be a significant part of that.

Following the controversy around the last US election… Audio

The National Party suspects dirty politics are at play after laptops were stolen from its headquarters, but a business next door was victim to the exact same crime a couple of months ago.

An employee… Audio

The National Party suspects dirty politics are at play after three laptops were stolen from its Auckland headquarters, but a business next door was victim to the same crime a couple of months ago.

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The end of the year is often a time of reflection and Parliament does this too by assessing the performance of Government funded entities and acknowledging the Whakaari/White Island eruption  Video, Audio

The haze surrounding the cannabis referendum is starting to lift - with more details revealing what a yes vote next year would mean.

The Government's released a draft bill setting out the rules which… Audio

On Wednesdays at Parliament MPs argue about general topics in the aptly named General Debate. This week turned into a bit of a tit-for-tat. Audio

Christopher Luxon has been selected as the National Party's candidate for the Botany electorate.

Mr Luxon put forward his name forward less than a month ago, after six years as Air New Zealand's… Audio

Most of the time MPs debate about the future but last week they looked back at the first women to enter Parliament and the Crown's invasion of Parihaka Audio

Question Time is Parliament is the loudest free show in town. And it can be quite the spectacle. We caught the action of one typical Question Time on camera.

National MPs asked the Prime Minister the same question five times on Wednesday. Here's how it happened in the House. Audio