Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minister's office caught up in Falloon scandal
The Prime Minister's office has been unwittingly caught up in the latest National Party scandal after it was sent material last week.
The communication complained about National MP Andrew Falloon.
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National MP resigns after sending indecent pictures to teen
National leader Judith Collins faces some big questions today following revelations outgoing MP Andrew Falloon sent an indecent picture to a young woman.
The Rangitata MP announced yesterday… Audio
Covid-19: Ardern warns Kiwis not to get complacent
The Prime Minister is warning New Zealanders not to be complacent in the battle against Covid 19 and as part of that warning she is quoting economist Rodney Jones.
Jones early on warned the… Audio
Labour holds election year congress
Business leaders are wanting to see more from Labour in the lead up to the election on top of its promise to extend interest free loans to small businesses.
Labour held its election year congress in… Audio
Work being done on border measures but they won't open until it's safe - Ardern
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says work is being done on measures that could affect New Zealand's border controls, such as technology and new kinds of testing, but they won't be opened until its safe.
…David Clark gone by lunchtime
As Simon Bridges was brought back into the fold, David Clark was literally gone by lunchtime. Mr Clark has formally resigned from the job, after both he and the Prime Minister concluded he's become… Audio
The Prime Minister on David Clark's resignation
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern answers questions surrounding the resignation of Health Minister David Clark. Audio
Pride and Parliament: all the honourable members
Parliament is like a Jane Austen novel but with fewer swoons and swains. Everyone is honourable and their word is their bond (except for George Wickham, Lucy Steele, Catherine de Bourgh...) Audio
Pride and Parliament: all the honourable members
Parliament is like a Jane Austen novel but with fewer swoons and swains. Everyone is honourable and their word is their bond (except for George Wickham, Lucy Steele, Catherine de Bourgh...)
AudioMelbourne suburbs to enter lockdown
More than 30 Melbourne suburbs will go into a four-week lockdown tonight in an attempt to bring an outbreak of Covid-19 cases across the city back under control. Video, Audio
EU to let NZ citizens in from tomorrow
The European Union has named 14 countries whose citizens are deemed "safe" to be let in from tomorrow, and the list includes New Zealand.
Australia, Canada, Japan, Thailand and South Korea are also… Audio
Central Wellington Hotel latest Covid-19 isolation facility
A five-star hotel opposite a primary school in central Wellington has become the capital's first managed isolation facility.
As five buses of passengers recently arrived from Korea pulled in, they… Video, Audio
$85m for Queenstown 'step in right direction' - Mayor Jim Boult
Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult is welcoming the $85 million government boost for infrastructure projects in Queenstown, saying it is "no panacea" but a big step in the right direction. Video, Audio
NZ-AUS to host FIFA Women's Football World Cup 2023
The football community across New Zealand is in celebration mode after the country was awarded the rights to host the 2023 Women's World Cup alongside Australia.
A vote of the FIFA Council in Zurich… Audio
Queenstown tourism operators welcome plans to waive DOC fees
Tourism operators are welcoming plans to waive DOC fees so they can work on conservation land for for free for the next year.
Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced $25 million has been earmarked to… Video, Audio
Queenstown infrastructure projects get $85m govt boost
Queenstown's struggling economy has been given a major shot in the arm, with the government coughing up $85 million to fast-track local projects.
It says the cash it coughs up will unlock a total of… Audio
Fiji 'bula bubble' sign of desperation: academic
A tourism specialist says Fiji's plan to open its borders soon in a so-called 'Bula Bubble' with New Zealand and Australia is a sign of "desperation" and "realistically may not succeed". Audio
Question Time: themes, targets and variations
This week’s Question Times in Parliament had a recurring theme, familiar target but more variations than you might expect. Audio
Question Time: themes, targets and variations
This week’s Question Times in Parliament had a recurring theme, familiar target but more variations than you might expect.
AudioRedcliffs School reopens after years of perseverance since Canterbury quakes
It's been dubbed Canterbury's little seaside community who never gave up.
Nine years in the making, it was Redcliffs School''s grand re-opening today after earthquake damage rendered the old site… Video, Audio