Stories by Katie Scotcher

The chair of the European Parliament's International Trade committee is confident the process of ratifying the trade deal with New Zealand will be simple.

James Shaw has got his old job back, with the majority of Green Party delegates voting to re-elect him as co-leader.

Rogue Labour MP Gaurav Sharma is accusing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of lying about when the caucus agreed to suspend him. Audio

Labour MP Gaurav Sharma is doubling down on his claim a colleague misused taxpayers' money despite the Parliamentary Service determining no spending rules were broken.

The National Party's new president has admitted its candidate selection process could be improved, after its Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell was suspended over bullying allegations.

National leader Christopher Luxon has been immortalised in puppet form at the Backbencher pub in the capital.

The government doesn't know exactly how many ineligible people have received the cost of living payment.

Power Play - The Prime Minister travelled to Brussels with two speeches prepared - one detailed a historic trade deal, the other why she would leave Brussels without one.

Young New Zealanders will be able to spend more time living and working in the United Kingdom under changes to a popular visa.

More than 91 percent of tariffs will be removed the day the deal comes into effect, while the value of NZ exports to the EU are estimated to increase by $1.8b a year by 2035.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just spoken to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone, expressing solidarity and support for his country.

Russia's actions in Ukraine are an affront to the world but mustn't be allowed to create a more polarised, dangerous world, the prime minister says.

The working holiday scheme between New Zealand and Spain has been expanded to allow more young people to travel and work in each other's countries for up to two years.

The Prime Minister leaves for Europe today, where she will push to nail down a long-awaited free trade deal with the European Union.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to participate in the upcoming NATO Leaders Summit, becoming the first New Zealand leader to do so.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will sit down with her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese today for their first formal talks since his election.

Victim Support has finally given the Ministry of Justice a full copy of a report into allegations of bullying and service failure but under the condition very few people see it.

The police minister is defending her track record in the job as the National Party calls for the prime minister to replace her.

The minister of police wants the police to work faster to tackle a surge of gang violence in Auckland.

Transport Minister Michael Wood has had to contact the Transport Agency a second time over costly road safety props, after a further three were found to have been on back order.

The government is being criticised for letting its relationships with Pacific islands drift, as China tries to boost its influence in the region. Audio

New Zealand has joined an alliance of Indo-Pacific nations aimed at countering China's influence in the region.

Scrapping pre-departure tests will come "sooner rather than later", and more advice is being sought on whether people with adverse reactions could be exempt from workforce mandates.

Climate Change Minister James Shaw is sending a strong signal to voters - the plan to slash emissions would have been stronger if his party held the balance of power.

Low-income families who scrap their old car will get funding to buy a low-emitting vehicle in a $569 million scheme, one of the big-ticket items in the government's first Emissions Reductions Plan.