Jo Moir

Former Maori Affairs Minister Dover Samuels says a decision to deny John Tamihere membership of the Labour Party will come at a cost. Mr Tamihere, a former Labour MP and cabinet minister, who wants to… Audio

National says residential properties owners are under attack by the Government after new rental standards were announced just days after news of a potential capital gains tax. The party's housing… Audio

New Zealand First is seeking its own advice on a capital gains tax, as three dissenting members of the working group call for a scaled-back version of it. Audio

Winston Peters is standing by his attack on former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley after an article appeared in China's People's Daily under her byline in support of the country's reforms. But Dame… Audio

Ever wondered what making a new friend is worth? The Treasury has done the maths on that and much more but the National Party is accusing it and the Government of being "completely out of sync with… Audio

The lawyer who represented some of the Pike River families during the Royal Commission hearings is disturbed that evidence from the mine appears to have gone missing. Queen's Counsel Nigel Hampton… Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister has outright dismissed any suggestions from the Opposition that Government ministers are being blocked from visiting China. The National Party leader Simon Bridges used… Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says there has been absolutely no damage to New Zealand's relationship with Saudi Arabia after the government canned an abbatoir destined for a Saudi… Audio

From a political perspective Waitangi was low key this year - so much so that one Māori minister worries it could become bland. Peeni Henare talks to RNZ political reporter Jo Moir. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed to do more for Māori during her speech at Waitangi today. Protest was minimal during the party leaders' speeches, but it was a different story when Don Brash… Video, Audio

The government has turned up in the North and splashed the cash ahead of the Prime Minister's address at the Treaty grounds in Waitangi on Tuesday. Jacinda Ardern has declared this is the year in… Audio

The government will pump $80 million into getting young people living in the regions trained and into work. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement at Waitangi today. Audio

The Opposition can't understand why the government is throwing cash at local roads in Northland while refusing to build the national highways Kiwis need to get to get there. To get to Kaipara the… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is pushing back on any one group having a mandate to speak for Māori and says two seats remain at the table for the iwi chairs if they want to be part of a wider… Video, Audio

It has been unclear for weeks whether the Prime Minister would meet with iwi leaders in Waitangi on Friday. But some last minute changes mean Jacinda Ardern will be welcomed at the Iwi Chairs Forum… Audio

Government departments have already been ordered to check they're following the State Services Commission's code of conduct, which hit headlines last year after a report found a private security firm… Audio

The Cabinet Minister Shane Jones has hit out at BP, which has been distributing pamphlets at petrol stations explaining the cost of a litre of petrol. The minister has called it "corporate candy… Audio

Wellington is looking a little less like a capital city today with the last of the politicians boarding their planes this morning to retire to their electorates for the next six weeks. And like every… Audio