Stories by Chris Bramwell

An Australian plan to ban unvaccinated children from childcare centres and pre-schools is worth considering, the Labour Party says.

Freshwater campaigners fear a government announcement on the country's waterways due today will not help their cause.

The Australian Prime Minister arrives in New Zealand today for his first meeting with Bill English against the chaotic backdrop of an unpredictable US president and a collapsed trade deal.

Men with historical homosexual convictions may be retraumatised by having to go through a formal process to have their convictions quashed, Rainbow Wellington says.

The government is considering making it easier for people to access medicinal cannabis, with Health Minister Peter Dunne to make an announcement tomorrow. Audio

CIA documents posted on a searchable database include thousands of historical papers about New Zealand.

Prime Minister Bill English says he is not a feminist; in fact, he claims he does not know what that means. Video

Prime Minister Bill English has announced his new Cabinet - and there are no great surprises. Video

MPs have grilled John Key about the National Party's leadership contest in his final Question Time in Parliament as Prime Minister. Audio

"It's going to need someone who can make decisions, who can think on their feet, who can make hard calls." Video

Volunteers believe they have moved 20 to 56 tonnes of earthquake-stranded pāua back into the water. Video

About 80 vehicles rolled out of the earthquake-hit town on the inland road - and Civil Defence is not planning another.

A law change will make it easier for women to file pay equity claims with their employers, rather than having to go through the courts.

The Prime Minister is being called irresponsible for talking of tax cuts when the full cost of the damage from last week's earthquakes is still not known.

Donald Trump has said he would rip up the Paris climate deal, but New Zealand's Climate Change Minister is getting no indications any other big emitters would follow suit.

The leaders of National and Labour say they will work with whoever wins the US election, but other MPs have been less diplomatic.

The government will spend $300 million on emergency housing, funding an extra 1400 places around the country, the Minister for Social Housing says. Video

Power Play - Gareth Morgan might insist The Opportunities Party policies span the political spectrum, but it's Labour and the Greens who seem nervous.

Labour is turning its sights to next year's election as party members and MPs gather in Auckland tonight for the party's annual conference.

David Bowie, Elton John and endless puns all featured in an outlandish parliamentary debate over proposed laws to govern outer space.

New Zealand First wants a new offence created specifically for single punches that result in death.

Labour's claims that Housing New Zealand is verging on bankruptcy are irresponsible and stupid, the agency's minister says.

Housing New Zealand warned the government earlier this year it was facing financial constraints that would affect its ability to build more houses.

The government plans to build 30,000 houses in Auckland once the Unitary Plan is in place, says the Housing NZ Minister.

A political cross-party inquiry on homelessness has made 20 recommendations, including using vacant state properties for emergency housing and developing a national strategy.