Chris Hipkins

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is in Washington this week for the NATO summit. But alliances of a different kind have been on the mind of his Labour party counterpart. Chris Hipkins has been… Audio

Labour Party MPs are in Auckland to hear from its communities, as the party grapples with it electoral loss. Labour lost a significant chunk of the Supercity's support in the last election, and… Audio

On today's episode, In Te Karaka, 30-kilometres north-west of Gisborne, residents were told to evacuate in the early hours of this morning after the Waipaoa River topped 7.68m, a state of emergency… Audio

Aratere - the Interislander ferry that ran aground in Picton Harbour on Friday - is now docked in Picton. And it's still not clear what exactly happened to the ship's steering. Labour leader Chris… Audio

The Prime Minister has come under fire after describing former business delegations as C-listers and tag-alongs. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

On today's episode, we talk to Labour leader Chris Hipkins on allegations 23 MPs are claiming an allowance of between $34-$52,000 to stay in their own Wellington homes, agriculture emissions have been… Audio

On today's episode, central city Aucklanders have told the Police Minister they don't feel safe and want more officers on the beat as well as a downtown police station, Police Minister Mark Mitchell… Audio

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins lashed out against the Government on Tuesday for cutting funding for public housing maintenance, saying the wrong choices were made in the budget. Hipkins spoke to… Audio

On today's episode, Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins us to discuss tomorrow's budget, Te Pati Maori are urging people to protest the Government's policies on Thursday - Budget Day, we hear from… Audio

Parliament is on the cusp of going into urgency to consider the Government's Budget which will be unveiled on Thursday. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

The Government appears to have confirmed first-home grants will be scrapped in next week's Budget. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

On today's episode, we get reaction on the Government's new National Gang Unit, Police Association president Chris Cahill and Labour leader Chris Hipkins join us, we also hear from two school… Audio

Police are setting up a new national unit, as well as district gang disruption teams, with the aim of curbing crime and intimidation. Labour says the moves are simply a 'rebrand' of what it had… Audio

On today's episode, Labour leader Chris Hipkins discusses MP behaviour and Corrections funding, Genesis Energy is to resume importing coal, Resource Minister Shane Jones joins us, a Te Pāti Māori MP… Audio

Over at Parliament, the last seven days have been peppered with calls of bad behaviour in the House. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

On today's episode, the Remuneration Authority has determined that MPs will get a 10.5 percent pay rise, we get reaction from Labour leader Chris Hipkins as well as from the Taxpayers' Union… Audio

The Labour Party signed off the agreement in July last year, after twelve rounds of negotiations between 2018 and 2022. Opposition leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

On today's episode, a shock 1 News Verian poll has National down by two points to thirty-six percent, while Labour has inched back up to thirty percent, ACT is down a point to seven percent, and New… Audio