Policy
Fuel company leader on new Commerce Commission powers
Fuel companies will soon have a closer eye kept on them with the Commerce Commission taking on new powers to regulate unruly pricing.
The government has also announced that fuel companies will be… Audio
Government takes aim at fuel prices, delays biofuel mandate
The Commerce Commission is getting the power to step in to stop petrol companies price gouging.
And, as low-lying island states demand forceful immediate action at the COP27 climate change… Audio
Week in Politics: A stark assessment of threats to national security
Analysis - National security was front and centre this week with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying New Zealand needs to plan its own response to terrorist threats, writes Peter Wilson.
Govt tweaks firearms law to help gun owners renew licences
The government is rushing through changes to firearms laws that will stop gun owners potentially being criminalised while they wait months in the queue for licence renewals.
The changes will mean as… Video, Audio
Māori worried govt climate planning could override their work
Māori communities are worried the government's climate planning could override their own work and rangatiratanga.
As you heard on Morning Report yesterday officials have identified 44 communities at… Audio
Finance Minister doesn't want to see increase in unemployment
The Finance Minister says addressing inflation without increasing unemployment is a difficult balancing act.
Grant Robertson told Morning Report he's proud of the low unemployment rate and doesn't… Audio
Consumer NZ wants power companies to stop hiking prices
Consumer NZ is telling big power companies they need to stop hiking prices.
Genesis, Meridian and Mercury have more than doubled their combined profits from the previous year - now totaling one point… Audio
Financial advisor on Buy Now Pay Later rules
Buy Now Pay Later lenders are being told to stop turning a blind eye to people falling into debt spirals using their services.
The government is planning tighter regulations for the providers -… Audio
National's Matt Doocey discusses drivers of youth crime
The National Party says more meaningful consequences are needed to prevent young people from serious offending.
Yesterday a 14-year-old was arrested on 81 charges, following a string of serious… Audio
Company asked Waka Kotahi to do more on safety after worker killed, emails reveals
Newly released emails show a roading company agitated for months to get Waka Kotahi to do more after a roadworker was killed.
Fulton Hogan was still pressuring the agency for a mandatory recall to… Audio
Ghahraman calls on govt to step up response to Iran
The Green Party's human rights and foreign affairs spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman wants the government to step up its response to violence in Iran.
Until yesterday the government had been quiet on the… Audio
Mayors on breakaway three waters plan
Auckland's mayor Wayne Brown argues his teams alternative three waters proposal would build consensus across the country.
It's already gathering support with a group of 31 councils opposing three… Audio
Twitter's blue tick set to get a shakeup from Elon Musk
Twitter's blue tick is one of many functions of the platform being given a shake-up following Elon Musk's takeover.
Some commentators are speculating he'll be putting a pricetag on the tick, which… Audio
Waimakariri mayor on alternative three waters proposal
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown, along with Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger and Waimakariri mayor Dan Gordon say their new plan - unlike three waters - will build consensus across the country.
The new… Audio
Tory Whanau wants to hear more about three waters alternative
Wellington's mayor who has staunchly supported the government's controversial Three Waters Reforms wants to hear more about a radical proposal for change from the Mayors of Auckland Christchurch and… Audio
National Party backing alternative three waters plan
The National Party says Wayne Brown and his team have come up with much better plan for the country's three waters and it spells the end of the Government's unpopular proposal.
Auckland mayor Wayne… Audio
Three mayors propose three waters alternative scheme
Three mayors have proposed their own changes to the contentious Three Waters scheme.
The mayors of Auckland, Christchurch and Waimakariri say their plan would end the divisive, nationwide argument on… Audio
The Panel with Jenni Raynish and Phil O'Reilly (Part 2)
Today on the second half of The Panel, Wallace and panellists Jenni Raynish and Phil O'Reilly discuss whether New Zealand's name suppression laws need adjustment, a new study that suggests men spend… Audio
The Panel with Jenni Raynish and Phil O'Reilly (Part 1)
Today on the Panel, Wallace and panellists Jenni Raynish and Phil O'Reilly discuss the Government suspending bilateral human rights dialogue with Iran, Minister of Justice Kiri Allan's intention to… Audio
Boochani wants NZ to speak out against Iranian regime
A Kurdish Iranian writer now living in New Zealand says the government needs to do more regarding the actions of Iran's government.
Two New Zealanders are understood to have been detained for months… Audio