Chris Hipkins

New Zealand will soon have new leaders - a boy from the Hutt and a Westie. 

Chris Hipkins has been confirmed as the incoming Prime Minister. 

He's joined by Carmel Sepuloni, whose appointment as… Audio

It's a big week for Chris Hipkins who was selected by the Labour Party caucus yesterday  to be the next Prime Minister of New Zealand.

The 44-year-old Remutaka MP will be sworn in this Wedenesday as… Audio

RNZ's political editor Jane Paterson updates us on the latest developments following Chris Hipkins being the sole nomination for leader of the Labour Party making him Prime Minister in waiting. Audio

It is Parliament’s final week but there are still bills sitting under the tree for MPs to debate, and some history to make with a Ukrainian President. Audio

Survivors of abuse in state care are frustrated they're yet to receive any compensation a year after a Royal Commission recommended a redress scheme should be brought in immediately.

One former… Audio

Parliament began its final sitting block of the year this week by cancelling a reservation it made two weeks ago. No, it wasn’t for a Christmas function. It was confusing, but we can help with that. Audio

The government has unveiled a new package to support businesses in the wake of the death of Sandringham shopkeeper Janak Patel. It includes 4 million dollars to match council spending on crime… Audio

Police Minister Chris Hipkins says on the face of it Sandringham's Rose Cottage dairy should have qualified for fog canon funding and he has asked for a please explain.

The local neighbour hood… Video, Audio

The holidays may be coming, but Parliament is winding up for looks likely to be its biggest week of the year. Audio

The Polytech semester draws to a close for the last time, as we know it, this Friday. It is also just six weeks until the new, single-entity mega polytech is due to launch. But with key staff and… Audio

Parliament is this week to sit under urgency as the Government seeks additional sitting hours to clear a backlog of legislation that it wants to progress. Audio

A former Prime Minister has warned MPs they face a daunting challenge to maintain public confidence in the Parliament system in the age of disinformation. Audio

This week’s agenda in Parliament illustrates some of the variety of motivations that lie behind prospective laws. Audio

The government will scrap many of the extraordinary powers used during the pandemic such as lockdowns, mandates and managed isolation.

Just a small number of baseline measures will remain in place to… Audio