Stories by Chris Bramwell

New Zealand has ratified the Paris Agreement to combat climate change.

Officials are looking into how a New Zealand-designed plane ended up in North Korea, the Prime Minister says.

Power Play- Don Brash's back with a reheated take on his Iwi-vs-Kiwi rhetoric. Chris Bramwell looks back at his many incarnations.

The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, says there is no longer a climate of fear in his country. Video

Land earmarked for a school in south Auckland is to be developed into transitional housing for up to 250 people. Audio

John Key is being urged to make strong statements about human rights when he meets the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka tomorrow.

Power Play - MPs have been quick to play the blame game over canned plans for a special sitting of Parliament, but it's iwi who have been let down, Chris Bramwell says.

The Treaty Negotiations Minister will make sure that iwi members who made plans to come to Parliament on Friday are not out of pocket, he says.

The Deputy Prime Minister admits negotiations around the proposed Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary are also about the stability of the government.

The Māori Party is not ruling out walking away from its confidence and supply agreement with National over the proposed Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary. Audio

Opposition MPs are calling for the Minister for Women to resign after she repeatedly refused to comment on the Chiefs stripper scandal. Audio

Labour's Chris Hipkins has asked for an investigation into the Parliamentary Service, saying one of his emails to a journalist had been blocked.

Prime Minister John Key says events in Fiji over the weekend did not overshadow the annual Pacific Islands Forum.

The government will put $10 million into a programme aimed at getting more children in Pacific countries playing sport.

New Zealand will invest $5 million into renewable energy projects in Micronesia, the Prime Minister says.

New Zealand has boosted its support to help the country of Laos clear its countryside of cluster bombs left over from the Vietnam war.

John Key has told the Philippine president, who has condoned vigilante murders of drug dealers, there is an "arguably better" way to deal with drug issues.

Prime Minister John Key says he will not shy away from discussing extra-judicial killings when he meets the Philippines leader today in Laos.

North Korea is likely to dominate talks at the East Asia Summit being attended by Prime Minister John Key in Laos.

Trade, security and climate change and a possible update on US progress on the TPP are on the Prime Minister John Key's agenda this week.

Power Play - New Zealand relies on its clean green image, but could this become hard for tourists to swallow after thousands fell ill from drinking contaminated water? Video

How would a major national disaster be handled? RNZ joined the National Crisis Management Centre for today's drill. Audio

New Zealand's candidate for the UN top job, Helen Clark, is vowing to stay in the race despite a static polling result.

It is up to the police to decide whether to investigate KiwiSaver providers who are investing in weapons manufacturers, says the Commerce Minister. Audio

Power Play - The Māori King's politically driven statements have put a spanner in the works for Labour, writes Chris Bramwell.