Chloe Swarbrick

The Greens are facing some friendly fire from Labour in the Auckland Central seat, making the race a tight run thing for the incumbent, Chloe Swarbrick. Swarbrick prized the seat off National last… Video, Audio

Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick says there will be a time after grieving and reckoning with the senseless violence of yesterday's fatal shooting to address politics.

The 24-year-old assailant… Audio

Earlier we spoke about National's proposal to allow renters under thirty access to their KiwiSaver to aid bond payments should they win the election.

But the Green Party's spokesperson for renters… Audio

A decision on the future of greyhound racing has been pushed back until after the election. A move animal rights advocates say is a betrayal.

The government put greyhound racing on notice at the end… Video, Audio

The Green Party is calling for immediate action to tax banks for any excess profits they make.

Green Party revenue spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick says the Australian banks are making roughly 20-percent… Audio

The future of Auckland's St James Theatre is set to be decided in Parliament, as pleas for its restoration ramp up. The 1920s theatre has hosted some of the world's biggest acts including James Brown… Audio

The Government says it will bring in new rules to stop liquor stores and supermarkets from blocking local alcohol policies. But there's no announcement yet on restricting alcohol marketing and… Audio

The music festival season is rapidly approaching and organisers have their fingers crossed after two years of cancellations.

It's looking to be the first unrestricted summer since the pandemic began… Audio

New Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has delivered his "expectations" to another of the city's council-owned entities - putting Ports of Auckland in the firing line.

In a move that has become familiar… Audio

The US President Joe Biden has initiated a dramatic change to his country's policy on marijuana, pardoning all federal offences for possession.

He said no-one should be in jail solely due to the… Audio

Parliament is about to debate a proposal to ban alcohol sponsorship in sports and give local councils the power to control how liquor is sold. The National and Act Parties have indicated they will be… Audio

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

The multitude of ways that alcohol harms society have been well documented - but will Chlöe Swarbrick's new Bill have unpleasant side-effects? Audio

Two-thirds of students struggle to afford the very basics. Why aren't we doing anything about it? Audio

The budget wasn’t the only thing at Parliament this week. There was also legislation on surrogacy, free speech, political conflicts of interest, and sexual harassment. Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a $37.5 million reactivation package for Auckland - it includes vouchers, discounts, and food parcels.

She says it's to bring people back to businesses… Audio

Tighter rules for medicinal cannabis come into force tomorrow cutting possibly thousands of patients off from accessing their preferred treatment.

Medsafe has only verified four drugs for use from 1… Audio

We've seen the news that people have been queueing up in their cars for hours to get a Covid test ... but what do you do if you need to be tested and don't have a car? Auckland Central MP Chloe… Audio

Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick is urging for more intervention in housing affordability outside of tinkering from the Reserve Bank.

This week, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the Reserve Bank… Audio