Benedict Collins

The government is now considering slapping travel bans on some Russians. It comes after the Government was mocked for failing to follow the country's traditional allies in expelling Russian spies. New… Audio

Senior National MP Steven Joyce signed off at Parliament last night, recounting some of the highs and lows of his political career in his valedictory speech Audio

Helen Clark says the bill, that would quadruple the maximum prison sentence for people supplying synthetic cannabis, reflects a failed war on drugs. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has had to tell Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones to pull his head in after he called for the chairman of Air New Zealand's board to resign. Audio

The Environmental Protection Authority was warned the behaviour of its chief scientist was damaging trust in the organisation shortly before she resigned. New documents obtained by RNZ News show the… Audio

Chatham Islanders are hoping their new wharf will make life on the island much smoother sailing. The wharf cost $52 million and its designers are confident it will dramatically reduce the number of… Audio

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has hit back at the National Party after it called him an apologist for Russia. National's trade spokesperson Todd McClay has been critical of Mr Peters' enthusiastic… Audio

The Prime Minister has had to seek assurances from her own party that it's properly supporting the victims of sexual assaults at Labour's summer camp last month. Labour's general secretary Andrew… Audio

The Ministry of Transport fraudster Joanne Harrison has been denied parole for a second time because she's still deemed an undue risk to society. She was jailed for three and a half years in February… Audio

The former Prime Minister and National Party leader Bill English farewelled politics last night, delivering his valedictory speech to Parliament where he looked back on a career spanning more than a… Audio

Government and opposition are both furiously scrambling to explain their support for a project linked to a businessman who's under the scrutiny of the Serious Fraud Office. RNZ revealed yesterday the… Audio

The government's new flagship regional development programme is funding a project connected to a businessman who has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office. And the Economic Development Minister… Audio

Police Commissioner Mike Bush says young women are increasingly committing crimes and he thinks the attraction of social media notoriety could be fuelling that offending. Audio

The government is refusing to condemn as racist the law that allows Maori wards to be contested with referendums. The lobby group Hobson's Pledge has now gathered enough support to force votes in five… Audio

The lobby group Hobson's Pledge is confident it will have the numbers today to force referendums in four districts that are looking to introduce Maori wards. Its spokesperson Don Brash says there's no… Audio

The National Party is trying to drive a wedge between two Ministers over their positions on whether to introduce roadside saliva testing for drugs. Yesterday RNZ revealed the Minister responsible for… Audio

The Minister in charge of road safety, Julie Anne Genter, is unimpressed with a recommendation from her officials to introduce roadside saliva testing of motorists for drugs. The Transport Ministry… Audio

The government could scrap plans to put monitoring cameras on commercial fishing vessels. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash says many in the fishing industry are unhappy with the plan and he's looking at… Audio