Craig McCulloch

Leader Chris Hipkins has so far refused to say which parties Labour would or would not work with in a future government. Audio

Analysis: Perhaps now we'll get a Judith Collins' memoir that actually 'Pulls No Punches'.

最新的民调结果显示本届联合政府可以以微弱优势连任。

Analysis: For a man who claims little regard for the polls, the NZ First leader will surely be feeling more favourably toward their latest offerings. Audio

Labour is calling it an "absolute disgrace" the government hasn't ruled out sitting on a committee with Vladimir Putin.

The latest RNZ-Reid Research results, if replicated on polling day, would return the coalition to power with a narrow majority. Audio

Analysis - A November election date leaves a runway between now and polling day which may give time for an economic recovery, but also leaves plenty of time for things to go awry.

The National MP still remembers the "visual assault" of Antarctica, the piercing blue clarity and scale-bending brightness.

The Finance Minister says agencies and ministers will need to manage "with little or no additional funding".

The ACT leader made the comments in a sit-down interview with RNZ reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead.

Nicola Willis says she wants a "civil, substance-based debate" with her early 90's predecessor, while Labour's leader says whoever wins, "the whole country will lose". Audio

Parliament's Speaker Gerry Brownlee called the decision "very disappointing" but necessary after Palestine protesters disrupted proceedings and indicated they intended further action.

Both the Labour leader and Mark Mitchell have strongly denied claims they were briefed earlier than revealed.

Analysis - Writers had their fun calling it 'Coster's Last Stand', and like the general's doomed battle, it ended with a crushing fall, writes Craig McCulloch.

But it insists the exercise is not driven by a desire for asset sales.

The Finance Minister has called the opposition's behaviour "unbecoming" after accusations of name-calling and conspiracy-thinking.

The Commission purchased the adverts with a small amount of public money and ran them during the public sector strikes.

The Auditor-General now says the contract is being managed properly and in line with good practice.

Officials said the changes could actually increase long-term benefit dependency.

针对国家党可能因民调支持率下降出现高层动荡的传言，总理本人及相关部长发声辟谣，展现内部团结。

He's not the only MP who has been asked about a leadership challenge.

Analysis: Expired vermin are a built-in feature of MMP, as every party makes compromises, writes Craig McCulloch.

Green Party MP Ricardo Menéndez March says the government is "buying into imported culture wars" .

The prison population has surged to record highs and is now nearing 11,000 inmates

It comes after RNZ revealed Richard Chambers took a "very brief dip" at Oriental Bay with FBI director Kash Patel during an active tsunami warning.