Prime Minister

The government has defended taking a back up plane part of the way for the Prime Minister's trip to China. Chris Hipkins has arrived in Beijing for a jam packed week of talks, including with President… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister will lead a major trade delegation to China at the end of this month. It will be the first Prime Ministerial visit to New Zealand's biggest trading partner since before the Covid-19… Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has faced a grilling by University of Otago students during his trip to Ōtepoti today.

Students, staff and community members have been fighting against the university's… Audio

In a remarkably swift and smooth transition after Jacinda Ardern's surprise announcement last week, incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins wasted no time in indicating he would "rein in" some projects… Audio

It's been an extraordinary year for British politics, churning through three Prime Ministers in a matter of weeks. Boris Johnson stepped down in early July, just three years after leading the… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

We cross live to London for the latest on the contest to be UK Prime Minister Audio

It's been an extraordinary evening in UK politics, with some pundits saying it looks like a "death spiral" for Prime Minister Liz Truss, who's been in the job for just six weeks. There was total chaos… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

The UK has a new prime minister; Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. She has been selected by the Conservative Party membership, and she will formally take the role in a ceremony at the Queen's Balmoral… Audio

It's Prime Minister's Science Prize time! We meet some of the people awarded the 2021 prizes for their mahi. Audio

The Prime Minister is warning people to "brace" for the next six weeks, and the peak of Omicron spread.

Jacinda Ardern says the rules around vaccine mandates will ease in some areas, but only once… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister visited Auckland for the first time since Delta arrived in the region, for a few hours on Wednesday.

The decision not to visit battling retailers, cafes and bars did not go down… Video, Audio

Antivaxers have disrupted the Prime Minister's media events for the second day in a row.

Jacinda Ardern did not attend a scheduled event at a vaccination clinic in Whanganui because more than 100… Video, Audio

Farmers in mid-Canterbury are still trying to get their heads around the scale of damage caused by massive flooding in June. It's been an extremely challenging situation for neighbours Anne-Marie… Audio