Stories by Chris Bramwell

Hundreds of properties advertised on Trade Me as being 'good for land banking' highlights the need to crackdown on speculators, Labour says.

The government is dismissing concerns about KiwiSaver members unknowingly investing in companies making bombs and mines. Audio

Labour MP Trevor Mallard will not stand for election again in the Hutt South and will seek a place on the party list instead.

Power Play - The Prime Minister hopes a trade dispute with Indonesia over beef exports will soon be resolved - but he's said the same in the past and nothing changed, writes Chris Bramwell

It is up to the Australian government who it wants to support for the top job at the United Nations, Prime Minister John Key says - although he backs Helen Clark as the best candidate.

After years of uncertainty for New Zealand's beef exporters, a trade dispute with Indonesia could be settled in the coming months.

Prime Minister John Key says he will signal New Zealand's deep opposition to the death penalty in Indonesia when he meets with its President

The government is being warned to prepare for an impending stream of refugees from the Pacific as low-lying atolls are swamped by sea-level rise.

The Finance Minister has admitted he got his numbers wrong when he was defending his decision to veto a Labour Party bill to extend paid parental leave.

Justice has not been done in the Moko case, and his killers should have been charged with murder, the Labour Party says. Audio

The Labour MP whose extension to paid parental leave bill has been rejected twice now says she will not try again.

The Auckland-based marae which opened its doors to the homeless is worried it is the victim of a smear campaign by the staff of the Social Housing Minister.

The government is considering pre-purchasing motel rooms to help those who most critically need housing, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says.

Prime Minister John Key is dismissing a call by Labour to limit work visas as the economy starts to slow down.

New Zealand aid money going into the Pacific is making a real difference, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says - but there are still huge challenges in the region. Video, Audio

More than a year after Cyclone Pam brought devastation to Vanuatu, many small businesses and schools are struggling to find their feet.

Labour and Green parties have announced an agreement to work together to change the government. Audio

BUDGET 2016 - This year's budget earmarks $300m to ease the pressure on the Auckland housing market.

The Finance Minister is remaining typically tight-lipped about what's in tomorrow's Budget.

A programme that has helped tens of thousands of parents during its 25 years is to be scrapped.

Power Play - The Panama Papers still dominate politics a month on, but politicians should steel themselves - there is more to come, writes Chris Bramwell.

The government is boosting staffing to the under-pressure Overseas Investment Office but it's too little too late, says Winston Peters.

Prime Minister John Key is adamant he told his then Revenue Minister that his personal lawyer was going to get in touch to discuss foreign trust rules.

More than half of New Zealanders are worried about the country being a tax haven after the Panama Papers leak, according to a new poll.

The government's goal of 90 percent renewable electricity generation by 2025 can be achieved, a new report says.