Brent Edwards
Greater openness prompting people to avoid being snooped on
The Security Intelligence Service has warned greater openness about its activities has prompted people it is monitoring to change the way they communicate to avoid being snooped on. Audio
Woolly claims about Saudi deals
Power Play with Brent Edwards - When a government is in trouble it follows a predictable strategy: first up, deny everything, and blame the former government.
Newsmaker - Kelvin Davis 30 July 2015
RNZ Political Editor Brent Edwards interviews Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis, who has been making headlines over Mt Eden Prison. Audio
Greens pushing for Reserve Bank to set interest rates
The Green Party is pushing for the Reserve Bank to set interest rates by committee after what it says is repeated failures over the past four years. Audio
PM promises to give Pharmac more money to buy drugs under TPP
The Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman, says he's open to reviewing the way DHBs are funded, but at the same time is reassuring voters there won't be any wholesale changes. Audio
PM not sure whether Security Council debate will do anything
The Prime Minister is not sure whether a New Zealand-initiated debate on small island states at the United Nations Security Council this week will lead to any definitive statement on climate change. Audio
Nats fall behind Labour-Greens for first time
In the latest poll of polls support for the National Party has fallen behind the Labour and Green bloc for the first time since February last year. Audio
PM adamant health & safety legislation will make work safer
The Prime Minister is adamant changes to health and safety legislation will make workplaces safer but the Government is still to determine which industries will be deemed high risk. Critics say the… Audio
The National Party annual conference
The National Party's annual conference is on in Auckland this weekend and housing, the economy, and the problems at Mt Eden Prison have all featured. Audio
Focus on Politics for 24 July 2015
The National Party is holding its annual conference in Auckland this weekend as it nears the end of the first year of its third term in government. Audio
Faltering economy likely to weigh on minds
The faltering economy is likely to weigh heavily on the minds of National Party delegates at their annual conference in Auckland this weekend. Audio
Worrying times as the interest rate cut signals Reserve Bank concern
Power Play with Brent Edwards - These are worrying times for the Government and the country with the Official Cash Rate cut signalling a faltering economy.
Corrections minister under pressure
The Corrections Minister is coming under more pressure over just when he knew about allegations a prisoner at the privately run Mt Eden Prison had been dropped from a balcony. Audio
English agrees rising house prices making inequality worse.
The Finance Minister has admitted rising house prices in Auckland are making inequality worse by shutting low and middle income earners out of the property market. Audio
Govt rejects Labour's push to stop foreigners buying homes
The Government rejects the Labour Party's view that stopping foreigners buying existing homes will help take some of the heat out of the property market. Audio
Beneficiaries will have incentive to work - Tolley
Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says the Government decided to lift benefit levels from next April because it is confident the move will not stop people moving into work.
Govt under renewed pressure to tackle child poverty
The Government is under renewed pressure to do more to tackle child poverty, after a newly released document confirms it was told its policies would have little impact in the short to medium term. Audio
Govt told its policies would do little to cut child poverty
Papers obtained by Radio New Zealand reveal the Government was told its policies would do little to cut child poverty in the short to medium term. Audio
Labour not backing down over Chinese buyer claims.
The Labour Party is not backing down from claims that Chinese buyers are pushing up Auckland house prices despite accusations that it's position is racist. Audio
Focus on Politics for 10 July 2015
This week the Government announced it aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions eleven percent by 2030 from 1990 levels. Audio
