Stories by Chris Bramwell

Police say they were made aware on Friday of contact between Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha and a staff member in relation to bullying allegations.

While numbers have grown, there is now a smaller proportion of Māori on the Māori electoral roll.

New data from an Australian think-tank shows China's aid dominance in the Pacific is being overstated. Audio

Labour's pre-election policy of ditching youth rates within its first year in power appears to be on the back burner for now as it negotiates with its coalition partner New Zealand First. Audio

The government is playing down a warning from the Treasury that it's finances could be under threat from a slump in business confidence and a cooling housing market. Audio

If the public votes in favour of legalising cannabis in a referendum, a National-led government would change the law accordingly, National Party leader Simon Bridges says.

A cross-party solution is needed to stem the synthetic cannabis crisis, acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says. Audio

The Unite Union says the Israeli military has detained its leader Mike Treen.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will formally return to her duties at midnight on Wednesday when the acting Prime Minister, Winston Peters, goes overseas.

Market access is one of the main sticking points to New Zealand getting into the Pacific Alliance, the trade minister says.

National goes into its first conference since losing government this weekend, with a focus on renewing its policies and turning its eye to the 2020 election.

The Green Party says it is having to swallow a dead rat by voting for the waka-jumping legislation.

The Green Party MP whose domestic violence leave legislation was voted in yesterday says National will find itself on the wrong side of history for voting against the bill.

Seventeen Defence Force nurses were called in to help in hospitals during the recent nurses' strike.

The Green Party met with Gas New Zealand to discuss the implications of the government's ban on future offshore oil and gas exploration.

A group of refugees on Nauru is pleading with the New Zealand government to let them resettle in the country.

The government is considering putting a cap on interest rates and fees charged by credit agencies to try to crack down on loan sharks.

The government is putting people's lives at risk by ditching National's health targets, says National Party leader Simon Bridges.

New Zealand and the European Union have formally launched negotiations for a trade agreement.

Should New Zealand do away with public holidays and just let Kiwis decide when to have a break?

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is warming up for his stint in the top job, which will formally start when Jacinda Ardern arrives at the hospital to have her baby.

The National Party has changed its tune on setting up a Climate Change Commission, but does not agree with all aspects of the government's Zero Carbon Bill.

The government has unveiled its plans to introduce a tourist tax in the second half of 2019.

Power Play - Exactly which hats are NZ First's "provincial champion" and the party's leader wearing when they take whacks at large New Zealand corporations?

The National Party says the Prime Minister needs to rein in Shane Jones again after he lashed out at another major New Zealand company. Audio