Stories by Jo Moir

Businesses will receive the lion's share of a $12.1 billion economic rescue package as New Zealand responds to the Covid-19 crisis.

The response to the Covid-19 crisis kicked up another notch yesterday with the prime minister calling a halt to gatherings of more than 500 people, and warning of a recession greater than that of the… Audio

MPs were caught out in a verbal vote against abortion clinic safe zones last night, but Labour's Jacinda Ardern and Andrew Little seem to want to just put it behind them.

Under-fire charity Quit Group will wind up in June once it has spent the $2.7 million it has squirrelled away, it says. Audio

Spend the money on smokefree services or give the money back and shut down - that's the message from Jacinda Ardern to the Quit Group Trust board.

In just one day, the Māori Party has unravelled 18 months of work rebuilding and repositioning itself ahead of the September election, writes Jo Moir.

The quit smoking charity stopped functioning five years ago but continues to pay board members tens of thousands of dollars a year from funding that includes taxpayer money.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has named his first bottomline for any post-election coalition talks - the provincial growth fund in its current form.

Former Labour minister and Auckland mayoral candidate John Tamihere is set to run for the Māori Party in the Tāmaki Makaurau seat.

The government remains divided over the second tranche of gun reforms and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters cannot say when an agreement might be reached.

Former and future Australian prime ministers would not treat New Zealand in the way the current regime is over deportation, says the deputy prime minister.

Abortion reform has cleared another hurdle, passing its second reading in Parliament tonight by 81 votes to 39.

The New Zealand and Australian prime ministers have spoken on Australia's deportation policy during a press conference.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be picking her battles when she meets her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison this afternoon.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced $2 million in funding to put towards the relocation of Fijian communities displaced by climate change.

The Prime Minister has arrived in Fiji to a red carpet welcome and locals lining the street to catch a glimpse.

Climate change will be a hot topic in Jacinda Ardern's meeting with the Fijian PM this week, but an elephant in the room for her talk with the Australian PM.

The owners of the disputed land at Ihumātao say for seven months they've halted development at the request of the Prime Minister, but that can't continue indefinitely.

Both RNZ and TVNZ's chief executives see merit in a proposed merger of the two public broadcasters, but RNZ's chief executive warns a culture change would be needed.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has attempted to bypass the media, answering questions about the secretive New Zealand First Foundation in a live video on Facebook. Video

Winston Peters says New Zealand First has done nothing wrong with its donations regime, nor has he as leader.

The Prime Minister has made it clear she will fight to keep RNZ Concert on an FM frequency.

National's leader Simon Bridges has talked about a resurgent Māori Party as a potential ally if it is able to get back into Parliament - but it may not be a willing partner.

The taste, smell and feel of poverty was all around the Northland house the politician grew up in. In an interview, the 74-year-old told RNZ about growing up in the far north. Audio

New Zealand's first taro plantation, a mountain bike track and expansions to blueberry and macadamia orchards are just some of the winners of $30 million of investment in Māori land.