Amy Adams

The budget process is a long one which pops up in all corners of Parliament. Daniela Maoate-Cox tracks it from question time, to select committees, and back again. Video, Audio

The Treasury has called in the police to investigate what they are calling a deliberate and systematic hack of the Budget documents on its website.

The Finance Minister and the Opposition leader are… Audio

National says the government is breaking a significant economic promise by easing its debt targets. The Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the government intends to relax its debt target of 20… Audio

There's been much hype and debate - both local and international - surrounding the coalition Government's first Wellbeing Budget. With less than two weeks until its unveiling, political reporter… Audio

National's finance spokesperson Amy Adams discusses the government's announcement it has abandoned plans to implement a capital gains tax. Audio

There was a chance this week (however slim) that you might not have to pay any tax this year. So how did that work out then? Audio

Before the big Budget debate takes place is a smaller pre-budget debate of sorts in which MPs argue the merits of what shapes the Government's budget decisions. Audio

The National Party's called the tax working group's proposals "an attack on the Kiwi way of life," and says the recommendations would make this country one of the most onerous capital tax regimes in… Audio

Fears are being raised that a proposed tax on online companies could backfire and leave New Zealand consumers out in the cold. The Government is preparing to introduce a new tax on multi-national… Audio

National says the Government needs to come clean on how much involvement it had in a government department asking New Zealander's about their political persuasions in a survey. Inland Revenue has… Audio

Sometimes choosing a general question for that all-important primary gives the asker an advantage, sometimes it turns out to be a disadvantage. Sometimes it might just be an unintended Christmas gift.

After Wednesday's question time in the House MPs get a chance to tackle any topic they like in the General Debate. Phil Smith takes a look at what they spoke about this week. Audio

National has called out the coalition Government's handling of the Meka Whaitiri incident, saying under Parliamentary privilege that there should be more information about accusations the MP left… Video, Audio

MPs acknowledge the efforts of suffragists in the past, how far the country has come and also what needs to be done as it marked the 125th anniversary of women attaining the right to vote in New… Audio