Jacinda Ardern

Homeless teenagers in Auckland are being turned away in droves from housing services which say they cannot cope with demand.

One teenager, who lived rough for nearly two years, is calling on any new… Audio

Campaigning continues today as the major parties target marginal seats in the final week of voting.

Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern both hit the capital today, as their nationwide roadshow… Audio

Between Tiwai Point, Marsden Point, Glenbrook, and now Kawerau, the potential job losses for heavy industry are starting to stack up.

But is industry on death's door in New Zealand? And what's to… Audio

While the parties are still traversing the country trying to scoop up all the votes they can, more than a million people have already made up their mind, and had their say.

It's a record breaking… Audio

As political parties hit the final week of the campaign National leader Judith Collins isn't backing down on her wealth tax attack on Labour.

Collins says a Labour-Green government would introduce a… Video, Audio

Labour has failed to get DHB deficits under control this term despite going hard on underfunding when in opposition.

At the moment 19 of the 20 DHBs are in the red but the problem of health boards… Audio

Reducing child poverty formed the centrepiece of Labour's 2017 campaign with leader Jacinda Ardern personally leading the charge.

But three years on has anything got better under the coalition… Audio

It's the last week of the election campaign.

On Saturday the votes will be tallied and the country will know which party or parties will be lining up to govern for the next three years.

It was a… Audio

In seven days from now we'll be looking back on the 2020 New Zealand General Election with our Sunday Morning election special. Our weekend panellists Jane Clifton and Richard Harman offer their final… Audio

It's just over a week until the General Election and Karyn speaks with Lara Greaves - who's a lecturer in New Zealand Politics and Public Policy at the University of Auckland - about the… Audio

The two MPs vying to be Prime Minister have disagreed on whether election advertising should remain banned on election day.

After the 2017 election, the Electoral Commission encouraged the government… Video, Audio

And the National Party is trying to steady its ship after a shocker week on the campaign.

Judith Collins has been dogged by caucus dissent, internal leaking, a debate loss and a walkabout whoopsie.

… Video, Audio

The barbs flew during last night's leaders' debate in Christchurch, but both prospective prime ministers are guilty of getting tricky with the truth. Checkpoint ran a fine-tooth comb through the… Audio

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says all parties but his are using 'plants' on the campaign trail, to make sure they get an enthusiastic reception, and positive media coverage. Audio

Tempers flared in the garden city last night - Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins going head-to-head once again - this time for The Press leaders debate. It was the third leaders debate of the campaign… Audio

Back home now and Judith Collins has moved to crush any talk of descent in Nationals ranks following allegations she's making up policy on the fly.

A leaked email shows one of her own MPs was less… Audio

Aucklanders are being warned not to be caught napping again when it comes to Covid-19.

The city is preparing to join the rest of the country in Alert level 1 from Thursday.

But some experts are… Audio

Auckland is headed to Alert Level 1, but there are dark clouds on the horizon for Covid-19.

The Government will drop enforcements for mask use and gatherings from midnight on Wednesday, leaving it up… Audio