Jacinda Ardern
...and by opposing end them
When Parliament finally begins each year it goes off with a bang, and in an election year moreso. In the first debate the parties demoed their election messages. They were selling both sunflowers… Audio
Rio Tinto needs to show responsibility over dross - Ardern
The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has told Rio Tinto it needs to show some responsibility over the toxic waste stored in Mataura.
Yesterday the Environment Minister David Parker said he would… Audio
Standing by statements: the first question times for 2020
The first week of question time is done for 2020 and featured topics including coronavirus, Ihumatao, and gangs. Audio
MPs start debate on confidence in the Government
Party leaders launched into the first debate of the year slinging criticism across the House but the debate on the Prime Minister’s statement is actually a chance to remove those in power. Audio
PM's support of RNZ Concert not enough for supporters
The Prime Minister's determination to keep RNZ Concert radio on FM isn't enough to stop the country's big orchestras from pushing ahead with legal action to save the station.
Jacinda Ardern has… Audio
Jacinda Ardern on RNZ Concert changes
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is "frustrated" by the progression of a plan to remove RNZ Concert from the FM frequency in favour of a new youth-focussed station. Audio
Jacinda Ardern 'frustrated' by progress on plan to change RNZ Concert
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is "frustrated" by the progression of a plan to remove RNZ Concert from the FM frequency in favour of a new youth-focussed station.
Ardern told Morning Report … Audio
Māori Party no set ally for National
The National Party may not be able to rely on partnering with the Māori Party after the election, even if that party is able to secure a seat to get itself back into Parliament.
National… Audio
Ardern calls for efforts to get the basics right for Maori
The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern says the Government must address housing and child poverty before it can begin resolving wider aspirations for Maori, but she says she also wants New Zealand history… Audio
Jacinda Ardern on Māori-led Oranga Tamariki review
A report published on Monday morning says 14 armed police were used to uplift a five-month-old Māori baby from a solo mother.
The report was published this morning as a result of a Māori-led national… Audio
Military base will house NZers evacuated from Wuhan
A military training base in north Auckland is being turned into a quarantine centre for New Zealanders returning from Wuhan which is in lockdown because the Novel Coronavirus.
Dozens of people will… Audio
Tributes flowing in for former Labour PM Mike Moore
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters have paid tribute to Mike Moore, the former Labour prime minister who died yesterday aged 71.
Moore led the country for two… Audio
NZer trapped in Wuhan relieved government planning evacuation
A New Zealander in Wuhan says she's relieved the Government is planning to evacuate them from the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak.
The first wave of chartered evacuation… Audio
Govt's major infrastructure upgrade - the reactions
Reaction to the Prime Minister's huge spend-up on roads has been swift and mixed.
Jacinda Ardern has revealed $5.3 billion will go on building new roads and improving existing ones, with the money… Audio
National Party 'may' sign up to Facebook Ad Library
The countdown to Election Day is on - with the Prime Minister revealing people will head to the polls on September the 19th.
The date coincides with Suffrage Day - 127 years since women won the right… Audio
Election date set for 19 September
The countdown to election day is on - with the Prime Minister revealing people will head to the polls on 19 September.
The date coincides with Suffrage Day - 127 years since women won the right to… Audio
Ardern marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the millions who died during the Holocaust, declaring that anti-semitism has no place in the world.
Jacinda Ardern delivered the message at the Mount Eden War… Audio
Ardern rejects criticisms of Coronavirus response
New Zealand is stepping up its response to the Novel Coronavirus, as the death toll climbs.
Public health experts have said it's likely the virus will make its way to New Zealand.
Corin Dann speaks… Audio