Stories by Chris Bramwell

Men with historical homosexual sex convictions will soon be able to apply to have them wiped from their criminal records.

Clare Curran says she did not suggest the chair of RNZ's board not appear before a Select Committee to correct the record following the resignation of RNZ's Head of News.

Beekeepers are warning some in the industry are at risk of going bust because there are too many hives.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says he has been advised by the Security Intelligence Service that there is Russian intelligence activity in New Zealand.

A 110,000 strong petition demanding an urgent ban on the use of farrowing crates for sows was delivered to Parliament today. Video, Audio

As the Labour Party faces criticism over the handling of sexual assaults at its annual summer school camp, other parties are asserting good processes around their own residential events.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended his government's policy of deporting New Zealanders who have served more than a cumulative year in prison.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is promising to boost aid to the Pacific as part of what he calls the government's Pacific reset.

The Prime Minister is hoping to get a better deal for New Zealand's small and medium businesses operating in Australia, when she meets her Australian counterpart tomorrow.

MPs have been delivered copies of a book which tells the stories of people whose loved ones died badly rather than being able to opt for voluntary euthanasia.

The bright-line test on residential property sales will be extended from two to five years, the government has confirmed.

The Prime Minister is half-way through her extended stay in Waitangi and will this morning be formally welcomed at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae on the treaty grounds. Audio

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has dropped a suit against two journalists, but will continue with legal action against six National Party figures, he says.

A former governor-general will chair a Royal Commission of Inquiry into historical abuse in state care, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.

MPs have dusted the sand off their feet and returned to parliament as the house begins its business for 2018.

The government's changes to employment law will remove the flexibility businesses need to compete internationally, the Employers and Manufacturers Association says.

The government has confirmed the minimum wage will increase to $16.50 on 1 April next year.

A book telling the stories of 200 beneficiaries has been delivered to Parliament by a group of artists demanding a more compassionate welfare system.

Parliament is sitting under extended hours this morning to progress two Treaty of Waitangi Bills.

The head of New Zealand's spy agency supports the US in "calling out" this type of "reckless and malicious" cyber activity.

A law change broadening access to medicinal cannabis will be unveiled by the government tomorrow.

The opening of the books has opened the government up to serious criticism. Video

The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security has revealed the SIS unlawfully accessed Customs data for almost 20 years.

Crown agencies that pay their chief executives too much have been put on notice by the State Services Commissioner.

The chief ombudsman has sided with the government over not releasing a 33-page coalition document, in a provisional decision.