Chris Bramwell

The fallout from the Panama Papers has continued to dog the Government this week. It's been just over a month now since the millions of documents from a Panamanian law firm showed how the world's rich… Audio

A move by the Government to boost staffing in the under-pressure Overseas Investment Office is being labelled too little too late. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, is adamant he told his then Revenue Minister his personal lawyer was going to get in touch to discuss foreign trust rules. Audio

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was in New Zealand today, where, while in talks with John Key, he expressed regret for the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in 1985. Audio

As New Zealanders waistlines continue to expand, the lists of measures politicians say they are taking to combat obesity also grows. But there is fierce resistance to putting in place a tax on fizzy… Audio

Following the release of the Panama papers, a new poll indicates more than half of New Zealanders are worried about New Zealand being a tax haven, and think a full public and independent inquiry is… Audio

The historic Paris Agreement to tackle climate change will be signed tomorrow at a high-level ceremony in New York. Audio

The director of one of the companies that would have tested online voting at this year's local body elections says the decision to can the trial is a huge disappointment. Audio

A carbon trader says while there were some dubious carbon credits traded in the past, it is an over-generalisation to say they were all fraudulent. Chris Bramwell reports. Audio

It's been revealed that the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers is involved in an overseas investment land application here in New Zealand. Audio

The Prime Minister has unveiled long-awaited changes to the provisional tax system today, which will change the rules for about 100,000 small businesses. Audio

The Prime Minister will consider changing disclosure rules around foreign trusts, if a review by John Shewan recommends that. Chris Bramwell reports Audio

The Green Party says it fears some services for vulnerable children could be privatised. Audio

The structure of both the Ministry of Social Development and Child Youth and Family are up in the air following a major review of how they deal with vulnerable children. Political editor Chris… Audio

A proposed deal to sell almost half of Kiwibank is being labelled a slippery slope towards privatisation. Audio

An acknowledgment by the Crown for the damage it caused to the Maori language is being criticised for not going far enough. Chris Bramwell reports. Audio

The Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, will make an amendment to the Maori Language Bill tonight, but says the change is not an attempt to address all historic grievances around te reo… Audio

This week a major international study concluded that the War on Drugs has been a failure. It found that rather than stopping the trade and use of drugs, the so-called war had created parallel… Audio