Christopher Luxon

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

Christopher Luxon is accusing the government of destroying a pipeline of good infrastructure projects -- projects he says National will get back on track.

The party is today announcing a five-point… Audio

The Housing Minister, Megan Woods, has extended several invitations to the National Party to meet and talk through National's ideas for housing.

This comes after National pulled its support for… Audio

The National Party leader Christopher Luxon visited the scene of the Loafers Lodge fire and met with some of the survivors. He says the scene was shocking, and bigger questions will need to be asked… Audio

National's leader Christopher Luxon has unequivocally ruled out working with Te Pāti Māori to form a government after the election.

It follows a turbulent period for the parties on the left - with… Audio

The National Party has labelled Te Pāti Māori attempts to welcome Meka Whaitiri into the house with a whakawātea yesterday as grandstanding.

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In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about Meka Whaitiri's defection to Te Pāti Māori taking the media by surprise, a media organisation and a politician censured… Audio

The government has ruled out following Australia's crackdown on vaping - at least this term. The Australian federal government has announced tough new measures in an effort to stop young people taking… Audio

In a surprise move the government minister Meka Whaitiri is set to resign from Labour and join Te Pati Maori. RNZ understands Ms Whaitiri, who has been MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti since a by-election in… Audio

The National Party leader is adamant the existing tax system is 'broadly fair', despite the discrepancy found between the effective tax rates paid by the very rich and average people.

An IRD… Audio

The Opposition leader says much needed health workers won't make it here in time for winter. 

The government yesterday announced it was adding 32 healthcare roles to its Green List immigration fast… Audio

More than 100 homes were damaged by tornados in just 16 hours over the long weekend, with those in the firing line saying it's lucky no-one lost their life. At least 50 properties were damaged when a… Audio

The National Party leader is calling news of Stuart Nash's breach of the Cabinet manual a "cover-up" and demanding a please explain.

It follows revelations the Prime Minister's Office knew two years… Video, Audio

The Opposition leader says former minister Stuart Nash should be gone from Parliament altogether.

Nash was last night sacked from all of his ministerial roles following a breach of the Cabinet Manual… Audio

The National Party says it will rewrite the New Zealand Curriculum if elected, in an attempt to ensure every child has the basic reading, writing, maths and science skills needed to set them up for… Audio

Government spending on consultants and contractors is back in the news - but what are they actually paid to do? Audio