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The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

It's one of the most high-stakes Pacific Islands Forum in recent memory, but political power plays may be standing in the way of real progress. Audio

There are various parts of Parliament that could be deemed crucial to the functioning of the place, but perhaps none quite so much as the House Office. Audio

When someone screws up and it hits the headlines, what actually happens when PR experts are called in to help them fix it? Audio

Legislation to create a new public media entity entered Parliament this week. Mediawatch talks to the new broadcasting minister Willie Jackson about how that will work, the future of Māori media - and… Audio

MPs talk about money a lot. The rest of us often blank out the financials as 'just math'. Annoyingly the money is important so The House tries to explain all that dry 'Appropriations' money talk. Audio

Draft legislation for a new public media entity was finally made public this week - and the new broadcasting minister also made his first appearance in that role in Parliament. But while MPs were… Audio

Being a minister involves many difficult skills that other MPs don’t need. The most crucial might be questions. Answering them well has very little to do with performing ministerial duties well, but… Audio

The Governance and Administration committee has been hearing from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet about what progress has been made on the Christchurch Call. Audio

The Prime Minister is preparing for a another trip to drum up trade and tourism for New Zealand - this time to Europe. Jacinda Ardern leaves this weekend with a business delegation.

In the past few… Audio

Chris Hipkins will replace Poto Williams as Police Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.

The Prime Minister says the change will mean greater focus on supporting police to deal with escalating gang… Audio

The House chats with current and former parliamentary interns from Steven Levine's Victoria University of Wellington internship programme about starting work at the very centre of things. Audio

Investigative journalist Guyon Espiner sits down for an extended interview with National leader Christopher Luxon. Can a man some thought might join the Labour Party lead National to victory at the… Video, Audio

Wallace and Panellists Dr Ella Henry and Mark Knoff-Thomas hear from Papakura resident Ngapera Pinga about the fear in her community following the spate of shootings in Auckland in the past month… Audio

MPs spend many hours shouting past each other about the budget, but have tactics and objectives behind all the hubbub. Phil Smith dissects the year’s first budget debate-fest - the eight hour long… Audio

Parliament’s health select committee hears a cry for help from workers in aged care residential facilities that staffing levels in their sector are unsafe and failing people. Audio

The government’s planned new Public Media Entity - backed with $109m a year in last week's Budget - was debated in a virtual meeting this week. But beyond expanded public funding for three years… Audio

The MP behind a Member's Bill which targets online grooming of children by adult predators hopes for it to be widened in scope to include offline or ‘real life’. Audio

In today's Focus on Politics podcast Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch assesses the Prime Minister's American odyssey. Audio

The Budget gets presented, debated and commented on more than most best sellers but like A Brief History of Time very few people have the time and energy to read all of it.  Audio

The world is not just seeing high oil prices, it is at the beginning of a fully-fledged energy crisis, says Helen Thompson, a professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University. Audio

In today's Focus on Politics podcast Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch runs the numbers on the Budget and its political implications.  Audio

Transport was a big focus in the leadup to yesterday's Budget with calls for the half price transport scheme and fuel tax reduction to be kept amid the ballooning cost of living. The two schemes have… Audio

Why is the Budget usually on a Thursday, why just before a sitting break, and why is the debate on it usually interrupted by urgent business? Audio

The government has unveiled it's first Emissions Reduction Plan of $2.9 billion, with a focus on transport.

The sector is one of the largest sources of emissions in New Zealand - making up 17 percent… Audio

Sean Plunket has launched a new news outlet for himself - and other broadcasters edged out of talk radio in recent years. The Platform proudly proclaims it's editorially and financially free from any… Audio

In today's Focus on Politics podcast Political Reporter Anneke Smith explores the border reopening, immigration changes, and the response. Audio

There's been a lot of discussion around the Government's planned changes to housing rules in Auckland. Former Auckland town planner and now private consultant Raj Maharjan says more focus needs to be… Audio

In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson sits down with the Finance Minister Grant Robertson and National's Nicola Willis to preview this month's Budget. Audio

Former National leader Simon Bridges has just delivered his final speech at Parliament - marking the end of his 14 year political career.

He called for less poll-driven politics, more diversity of… Audio