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About 30,000 nurses, midwives and other health workers have been on a seven-hour strike after nurses voted to go ahead with a strike having rejected a revised pay offer from district health boards. Audio

Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison made use of the Trans-Tasman travel bubble, flying into Queenstown for a sit-down meeting with NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - one of her first since the… Audio

Samoa is in the grips of a constitutional crisis: a bitter power struggle between two competing governments and two political heavyweights. Both sides are claiming power and accusing the other of a… Audio

Beneficiaries will reap the rewards of this year's Budget with a welfare boost billed as the "biggest in a generation". Audio

Race relations have been a flash point for conflict and reconciliation in NZ politics over the years. National leader Judith Collins reignited the fire this week with her speech to party faithful. RNZ… Audio

RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson asks: how is New Zealand's relationship with China? Audio

RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson takes a deep look into the state of emergency housing across the country. Audio

Health Minister Andrew Little this week announced an extraordinary overhaul of the health system, scrapping all 20 DHBs and putting a new entity in their place. RNZ health correspondent Rowan Quinn… Audio

The Government has placed a temporary ban on all travel from India, leaving Kiwis there stranded, unable to come home. In the same week, it has begun to ease border measures elsewhere, announcing it… Audio

The Government has announced a raft of measures to try and tackle the housing affordability crisis to tilt the market towards first home buyers and increase supply. But, as RNZ political reporter… Audio

RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson asks: what's behind the latest Trans-Tasman tensions? And what do they mean for ongoing relations? Audio

RNZ political reporter Yvette McCullough looks into the details of the government's Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan. Audio

RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson asks: Is the Government being too soft on Covid-19 rule-breakers? Audio

RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson takes a look at what immigration might look like in a post-Covid New Zealand. Audio

Three new cases of Covid-19 in the community forced Auckland back into lockdown for 72 hours this week, but should New Zealand's largest city have stayed in level three longer? Or were the… Audio

The Government is taking on one of the most complex pieces of law in New Zealand - the RMA. It will be replaced with three new laws, with the Environment Minister describing it as a once in a… Audio

RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson looks at the political lead up to the official Waitangi commemorations. Audio

New Zealand prepares for a shake-up after the Royal Commission report into the March 15 attacks. Audio

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson asks: has NZ damaged its relationship with China over the row with Australia? Audio

The Government has been under pressure after ruling out any tax changes to dampen housing demand. Finance Minister Grant Robertson has now recruited the central bank to bring its considerable resource… Audio

The housing market continues to defy predictions of a post-Covid slump, with prices hitting new records around the country and RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson asks: what is the Government going to… Audio

Footage of the attempted removal of a Maori newborn propelled Oranga Tamariki into the spotlight, making it one of the most fraught and challenging areas for Tracey Martin as the Minister for… Audio

While all eyes may be on the volatile US election fallout, the NZ Prime Minister has spent the week quietly assembling her second term government. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch takes a… Audio

The people have spoken. The provisional referendum results are in. And it's two very different tales on euthanasia and cannabis. RNZ Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch breaks down the numbers and… Audio