Brent Edwards

Political editor Brent Edwards has been at a media conference where Epsom MP John Banks announced he would not stand for re-election. The announcement came after a High Court judge ruled that Mr Banks… Audio

The head of the country's electronic spy agency does not believe the United States spies on New Zealanders but says he can't be sure. The director of the Government Communications Security Bureau, Ian… Audio

Can Act survive? Our political editor, Brent Edwards, is with us. Audio

New Zealand tumbles in international test of 15-year-olds; Hekia Parata reacts to OECD education report; Opposition parties say Banks' political career is all but dead; Political editor on the impact… Audio

The Finance Minister says Australia and New Zealand will be urging the United States to continue leading the negotiations on a trans-Pacific trade deal. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, is in Sydney today for the annual Australia-New Zealand leadership forum and he says the trans-Pacific trade negotiations will figure prominently in talks he has… Audio

The Government has conceded it uses no single set of criteria to help determine whether it should assist big businesses like Sky City, Rio Tinto or Warner Bros. Audio

KiwiRail is asking the Government for more money to help it cover the cost of replacing the broken-down Cook Strait ferry, the Aratere. Audio

The Finance Minister has conceded the Government is likely to lose the referendum on its partial privatisation programme but says that's because most people who support the partial share sales will… Audio

The Government has sold its 20 percent shareholding in Air New Zealand for 365 million dollars. Audio

In extraordinary scenes in Parliament this afternoon more than a dozen members of one whanau were ejected after holding a rowdy protest about an immigration dispute. Audio

Parliament's health select committee is urging the Government to take action to lower the country's high rate of unplanned and teen pregnancies. Audio

Opposition parties are warning the Government is putting Air New Zealand at risk by increasing the private ownership of the airline to 47 percent. Audio

Environmental groups are urging Parliament to dump regulations governing deep sea exploration, which they say will put whales and other marine mammals at risk. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, has rejected criticism tough new measures to rein in house prices are preventing people from building new homes. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal is recommending the Government pay major compensation to iwi over a string of Treaty breaches in unfairly setting up the Tongariro National Park and power scheme. Audio

Brent Edwards explores the motives for NZ's UN Security Council bid. Audio

Government MPs are confident about the National Party's election prospects next year and they have dismissed suggestions that new Labour Party leader David Cunliffe poses any threat. Audio

Parliament is considering adopting a set of privacy principles to help protect MPs and journalists from prying eyes. Audio

The New Zealand First leader has accused the government of undermining its campaign to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council by making diplomatic blunders. Audio