National Party

Conservation groups, prepare for battle – we're likely to see more mining applications as the country's new chief executive promises economic benefits from going underground.  Audio

The clock is about to be wound back on Labour's Māori health initiative despite pleas that it should be given more time to prove its worth. Audio

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

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

Few pundits flagged the West Coast, birthplace of the Labour Party, to be part of the big blue swing this election. Audio

There's a lot we still don't know after election day. Here are the answers to those lingering questions from Saturday night.  Audio

The National Party leaders will discuss strategy around forming a government this afternoon, after they have "watched the rugby", says campaign chair Chris Bishop.

Bishop has told a Morning Report… Audio

National is promising to impose tougher sanctions on beneficiaries who repeatedly fail to turn up to job interviews. Punishments could include mandatory community work or having their welfare support… Audio

Cruel, dehumanising and out of touch. That's one description of National's policy to get more beneficiaries into work. But party leader Christopher Luxon's reckons it's a policy driven by love. If in… Video, Audio

"Hello is that you Winston? Christopher Luxon calling." That's exactly the scenario painted by the National leader, who sent a smoke signal to voters via social media this morning. "It's crunch time"… Video, Audio

National's plans to evict unruly Kianga Ora tenants will just see more people living in cars and substandard lodges according to one policy analyst. The party says there is deep community frustration… Video, Audio

National and ACT are on track to govern comfortably alone in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll Labour's dropped 3 points to 32.3 per cent. National's popularity is up to 36.6 per cent. As for the… Video, Audio

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

National is reviving its call for the government to ditch its prison reduction target, in the wake of the fatal shootings in Auckland. The party argues it weakens the punishment offenders face and… Audio

As the political parties reveal their slogans for the election campaign, we look at who and what makes a catchphrase sing, Audio

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

National's AI-generated attack ads are just the tip of the iceberg. Could AI turn this election upside down? Audio

There are mixed feelings about National back-tracking on a bipartisan housing policy that it helped draft.

It's been labelled a "massive flip flop" by the government, but National says it was always… Audio