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Simon Bridges has boomeranged back into National's top twenty today taking the foreign affairs portfolio off senior MP Gerry Brownlee. The reshuffle was prompted by Paula Bennett's resignation on… Audio

She's had, in her words, a hell of a ride in politics but now National MP and ousted deputy leader Paula Bennett is quitting to focus on a business career.

She is stepping down immediately from her… Audio

Author and 'veteran worrier' Mark O'Connell has criss-crossed the globe to meet people preparing for the end of the world.  Audio

Select Committees are in estimates season, quizzing ministers on their budget areas; and everything from Defence spending to girls in sport. Audio

Like us all Parliament has been slowly, inexorably returning to normal service. This week included two quite novel events - at least novel recently. Video, Audio

Parliament has begun a new three week sitting block with a long list of work to get through before Parliament dissolves for the general election.  Audio

What will Aotearoa look like in one year's time? Freshwater scientist Mike Joy has written about his vision for change on the Better Futures Forum website. The recommendations aren't radical but… Audio

National MP Paul Goldsmith concedes it was not the best choice of words to tell Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to "stick to her knitting" after she expressed anger over job cuts at The Warehouse.

The… Video, Audio

Growing up in Tokoroa, Tamatha Paul's eyes were opened to what was going on elsewhere in the world when she started listening to hip-hop. She went on to become her school's Dux, the first person in… Audio

As the general election draws closer, so too does a referendum on legalising cannabis. The issue has long been debated, often on moral or political grounds rather than scientific. Professor Richie… Audio

The protests have continued in the US today, despite President Trump threatening to unleash the military if demonstrations persist over the death of African American man George Floyd in police… Audio

Bestselling author Lionel Shriver doesn't write stories about noble characters who breeze through adversity without breaking a sweat and her readers thank her for it. Audio

Only a few days into the job and already new National Party leader Todd Muller is discovering how combustible the top role can be.

Instead of being able to focus on a Covid-19 ravaged economy, he has… Audio

Wellington is dealing with failing infrastructure and pandemic problems at a time when councillors are sniping at each other and the new mayor is losing his political battles.  Audio

Renowned historian and author Niall Ferguson says the increasing toxicity between the US and China is a sure sign that we are living in Cold War II. And he thinks it's likely that things will continue… Audio

The return of TV channels’ political opinion polls piled the pressure on the National Party’s leader and kickstarted Friday’s move to replace him. Covid-19 has changed many things in politics and… Audio

Prominent political pundit Matthew Hooton has withdrawn from commentary for the time being because of a conflict caused by his link to the successful leadership bid of National MPs Todd Muller and… Audio

New National Party leader Todd Muller talks to Lisa Owen about his new job. Video, Audio

You might not know his face, but you probably remember his voice. Māori Television’s Heta Gardiner has been one of the most memorable contributors to the daily Covid-19 briefings Audio

As the country emerges from a frozen economy, the government must decide how much to tax and how much to spend.

In today's budget, Finance Minister Grant Robertson will lay out his plan to get New… Audio

Parliament's second week in the debating chamber at alert level 3 includes the return of the General debate and two Covid-19 related bills. Video, Audio

A 'staging post' for New Zealand's recovery from Covid-19 - that's how the Finance Minister described Budget 2020 in a speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce - given via video link on Thursday.