Chris Bramwell

Prime Minister John Key has landed in the Federated States of Micronesia for the 47th Pacific Islands Forum. RNZ reporter Chris Bramwell joins Checkpoint. Audio

New Zealand has boosted its support to help the country of Laos clear its countryside of cluster bombs left over from the Vietnam war. Our Deputy Political Editor, Chris Bramwell, reports from Laos. Audio

Prime Minister John Key has been using his meetings at the East Asia Summit in Laos to push the case for Helen Clark's bid for the top job at the United Nations. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key will not shy away from discussing extra-judicial killings in the Phillipines when he meets the country's leader today at the East Asia Summit. Our Deputy Political Editor… Audio

Prime Minister John Key has just arrived in Laos for the 18-nation East Asia Summit. Our deputy political editor Chris Bramwell joins Checkpoint from Laos' capital Vientiane. Audio

RNZ deputy political editor Chris Bramwell reports on the two regional summits the Prime Minister John Key is attending this week. Audio

The first stage of a major civil defence exercise to test the country's readiness for a tsunami took place in the basement of the Beehive. Audio

The Labour Party says the shameless touting of properties for sale as being good for land-banking shows the need for a serious crackdown on speculators. Audio

The government is dismissing concerns about some KiwiSaver funds being invested in companies making bombs and mines. Audio

The Prime Minister this week took a business delegation up to Indonesia in an attempt to boost trade between the two countries. The trade relationship has been rocky over recent years, because despite… Audio

John Key has wrapped up a whirlwind two day trip to Indonesia and is now en route back to New Zealand. Audio

We go to Indonesia where the Prime Minister John Key has just landed in Surabaya, the capital of East Java. Our deputy political editor Chris Bramwell is travelling with him and joins us by phone. Audio

The New Zealand Government is being warned to prepare for an impending flood of refugees from the Pacific. Audio

After years of uncertainty for New Zealand's beef exporters, a trade dispute with Indonesia could be settled in the coming months. Our Deputy Political Editor, Chris Bramwell, is in Jakarta. Audio

In a few hours' time, John Key will be meeting with the Indonesian Prime Minister to discuss Indonesia's use of the death penalty, growing problems with global terrorism and a major trade dispute. Video, Audio

Our deputy political editor Chris Bramwell is with the Prime Minister, John Key in Indonesia as he prepares to discuss trade barriers with the Indonesian president. Audio

The Government is being warned to prepare for an impending flood of refugees from the Pacific as low-lying atolls are swamped by sea-level rise over the coming decades. Chris Bramwell visited Kiribati… Audio