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The Labour Party is promising that if elected next month, it will boost Pharmac's budget by more than a billion dollars over the next four years.

The drug-buying agency already receives almost $1.5… Audio

National has announced it will crackdown on beneficiaries if they're elected next month, saying jobseekers need to face consequences for not complying with their obligations to prepare for, or find… Audio

Yet another Government shutdown is looming in the United States. It looks almost certain that Congress won't pass funding bills to keep the Government working by the deadline of September 30. At issue… Audio

More young people are turning out to vote each election, but their numbers still lag far behind the country's older voters.

Anna Sargent investigates how first-time voters are feeling as the election… Audio

Labour wants lots more solar panels on homes - but what about the slave labour used to make the panels that mainly come from China?

The party failed to get its anti-slave labour legislation through… Audio

The latest political poll suggests New Zealand First could wind up back in the familiar position of deciding who forms the next government.

The party led by Winston Peters has played kingmaker… Audio

The latest political poll results confirm one of the rules of modern New Zealand politics - never rule out New Zealand First and Winston Peters.

Monday night's Newshub Reid Research poll has National… Audio

On current polling, Labour would be out of government, but their support partner the Greens look set to nearly double their share of seats in parliament.

Newshub's Reid Research poll showing the… Audio

Election 2023: Pacific candidates debate heats up over issues. Audio

Immigration lawyer 'disappointed' over Labour's timing of amnesty announcement. Audio

Pacific leaders continue to call for climate action at UN General Assembly. Audio

Voters in Pakuranga there talking to our reporter Leonard Powell. Meanwhile.... National deputy leader Nicola Willis is urging supporters not to take it for granted that National will easily win. Audio

National Party leader Christopher Luxon says he'll run a government involving New Zealand First if he has to, but says his preference is to form a government with ACT.

Mr Luxon yesterday announced… Audio

Recycling is not the beginning nor end when it comes to climate change. In fact, it comes way down the list of things you can personally do to help save the planet.  Audio

Queenstown is fighting fires on a couple of fronts - as it cleans up from a state of emergency, and deals with a cryptosporidium outbreak. As well as that, the resort town is still dealing with a… Video, Audio

Our political editor Jane Patterson speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337779266112 Video, Audio

Pacific candidates from Labour, National, ACT and the Greens have locked horns over immigration, education and crime today. Spokespeople from the four parties have debated the issues at the RNZ… Audio

"Hello is that you Winston? Christopher Luxon calling." That's exactly the scenario painted by the National leader, who sent a smoke signal to voters via social media this morning. "It's crunch time"… Video, Audio

Well it's official, National leader Chris Luxon would "pick up the phone" to Winston Peters if he needs to - he might just need to find his number first. After weeks of dismissing questions about… Audio

National leader Christopher Luxon has confirmed he will work with New Zealand First after the election, if necessary.

In a social media video released Monday morning, Luxon expressed his strong… Audio

Tim Hurdle is a former National senior adviser, was the National Party Campaign Director in 2020. He is a director of several companies, including Museum Street Strategies, a public affairs firm. Dale… Audio

Rival candidates at an election meeting in North Canterbury found they had plenty in common on Monday evening. Candidates from four political parties were asked to name each other's policies that they… Audio

Debora Patta is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in South Africa Audio

National are proposing to change the rules governing how speed limits are set if elected next month.

National will mandate a cost-benefit analysis for each speed limit change, which would consider… Audio

National will change the rules governing how speed limits are set, if elected next month.

Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says they hope to restore speed limits that have been reduced under… Audio

After months of refusing to explicitly state whether he would work with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, National leader Christopher Luxon has released a social media video announcing he… Audio

National's leader Christopher Luxon says he could work with New Zealand First after the election.

Luxon has for months refused to explicitly state whether he could work with Winston Peters.

… Audio

The National Party has confirmed it could work with New Zealand First after the election.

After months of refusing to explicitly state whether he would work with New Zealand First leader Winston… Audio

National will change the way speed limits are reviewed, if elected.

By mandating a cost-benefit analysis that includes travel times and economic impacts, they hope to reverse some of the recent… Audio