Kris Faafoi

The government has confirmed it is creating a new public media entity incorporating RNZ and TVNZ. But it has not revealed details of its funding - or the charter which will govern its operations. 

After more than two years and millions of dollars spent, the Government has finally confirmed a new media outfit will replace state-owned TVNZ and RNZ. Mediawatch looks at what's behind the new public…

It's been two years since New Zealand last fulfilled its refugee quota of 1500 people.

So with so many Ukrainians displaced, how easy would it be for New Zealand to offer a safe haven to refugees… Video, Audio

Covid-19 may dominate the news but Parliament does also have other things on its agenda. Quite a few things including a repeal of Three Strikes sentencing law. Audio

The government will repeal the Three Strikes Law.

The Justice Minister Kris Faafoi is tabling a repeal bill in Parliament saying the law has led to absurd outcomes, where judges have had to give… Audio

A sweeping review of electoral laws will look into whether the political donations regime should be scrapped, and public money be used to bankroll political parties.

Also under consideration is the… Audio

110 new journalism jobs have been bankrolled by the Public Interest Journalism Fund - the biggest investment yet from this recent government initiative. News media companies welcomed this big boost… Audio

The government has annouced a major one-off visa to help up to 165,000 migrants currently in Aotearoa.

Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says the plan offers a residency path to provide certainty for… Audio

The goodwill of other countries will mean New Zealand's vaccine stocks will not run short while we wait for the big promised deliveries from Pfizer next month.

The Delta outbreak saw vaccination… Video, Audio

The government says it was not possible to deport the man at the centre of last week's terror attack, because he was appealing a decision to cancel his refugee status.

But the National Party and some… Video, Audio

TVNZ chief executive Kevin Kenrick will leave the state-owned broadcaster next February after almost a decade in charge. TVNZ will now have to find a new leader as the government progresses plans to… Audio

A Wellington woman is devastated her application for an urgent protection order has been delayed because the court didn't tell her a hearing date had been set.

The woman - we're calling 'Trish' -… Audio

The first tranche of the government’s $55m journalism Fund has been allocated - against a backdrop of criticism it could skew reporting of political issues. Māori journalism projects and a new… Audio