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In Focus on Politics our political reporter Liz Banas looks at the progress on settling Treaty of Waitangi claims and anticipation around what will happen to the controversial Foreshore and Seabed… Audio

Dr Crosbie Walsh - Pacific political geographer and amp; blogger. Tonight, news and cultural trends from across islands of the South Pacific, with a focus on Fiji. Audio

It's been a tough year for the Labour Party leader Phil Goff. Labour has struggled in nationwide opinion polls all year, consistently trailing National by a substantial margin. But Mr Goff believes… Audio

The former National Party leader Don Brash has not yet completely left the political scene. Audio

It's a year since the 2008 election which put National into power with support from the Maori Party, ACT and United Future. Despite a number of political mishaps, National's even more popular now than… Audio

The government's involvement in Rugby World Cup TV rights. After at least two weeks of political maneuvering the National-led Government appears to have resolved differences with its support parties… Audio

Part one of a three part series on Tonga in Focus. November 2009 will see the release of the final report of Tonga's Constitutional and Electoral Commission. The Commission - established in 2008 -… Audio

This week the National Party delivered a firm 'no' to Maori seats on the new Auckland super council, which saw tensions between National and its support partners rise to the surface. Our parliamentary… Audio

The election of Barack Obama as United States president late last year marked the end of the hands-off free market policies promoted by his predecessor George Bush. And the trade unions who supported… Audio

The country's prisons are reaching capacity - with the Corrections Department estimating they will be full by about February next year. Our political reporter, Chris Bramwell, looks at what the… Audio

The Green Party is now firmly established as the third largest political party in Parliament and will tomorrow try to push National into third place in the Mt Albert by-election. Audio

Julian Robins looks at the political risks associated with reforming local government in the country's major population centre. Audio

This week Brent Edwards looks at the political hot potato that is roading and the funding behind it. Audio

Business NZ held its pre-election forum, where the political parties outlined their policies on lifting economic performance. Audio

This week, Chris Bramwell takes a look at political marketing aimed at the voting public. Audio

Political Editor Brent Edwards provides commentary on the latest from the National Party. Audio

To shore up political support for its key climate change policy, the government has watered down the Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio

In this week's Focus on Politics, political reporter Julian Robins looks at Labour's prospects, and its fighback plan. Audio

For much of radio history 'The voice of the people of the land' is only given token recognition; yet Māori entertainers and personalities have enhanced radio from the beginning. Audio

The ugly sisters of government control, newspaper interests and public apathy hold back an independent news service until 1962. But within a few years the 'Cinderella Service' becomes the belle of the… Audio