Greens
Sue Bradford, David Clendon discuss Greens' portfolios
The Green Party is about to get its hands on levers of government power for the first time in its history. Under a confidence and supply agreement with Labour, the Greens will have three ministers and… Audio
Labour seals the MMP deal with National
After 11 days of negotiations, Jacinda Ardern is New Zealand's new Prime Minister. She is the youngest prime minister in 160 years, she's New Zealand's third female prime minister and she joins the… Audio
NZ First MPs in meeting all day as NZ continues to wait
New Zealand First MPs have been locked in a meeting all day in Parliament , as the nation continues to wait for their decision. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson has the latest. Video, Audio
Coalition discussions to continue into the night
The New Zealand First Board and MPs are continuing post-election negotiations, and say their meeting will go on for "several more hours". Audio
'Disingenuous' govt pondered fuel tax - Genter
Documents show the government has considered increasing fuel taxes despite critising Labour over its tax plans.
Internal documents released to the Green Party show Transport Minister Simon Bridges… Audio
Interest builds ahead of special vote count
Former Labour party president Mike Williams and Stuff political editor Tracy Watkins join John Campbell to discuss how special votes may change the make-up of Parliament. Video, Audio
Greens hold hope of forming government
As Greens leader James Shaw said on election night, if he'd been told a month ago that he'd be happy seeing his party get little more than half of their 2014 election tally, he wouldn't have believed… Audio
Greens plead with TOP supporters for party vote
Despite The Opportunities Party consistently polling well below the five percent threshold to make it in to Parliament, Gareth Morgan is adamant his party will be there after all the votes are counted… Audio
Claire Robinson, Sue Bradford on tightening election race
National and Labour are locked in a dead heat in RNZ's poll of polls with a week to go in the tightest election race in a decade. Audio
Labour, National both up in 1News Colmar Brunton poll
RNZ political editor Jane Patterson discusses the latest 1News Colmar Brunton poll. Audio
Election 17 ramps up with early votes, volatile polls
Advanced voting has started, two weeks before election day, with about 40,000 people voting on the first day. It compares with the 2014 election where about 49,500 people cast their vote in the first… Audio
Possible Labour-Greens without Peters 'big news' - James Shaw
With three weeks to go, the election is shaping up as the closest since 2005 when Labour under Helen Clark narrowly beat Don Brash's National Party. The Greens have clawed their way back to the 5… Audio
Green Party's trash to cash plan
The Green Party wants to put an immediate 20 cent charge on plastic bags, phase out plastic packaging, and send zero waste to landfill by 2050.
Labour, Greens transport policy priorities
Getting people out of cars and onto trains and buses are the transport priorities of the Labour and Green Parties. RNZ's Siobhan Wilson takes a look at the different election pledges. Audio
Green's polling woes
Can the Green party come back after slipping below the 5 percent threshold? Audio
James Shaw has to cover 'a lot of ground' as sole Greens leader
The Green Party lost control of the narrative after Metiria Turei's admission of benefit fraud, RNZ political reporter Mei Heron tells us. Audio
Do the Greens risk dipping below five percent?
Commentators Ben Thomas and Mike Williams review the past week in politics and discuss whether the Green Party risks dropping below five percent of the vote. Audio
Greens will bounce back in polls - James Shaw
After a drop in the polls for the Greens followed by co-leader Metiria Turei's resignation, co-leader James Shaw told Susie Ferguson the party will bounce back. Audio
Jump for Labour, slump for Greens - UMR poll explained
The latest political polls show Labour has jumped to 33 percent, while the Greens have dropped to eight percent. UMR pollster Stephen Mills joins us to discuss the changes. Audio
MPs react to shock resignation of Metiria Turei
MPs from across the political spectrum were caught unaware by the shock resignation of Green co-leader Metiria Turei. RNZ political reporter Mei Heron reports. Audio