Giles Dexter

MPs agreed to put politics aside, for a few minutes at least, and acknowledge the victims of today's Auckland CBD shooting. Police have confirmed the offender was on home detention and had a history… Audio

Cabinet ministers' behaviour is continuing to create problems for the Labour Government.

Already Stuart Nash and Michael Wood have lost their portfolios, with Stuart Nash announcing he's retiring… Audio

A woman whose daughter was raped as a teenager says the sentence discounts judges are giving offenders make the consequences feel meaningless.

She's backing National's plan to limit the discounts to… Audio

The Children's Minister admits he got his tone wrong when using an urgent debate on misconduct allegations at Oranga Tamariki to attack Christopher Luxon. The Prime Minister says Kelvin Davis made… Audio

National has accepted there's a blow-out in its tax policy - but is blaming the government for not getting inflation under control.

The Council of Trade Unions says the policy will cost $1.5 billion… Audio

A damning inquiry into slash on the East Coast says the forestry industry has lost its social licence in Tai Rāwhiti - and should help foot the bill for the clean-up.

The report says the next five to… Audio

The government has found 4 billion dollars down the back of the couch ahead of next week's Budget.

The money was freed up after ministers were told to go away and find ways to save money and… Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson is giving a pre-budget speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce this morning.

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The Prime Minister has hosed down the idea of a capital gains tax.. a day after his government released a report highlighting the unfairness in the tax system.

Speaking to a business crowd in… Audio

The Prime Minister is delivering a pre-Budget speech in Auckland, where he has ruled out imposing a cyclone levy.

Chris Hipkins said the government will instead cut its own costs and borrow more to… Audio

The Government has just unveiled how much tax the wealthiest New Zealanders pay Inland Revenue has opened its books on 311 of the wealthiest New Zealanders, and found on average, they're paying a much… Audio

The Prime Minister expects a significant announcement will be made this weekend regarding the rights of New Zealanders living in Australia.

Chris Hipkins flies to Brisbane on Saturday, ostensibly to… Audio

The number of communications staff working in the core public service has tipped over the 500 mark - and shows an increase of more than fifty percent since Labour took office. That's despite new… Audio

Dancing, high heels and a stripper pole - clearly not a usual day on Parliament's forecourt. The Fired Up Stilettos group took their fight there on Sunday for better rights and protections for… Audio

The government's unveiled take two of its controversial three water's policy that will determine how the country's freshwater, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure will be controlled.

It's got a… Video, Audio

The government has unveiled its shake-up of the three waters reforms, abandoning plans to establish four mega water entities - instead creating 10.

Just like the original plan, the ten entities will… Audio

Green Party MP Elizabeth Kerekere is in hot water after apparently calling her colleague Chloe Swarbrick a "cry baby" in a text sent in error.

The text was sent to a group chat of MPs and staff, and… Video, Audio

Jacinda Ardern has bowed out of Parliament with an admission she didn't always get things right - but she had much to be proud of.

As well as running through her thoughts on responding to the various… Audio