Christopher Luxon

National Party leader Christopher Luxon had his media conference derailed by a heckler from the Freedoms New Zealand party this afternoon. The man was hanging over a fence behind where Mr Luxon was… Video, Audio

The election looms over Parliament’s debating chamber and as it nears the behaviour of MPs is amplified, especially in Question Time. We have a week of photos from above and from down amongst it.

ACT endures scrutiny, Shane Jones impersonates Julie Andrews and we recall 1999, while Lacklustre Luxon and Ho Hum Hipkins fail to inspire. Video, Audio

National is up in the polls, and at the weekend the party released its list to show voters who they would be backing if they voted for the centre-right.

It wasn't without controversy though, with… Audio

Labour have announced that they will remove GST from fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables if re-elected.

But the policy has been slammed by many tax experts as well as the National Party. But some… Audio

The Intelligence and Security Committee has received a briefing on long-term national security threats which has incorporated a public survey and public consultation which found New Zealanders… Audio

The National Party has been busy defending its plan to reintroduce roads of national significance, a $24 billion plan the Government says faces a $10 billion hole.

National Party leader Christopher… Audio

Politics has dominated news this week, with the resignation of Justice Minister, Kiri Allan after she was involved in a car crash in Wellington.

Yesterday opposition parties were accused of… Audio

National have climbed in the polls, and currently sit at 36 percent, ahead of Labour on 31 percent.

But National leader Christopher Luxon says the only poll that matters is on 14 October.

… Audio

Political reporters often say people need to get to know National leader Christopher Luxon. But he's ubiquitous in the media and has been in the job 18 months. Is it possible he's unknowable? Or is it… Audio

'We can't and won't arrest ourselves out of a 'gang problem' ", that's according to a new report done by the Prime Minister's chief science advisor.

But National Party Leader Christopher Luxon has… Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about a titanic amount of coverage of the Titan submersible tragedy. Also: complaints about an unfair focus on… Audio

The government's announced an extra $128 million dollars for cash strapped universities and ordered a review of the sector.

But National blames the government for the tertiary sector's financial woes… Audio

MPs have spent much of the week debating the merits - or otherwise - of an algorithm that takes into account ethnicity to help prioritise patients waiting for elective surgeries.  Audio

The Green Party has accused the opposition of whipping up racism over a tool which prioritises surgery waitlists, partly based on ethnicity.

The tool looks at clinical priority, time on the wait… Audio