Stories by Benedict Collins

Seafood NZ has swung into damage control mode, contacting top customers like McDonalds after revelations of fish dumping and other illegal behaviour in the sector.

The government and seafood industry are sceptical of a report which claims New Zealand's commercial fish catch has been grossly under-reported for decades.

Addiction experts have told MPs a planned law change allowing drug addicts and alcoholics to be detained for treatment will not work without more funding.

A National MPs' trip to China was a sales pitch for the dairy company which paid the fares - and a $25,000 donation to National, Labour says.

An Australian company has been allowed to buy sensitive land in Wellington - despite its parent company being sued for overcharging the United States government. Audio

New Zealand First is urging the government to boost its biosecurity response and do more to search for invasive pest weed velvetleaf.

Up to 2 million New Zealanders may be getting underpaid by their employers for their holidays, a payroll systems expert has estimated. Audio

Opposition to a bill that would extend paid parental leave to 26 weeks came from an unlikely source today - the School Trustees Association.

The government has rejected ACT's call for it to sell off the farms it owns and use the funds to establish a network of native wildlife sanctuaries.

The government suspended all spending on its controversial Saudi sheep deal just days after the Auditor General launched an investigation, documents show. Audio

A Muslim community leader has likened the government's gifting of an abattoir to Saudi Arabia to lavishing goods on Hitler or Saddam Hussein.

The Government's decision to fly the alternative New Zealand flag from the Auckland Harbour Bridge has infuriated New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

Revelations of a $2000 a day fee for the chair of a panel reviewing CYF caused outrage - but correspondence shows MP Anne Tolley was pushing for more. Audio

A government agency is being investigated for its role in the Saudi sheep scandal and its refusal to release an official report on the farm.

There is no evidence the government's planned child sex offender register will help protect children, MPs have heard.

The Government's decision to classify sheep, beef and dairy farming as low-risk for health and safety flies in the face of advice from WorkSafe NZ.

The New Zealand flag referendum has been criticised as a waste of money and an insult to the country's heritage by members of the public at Parliament.

The Green Party is accusing the Labour leader of breaking the law by not consulting it about who he's chosen to go on a government spy oversight committee.