Policy
National to introduce traffic light system for beneficiaries if elected
National wants to introduce a traffic light system that could see some beneficiaries docked income, and NZ First wants to cap the job seeker benefit at two years over a person's lifetime.
National… Audio
US lawyer urges NZ Police to think twice over taser supplier
A US lawyer is cautioning New Zealand police to think twice about becoming more reliant on American taser and drone supplier Axon.
The police are poised to replace their old Axon tasers with new ones… Audio
Call for banks to fast-track account name matching
Consumer rights advocates want banks to fast-track account name matching to help stave off an increasing number of scams. But how easy is it? Audio
Labour pledges to 'eliminate' waitlist for state houses
The party says it will build 6000 additional public and transitional houses if re-elected.
The electorate swing, Labour limbo and Luxon-Hipkins two-step
Chris Hipkins needs a new song and dance routine and fast, or he could be doing the limbo and losing the next generation of Labour's leaders. Video, Audio
Mayor of Wairoa worried about financial support for rebuild
The Mayor of cyclone ravaged Wairoa wants the leaders of National and ACT to come to his town and commit to funding its rebuild.
Craig Little says neither leader has visited the small Hawke's Bay… Audio
Labour was warned removing GST may not make fruit and veges cheaper
The Labour government was warned earlier this year that removing GST from fruit and vegetables may not make them more affordable.
Ministry of Health documents obtained under the Official Information… Audio
Week in Detail: Winston's return, landlord rules, and big cats
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Advocate says ACT policy will drive more people onto the street
The ACT Party has just announced its welfare policy, saying abandoning people to a life on welfare is a waste of human potential.
The party is promising to axe welfare benefits for people who refuse… Audio
National promises new visa for high-paid tech experts
The National Party has announced it will introduce new visas to attract high-paid foreign tech experts, if elected.
It says it has plans to award up to five-hundred work visas a year to recent… Audio
Police to buy new tasers but won't say how they'll be monitored
The police won't say how new tasers they're buying will be monitored for public safety.
The existing tasers used by police have built in cameras, but replacements don't and are instead meant to be… Audio
National, ACT & NZ First: Delivering the sun or just beach cricket?
Multiple polls point to a change of government. Is National passing the sniff test? Do voters really want ACT's 'real change' or a handbrake? We ask what a centre-right government might look like. Video, Audio
National's tax plan has 'enormous hole' say some economists
The National Party's tax plan has an enormous hole in it according to analysis by economists from both sides of the political spectrum.
Their concerns centre on the proposed foreign home buyers tax -… Audio
PREFU shows six years of economic mismanagement says National
Battered and bruised, but better than expected - that's the state of the government's books in Treasury's pre-election forecast.
The government is celebrating the state of the nation's coffers… Audio
National asked to explain where evicted Kāinga Ora tenants would go
The National Party is under pressure to explain where evicted anti-social Kāinga Ora tenants would go.
The party says it would direct Kāinga Ora to evict and relocate repeat and serious anti-social… Audio
Dr Chandrika Nath: Scientific research in the halls of power and at the poles
Scientific research has taken Dr Chandrika Nath from pole to pole. As a glaciologist she has worked in Lapland and Antarctica, spending 100 days in the latter collecting data samples in extreme… Audio
Medicinal cannabis rules relaxed: What will it mean for patients?
The medicinal cannabis sector is welcoming the relaxation of rules surrounding the manufacture and exporting of their products. MedSafe, which regulates medicines and medical devices, says the new… Audio
ACT announces it will prioritise productivity over all else
The ACT Party has announced it will prioritise productivity over everything else, if elected.
ACT leader David Seymour has unveiled a policy that would set a target for New Zealand to be one of the… Audio
National's foreign buyer tax raises more questions
National's proposed foreign buyers tax continues to raise all kinds of questions - whether it will raise the promised $740 million a year and if the country could face legal problems with its trading… Audio
Water cremation facility poised to open in Christchurch
A Christchurch-based group is poising itself to bring a new, sustainable method of cremations to New Zealand. Alkaline Hydrolysis - or 'water cremation' - is where a body is put into a tube containing… Audio