Kris Faafoi

New Zealand won't be throwing open its doors to the large numbers of new migrants seen in recent years, once it's ready to open the border.

Covid-19 has brought net migration to a screeching halt… Audio

The Immigration Minister is warning businesses not to rely on floods of migrant workers once the border is reopened.

The flow of new migrants came to an abrupt halt with the border closure - in past… Audio

Struggling newsrooms are set to receive a boost with the establishment of an $55-million public interest journalism fund.

The fund was announced by the Minister for Broadcasting and Media Kris Faafoi… Audio

The government has pledged $55 million for a new fund for public interest news and journalism - the biggest single boost in media funding for many years. Media companies countrywide will compete for… Audio

Central Otago orchard owners say the push for workers isn't over as they prepare for harvest season.

Today government ministers visited an apple orchard near Alexandra to speak with workers and… Audio

Two thousand seasonal workers are set to land in New Zealand from January in a bid to plug the gap for fruit pickers across the country.

The RSE workers will arrive from Pacific countries and… Audio

The Government is giving a border exemption to two thousand seasonal workers. It has come as a relief for the horticulture and wine industries.

Experienced workers will begin arriving from the… Audio

The government says it has no plans to stop a further planeload of Russian and Ukrainian fishers coming to New Zealand.

That's despite 11 of the fishing crew testing positive for Covid-19 in… Audio

The Government has announced it will ease border restrictions for some industries to help fill labour shortages.

Under the new rules, veterinarians, deep sea fishing crew, and agricultural and… Audio

The Government is spending $500 million to improve 1500 state houses around the country.

The work will begin in October and will take about two-and-a-half years to complete the upgrades including… Audio

RNZ has made public more documents about the controversial changes to RNZ Concert which sparked a public and political backlash in February. They show RNZ made a bid for an extra frequency but backed…

Struggling news media companies hope the funding agency New Zealand on Air will bankroll more of their journalism, in addition to the local dramas and documentaries for TV it has funded from the… Audio

On Thursday media companies learned some will take away more than others from the government's first targeted Covid-19 crisis package. Meanwhile, the minister of broadcasting has signaled he'll follow… Audio

The government is promising more help for media organisations struggling with massive revenue losses due to Covid 19. Yesterday Broadcasting and Communications Minister Kris Faafoi announced a $50… Audio

The Government has unveiled a $50m “adrenaline shot” for commercial media companies struggling with the sudden slump in revenue caused by the Covid-19 crisis - with more to come in weeks ahead. But…

News media representatives set out the crisis their industry faces to Parliament’s Epidemic Response Committee on Wednesday before the government finalises a package of measures to help them survive… Audio

The Government has changed the rules for KiwiSaver and banned default funds from investing in fossil fuels.

Default investments are assigned to people when they register for KiwiSaver- some of which… Audio

Kevin Kenrick leads the broadcaster that pulls in the biggest audiences in the country and the most money from advertising. But TVNZ - like state-owned RNZ - will be folded into a new public media… Audio

RNZ’s planning a new music brand based in Auckland to hook younger people. But RNZ Concert will make way for it on FM and be reduced to an automated service with no human hosts. That has sparked a… Audio