Brent Edwards
EQC forced into embarrassing admission on privacy breach.
The Earthquake Commission has been forced into an embarrassing admission that the details of all 83-thousand clients in its Canterbury Home Repair programme have been accidentally emailed to the wrong… Audio
Papers confirm Govt put pressure on Solid Energy over debt
Official papers confirm the Government put pressure on Solid Energy to increase its debt and then appeared later to criticise it for borrowing too heavily as it got into difficulty. Audio
Government cautiously optimistic about growth.
The Government is cautiously optimistic about the latest figures which show the economy grew by one-point-five percent in the last three months of 2012. Audio
PM signals government security bureau faces big changes
The Prime Minister has signalled the Government's electronic spy agency faces significant change in the wake of its bungled surveillance of internet millionaire Kim Dotcom. Audio
PM defends spy agengy
The Prime Minister has defended the Government's electronic spy agency against accusations it knew in February last year it had illegally monitored the internet millionnaire, Kim Dotcom. Audio
Forgetting bank account forces Shearer to defend himself
RNZ Political Editor, Brent Edwards discusses David Shearer's situation. Audio
Shearer faces accusations of hypocrisy
The Labour Party leader, David Shearer, is under attack for failing to declare a New York-based bank account with more than $50,000 in it. Audio
Govt rejects accusations it caused Solid Energy's problems
Former Solid Energy chief executive, Don Elder, and chairman John Palmer make their much anticipated appearance at Parliament today to answer MPs' questions. Audio
Our political editor has more
Our political editor Brent Edwards was listening to that and joins us. Audio
Jones back on front bench after being cleared
Shane Jones is back on the Labour Party's front bench after being cleared of any wrongdoing by the Auditor-General for his role in approving a citizenship application five years ago. Audio
Select committees on SOEs.
We asked Don Elder and Solid Energy's chair Mark Ford to be interviewed this morning. They didn't return our calls. Audio
Opposition MPs want to subpoena Don Elder.
Opposition members of Parliament's commerce select committee want to subpoena the former chief executive of Solid Energy, Don Elder, to appear before the committee. Audio
Focus on Politics for 1 March 2013
Release of documents reveal truth about Hobbit dispute. Audio
Emails confirm Warner Bros trickery over Hobbit
New Emails released on the Hobbit dispute show New Line Cinema had to, in the Hollywood studio's words, talk Sir Peter Jackson off the ledge before he'd agree to publish a press release announcing the… Audio
Finance Minister concedes asset sales could make books worse.
The Finance Minister has conceded that the Government's books could be worse off if it proceeds with its plan to partially privatise state-owned power companies. Audio
RNZ political editor analyses asset sale prospects
Joining us now is Radio New Zealand's political editor, Brent Edwards. Audio
An accusation Gerry Brownlee misled Parliament over the Hobbit.
The Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, has accused the former Economic Development Minister, Gerry Brownlee, of misleading Parliament during a feisty series of questions about the Hobbit dispute. Audio
PM concedes Hollywood pressure led to law change
The Prime Minister has conceded the Government changed the employment law for the film industry because of pressure from Hollywood studios, despite the Crown Law Office advising against it. Audio
Govt under intense pressure to do Hobbit deal
New papers on the Hobbit dispute reveal the Government came under intense pressure to do a deal to ensure the movies were made in New Zealand. Audio
