Jacinda Ardern
NZ Oil & Gas boss claims 11,000 jobs will be hit
In announcing an end to new permits for oil and gas exploration in New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said no jobs would be immediately affected by the government ending permits for oil & gas… Audio
Ardern en route to Europe to push for free trade
Jacinda Ardern flies out from New Zealand today for her first official trip to Europe as Prime Minister. She's en route to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London - but will also visit… Audio
Aiming a scattergun
Sometimes Oral Questions in Parliament are a incisive scalpel, cutting to the truth with surgical precision. Sometimes they're a blunderbuss, firing wildly in the hope of finding a chink in the… Audio
Parliament’s to do list: more spending, farewell Coleman, and privacy online
Each sitting day in the House MPs work their way through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week. Audio
The leadership of change: Mary Robinson and Jacinda Ardern
Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discuss working for change at local, national and international levels. Their… Audio
Ardern sticks to Budget responsibility rules as costs rise
The government is trying to dampen expectations of a spending bonanza in next month's Budget. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the lack of investment in essential services by the previous government… Audio
Where to from here? NZ Republic vs Empire 2.0
Opinion - New Zealand should maintain a strong relationship with the United Kingdom after Brexit. However, do we really want to sleepwalk into Empire 2.0? Max Harris evaluates the royal "we".
'People will make mistakes' - Ardern backs Curran
For the second time in a week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has found fault with the way her Broadcasting Minister, Clare Curran, has been dealing with RNZ.
Yesterday it emerged Ms Curran had… Audio
Roads lose, public transport wins in new govt transport plan
The government has signalled a major boost of public transport funding, initiatives to encourage walking and cycling, and a cut in funding for state highways. Audio
PM's spy comments make NZ 'a laughing stock'
The Prime Minister's statement that New Zealand is not home to any Russian spies is being met with scepticism, and scoffing, internationally. Audio
Ardern 'disingenous' on Russian spies comment - Buchanan
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's statement that New Zealand is not home to any Russian spies is being met with scepticism - and scoffing - internationally. The Guardian's headline reads: 'New Zealand… Audio
Ardern stands by Broadcasting Minister after RNZ meeting
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is standing by her Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran in the wake of the resignation of senior RNZ news executive Carol Hirschfeld. Ms Hirschfeld stepped down on Tuesday… Audio
PM urges nurses' union & DHBs to break impasse
The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is urging District Health Boards to set up an independent panel to break an impasse over nurses' pay talks. Video, Audio
How Widodo went under the radar
While a former US President’s visit preoccupied our media this week, the state visit of the current president of Indonesia - the world’s fourth most populous nation - went mostly under the radar… Video, Audio
New National front bench tests its mettle
The House takes a look back at a week's worth of Question Time when the new opposition front bench got to try out its first jabs at the government. Audio
Jones' Air NZ comments 'a step too far' - PM
The Prime Minister has reined in New Zealand First minister Shane Jones after he called for the chairman of Air New Zealand to be sacked. Audio
Shane Jones 'obviously' accepts PM's telling off
Cabinet minister Shane Jones has got a ticking off from the prime minister after he called for the chair of Air New Zealand to be sacked. Video, Audio
Shane Jones out of line over Air NZ comments - PM
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
Obama to meet Ardern, young leaders in NZ visit
Meeting the leaders of tomorrow as well as the leaders of today will be on Barack Obama's agenda when he makes his first visit to New Zealand this week. He'll be officially welcomed with a powhiri in… Audio
Ardern urged to clarify oil, gas plans
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is being told she must be honest about exactly what her plans are for oil and gas exploration. On Monday, in a surprise move, she personally accepted a Greenpeace… Audio
