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This week the Prime Minister announced the election date and his plan for a referendum on the New Zealand flag. Audio

After being officially appointed as the new ACT leader, Jamie Whyte is now being heralded as the saviour of the party that's struggling to even register in political polls. Audio

It's election year and political parties have already begun rolling out policies to win the support of voters. But what role will leadership play in the election? National's John Key is determined to… Audio

Printing guns on Nine To Noon, the politics of irrigation and in Dateline Pacific focus on Fiji. Audio

Disagreement about how to reduce poverty and inequality is looming as one of the big debates of election year. Audio

Legislation to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products passed its first reading in Parliament this week with almost unanimous support. Audio

Politicians converging on Waitangi Marae this year were given a relatively easy run, with a noisy but respectful protest, and a few fish dropped at the Prime Minister's feet. History was made though -… Audio

This week was the time for David Cunliffe to put his mark on the Labour Party just months after taking over the leadership from David Shearer. Audio

Professor Iain White from the University of Waikato's Environment Planning Programme where he lectures in three papers 'Planning for Sustainability', 'Strategic Spatial Planning' and 'Advanced… Audio

Election year has well and truly started - with the Prime Minister revealing which parties National would be willing to work with post-election, and the unveiling of a significant new education… Audio

The Ratana church says the focus of its annual celebrations must not stray from the birth of its founder, to politics; A Tairawhiti tribe wants waste water in Gisborne to be dumped on golf courses and… Audio

The Ratana church says the focus of its annual celebrations must not stray from the birth of its founder, to politics; A Tairawhiti tribe wants waste water in Gisborne to be dumped on golf courses and… Audio

The Government released its Budget Policy Statement and half year economic and fiscal update this week. It is continuing to forecast a budget surplus for 2014-15 and now plans to start paying back… Audio

After 18 months and at a cost of more than half-a-million dollars an inquiry into the leaking of Cabinet papers about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade restructuring could not find definitive… Audio

The country's top spies appeared before the Intelligence and Security Committee this week to answer questions about the Security Intelligence Service and the Government Communications Security Bureau.

This week the deputy Prime Minister, Bill English, led a ministerial delegation to Sydney to meet with ministers in the new Government there as part of the Australian New Zealand Leadership Forum. Audio

Voters in Christchurch East will head to the polls next weekend to decide who'll be their next member of Parliament. Audio

Ministers and officials from 195 countries are meeting in Poland next week to try to get closer towards the first globally binding treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Audio

This week the Focus Team takes a look at the future of United Future and starts with a look at the past year. Audio

The Labour Party is holding its annual conference in Christchurch over the weekend just seven weeks after David Cunliffe was elected leader. In the immediate aftermath of Mr Cunliffe's election Labour… Audio

The Government announced the sale of 49 percent of its shareholding in Meridian Energy this week. But only 62,000 individual investors bought shares, well short of the 113,000 who invested in Mighty… Audio

The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, is predicting a key post-election role as his party holds its annual conference in Christchurch this weekend. Audio

The superannuation debate has been reignited following the Government's restated intentions, about when it will resume payments to the New Zealand Superaunnuation. Audio

The Prime Minister made a hurried trip to Canberra this week to meet the new Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott. Audio

ASB's action this week over pre-approved home loans have once again put the spotlight on new rules for low deposit lenders, and the political debate about housing affordability. Audio

A desire for tighter border control in the Pacific has led to the first step towards re-establishing ties between the New Zealand police and their Fiji counterparts. Audio

Ideas dedicates this hour to the unfolding tragedy in Syria and attempts to give some context to this complex conflict: Professor William Harris - the author of four books on the Middle East - talks… Audio

On Sunday David Cunliffe finally got the job he's always wanted. Our political reporter, Chris Bramwell, looks back at Mr Cunliffe's first week as Labour Party leader, and considers what lies ahead. Audio

Australia has elected a new government, with the Coalition Cabinet expected to be sworn in early next week. The election campaign was marked by arguments over public finances, the economy and boat… Audio