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Stuart Nash's rapid resignation from his treasured police portfolio - just two months after getting it back -  is one of the clearest examples of a political own-goal. 

It's highlighted poor… Audio

This week MPs discussed Stuart Nash’s loss of a ministerial warrant for an hour. It may have looked like a political pile-on, but in reality it was Parliament doing exactly what it is designed for –… Audio

Response to recent climate disasters was the focus as the National Emergency Management Agency appeared before the Governance and Administration Committee for its annual review. Audio

National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis is pleased to see the government's climate policies dropped in its latest spending reprioritisation.

Willis said the policies were not efficient enough, and… Audio

The government says it's freeing up more money and more "bandwidth" to help it focus on cost of living pressures, by slashing a bunch of its more unpopular policies.

Speed limit reductions are… Audio

The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the Government is cutting its cloth to suit the times.

To do that it is axing or amending a swathe of policies and programmes - including ditching the… Audio

Consultants and contractors are a favourite punching bag for opposition parties - of all colours - and National is just the latest to land a solid blow, leaving Labour off-balance. 

The numbers show… Audio

The Prime Minister has promised that a change of focus on transport won't compromise action on climate change Thanks to Cyclone Gabrielle, emissions reduction will no longer be the top transport… Audio

The Government has made urgent moves to focus it's transport goals on the areas hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.

In its three-year plan, Labour had wanted to reallocate some of the money normally spent on… Audio

The Green Party is urging the government to keep climate as a key priority when when it comes to transport funding.

Twenty-four hours ago Transport Minister Michael Wood was talking up putting… Audio

The Government's hit the brakes on making emissions reductions its top transport priority, saying Cyclone Gabrielle has changed everything.. 

It was planning to channel some of the money normally… Audio

It's never been an easy marriage, the union between democracy and capitalism. But neither can survive without the other and they are in jeopardy says preeminent financial journalist, Martin Wolf. Audio

Gareth and Brigitte join Kathryn to look at National leader Christopher Luxon's state of the nation speech yesterday with its focus on lowering childcare costs, the Prime Minister's apology for his… Audio

While National's solution to the Three Waters problem may please the councils steadfastly opposed to the government's plan, it remains plagued by a financial fishhook. 

But, as journalist Bernard… Audio

While somewhat bound politically by Labour's promise of no new taxes this term, Finance Minister Grant Robertson is keeping all options open in his search for a way to fund the recovery from Cyclone… Audio

The use of entrenchment in law-making in this country has had a sound grilling at the Standing Orders Committee which is conducting its ongoing regular review of Parliament’s rules. Audio

Today the debating chamber launched into action as it does most years - but this year was all about the weather and the climate. Audio

Ron talks to Susie about President Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine, the US focus on China's surveillance and Russia's push in Ukraine, and the declining health of US former President Jimmy Carter who is… Audio

Our media were in emergency mode yet again this week, offering hours of extra coverage on air, online and in print. Outlets in the hardest-hit places reported the basics - even without access to… Video, Audio

For many women, the demands of family and career mean they're not always able to just make music for the fun of it. Ruth Miller is the brains behind The Unglamourous Project in Leicester, UK with the… Video, Audio

Tony Stamp reviews new albums from Scotland trio Young Fathers, femme-forward Brooklyn band Say She She, and music for float tanks by NZ's Kraus. Audio

In this week's Focus on Politics, RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson parses the co-governance rhetoric of the past few weeks. Audio

The Finance Minister says the scrapping of a suite of government policies yesterday is not just about saving money. 

The RNZ -TVNZ merger, the social insurance scheme, the hate speech bill and… Audio

Returning now to the government's policy refocus. Several policies have been thrown on the scrap heap - or kicked into the long grass to revisit later. Instead the focus is going into the cost of… Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins talks joins Kathryn Ryan to talk about his first week on the job. Catastrophic flooding in Auckland has made for a challenging start. Also challenging the government is… Audio

Tár is Cate Blanchett's Oscar-nominated film about a diva orchestra conductor. Co-starring Mark Strong and Nina Hoss, it marks the return of writer-director Todd Field (In the Bedroom, 2001). Video, Audio

Legislation for a new public media entity due by March has been reviewed and is due to be debated in Parliament soon. But pundits and opposition politicians alike are urging the government - now under… Audio

Sustainable growth was the focus of the recent World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, but how realistic is this goal, and what would it look like? The idea of degrowth, as a counter to the… Audio

Chris Hipkins has cleared his first hurdle as Prime Minister, and chaired his first cabinet meeting.

He's signalled a focus on the cost of living, but isn't ready to rule anything in or out.

Other… Audio

Fixing damaged roads should be a top priority for the incoming Prime Minister according to a freight industry group.

The National Road Carriers Association is pleased Chris Hipkins is going to focus… Video, Audio