Christopher Luxon

National's leader Christopher Luxon is pledging to be much bolder, if elected, than the incremental approach favoured by his forerunner, John Key.

The full details of his bold plan remain scant… Audio

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a plea to Aotearoa to keep supporting his country, which was invaded by Russia nearly 10 months ago. 

This morning, President Zelensky became the… Audio

National's leader is refusing to speculate on possible coalition partners despite recent polling showing the two parties neck and neck.

The One News Kantar Public poll out earlier this week had… Audio

The opposition has set its sights on the Broadcasting Minister after a combative interview about the planned TVNZ-RNZ merger. 

Willie Jackson has acknowledged his performance was a misstep and says… Audio

Politicians are jostling to dominate the narrative on policing, crime and punishment.

Police are planning more patrols in hard-hit business areas, and a change to pursuits.

Yesterday, the government… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a blizzard of commentary about Christopher Luxon's performance, Chinese state-sponsored propaganda in the Herald… Audio

In politics with Gareth Hughes and Liam Hehir, we look at the government's RMA reforms and whether National leader Christopher Luxon was really prepared for it. Was he also caught short on the details… Audio

The National Party says proposed reforms of the Resource Management Act will likely add more bureaucracy and complexity, not less.

Two new bills replacing the RMA should become law next year, with… Audio

The National Party says it's shocked by the reappointment of Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr for a second five year term.

National had wanted an independent review of the Bank's performance before… Audio

As the annual He Whenua Taurikura hui on terrorism was held this week, the government announced plans to introduce new hate speech laws.

Without giving away any details of the potential laws, the… Audio

For the first time, New Zealand's parliament has more women MPs than men.

Soraya Peke-Mason was sworn in yesterday, replacing the outgoing speaker Trevor Mallard as a Labour list MP.

That makes 60… Audio

Inflation has now become embedded within the economy.

That's the view of the National Party after the latest inflation figures were announced yesterday - the annual rate was point-six of a percent… Audio

The government's proposal for farm emissions pricing has been met with criticism by farmers and environmentalists. 

Under the plan farmers will pay for on-farm emissions from 2025 - Prime Minister… Audio

A record tax take, a better than expected deficit - could tax cuts be on the table going into next year's election? Audio

The National Party leader says the situation in New Zealand is different to the UK where tax cuts have contributed to market turmoil.

The British Government's tax cut plans, funded by a hike in… Audio

The National Party remains the most preferred party in the latest One News Kantar public poll but Labour has taken a small bite into their advantage.

The poll figures show National remains unchanged… Audio