Chester Borrows
MPs hear from public on criminal justice
Politicians have been urged to stick to the facts when it comes to crime. That was the message from a crowd of about 200 at a meeting of the Safe and Effective Justice programme's advisory group in… Audio
Law & order not a political football - Chester Burrows
Politicians have been told to stop treating law and order issues as a political football. About 200 people attended a meeting of the Safe and Effective Justice programme's advisory group in Wellington… Audio
Select committee shambles
The Parliament Finance committtee had to be unceremoniously cancelled with MPs on both sides trading barbs on whose fault it was. Audio
Are prisoners being set up to fail upon release?
Former MP Chester Borrows wants to double the amount of money prisoners receive when they get out of jail ... but is there political will for such an idea? Audio
Politicians turn silly-season media critics
One of the reasons the New Year news is so thin is that there’s not much politics to report. So it was fitting the the news drought prompted two politicians to weigh in on the media. Audio
Sir Kerry Burke, Chester Borrows discuss Parliament's Speaker
Accusations have been flying this week that Parliament's Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, has been showing signs of political preference. The role of the Speaker is supposed to be strictly… Audio
Chester Borrows' Justice Advisory Group hits the road
Chester Borrows and members of the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group hold their first first public discussion on Monday 15 October in Papatoetoe, Auckland, at 9.30am. Borrows is the group's… Audio
Politics holding back criminal justice system - Borrows
The chair of the government's new criminal justice advisory group says politics is holding back criminal justice reform. The Justice Minister Andrew Little has picked the former National MP Chester… Audio
Labour govt's first week in Parliament - analysis
It's been a shaky start for some of the new Labour Party ministers this week, with the Leader of the House Chris Hipkins admitting the first day of the 52nd Parliament, including the eventual election… Audio
'I remain that loyal old labrador' - Chester Borrows' valedictory
National's "lefty" MP Chester Borrows says goodbye to the House after 12 years as an MP. Audio
National's lefty MP
Retiring MP Chester Borrows describes himself as a loyal old Labrador and is proud of what he's achieved but says he might have achieved more if he was prickly and gorsy. Video, Audio
Whanganui MP found not guilty of careless driving
Chester Borrows, who has been found not guilty of careless driving causing injury, says his driving was "completely reasonable" for the circumstances. Video
Whanganui MP Chester Borrows has been found not guilty
Whanganui MP Chester Borrows has been found not guilty of a charge of careless driving at an incident at an anti-TPP protest last year. Video, Audio
Deputy PM takes stand at Borrows trial
Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett has told a court of her apprehension about an anti-TTP protest in Whanganui last year.
Women describe 'horror' as MP's vehicle struck
Denise Lockett and Tracey Treadwell say they were standing across a driveway exit when National MPs Chester Borrows and Paula Bennett left a breakfast meeting in March 2016.
Too many people in prisons says former National Minister, current MP
Chester Borrows, Whanganui's outgoing MP, is a former police officer, lawyer, Associate Minister for Justice, and Minister for Courts. He says New Zealand needs to get smarter on crime. Video, Audio
Air New Zealand to cut flights between Whanganui and Auckland
Air New Zealand will cut all flights between Whanganui and Auckland, and Blenheim and Christchurch, at the end of July. It is just the latest in a series of cutbacks to regional services, which began… Audio
MP accused of driving car into TPP protester
Police are investigating a complaint that Whanganui MP Chester Borrows drove his car into an anti-TPP protester.
Fonterra strong-arming contractors for lower prices
Morning Report has obtained a letter from Fonterra revealing the hardball tactics the dairy giant is employing against its maintenance contractors as it seeks to slash costs. Whanganui MP Chester… Audio
Fonterra's payment changes 'bullying', says MP
As Fonterra moves to pay contractors less and make them wait longer for payment, National Party MP Chester Burrows says it is bullying and hurting those on the ground. Video, Audio