Jane Patterson

The Prime Minister can't give assurances New Zealand's hospitals and ICU's will hold up in the Omicron outbreak.

New modelling predicts daily infections could climb sharply in the coming weeks and… Audio

New Zealand could be facing 50,000 daily Omicron infections by Waitangi weekend, according to modelling by a highly respected, overseas health research organisation, peaking at about 80,000 each day… Audio

The Police Minister lashed out at National's Nicola Willis in Parliament on Tuesday after a range of questions over crime in emergency housing.

Poto Williams was defending a response she gave back in… Audio

The Police Minister is doubling down and insisting she has not misled Parliament over rates of violence at emergency housing.

The police had said they don't specifically collect such data.

But RNZ… Audio

The police have been actively gathering detailed information on rising rates of crime and violence at emergency housing, despite insisting for months they do not "specifically" collect such data.

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The new National Party leader Christopher Luxon is promising to revitalise the party, saying his relative inexperience in Parliament is an advantage.

The former Air New Zealand boss has been elected… Video, Audio

National Party MPs will this afternoon seal the doors on a caucus meeting to select a new leader after Judith Collins was rolled last week.

RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson talks to Max Towle. Audio

National Party MPs meet on Tuesday at 3pm to elect a new leader.

RNZ understands it's a two horse race between former leader Simon Bridges and Christopher Luxon, with support for the latter firming.

RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson talks Covid-19, Traffic Light System and the National Party.

She spoke to Morning Report's Susie Ferguson. Audio

Judith Collins is out - but who is next in line?

The competition is on, and National MPs have given themselves a Tuesday deadline to consider their options before filling the top job.

The implosion… Audio

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson is at the Parliament studio.

She discusses why the National Party is taking time to choose a new leader, after the vote of no confidence in Judith Collins. Video, Audio

National Party MPs are still locked away in a caucus meeting after internal issues erupted into the public arena around 9.30pm last night, while Parliament was sitting under urgency.

Party leader… Audio

RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson as a special caucus meeting takes place following the sudden demotion of Simon Bridges by National Party Leader Judith Collins, following an allegation of serious… Audio

National MPs are in disarray after their leader Judith Collins dropped a late night bombshell, demoting Simon Bridges over an old complaint about lewd comments.

Collins will front to media at 10am on… Audio

The border's slowly winching open but New Zealanders overseas will still have to wait until mid-January to avoid managed isolation on arrival.

All arrivals will require a negative pre-departure test… Audio

The government may take a second look at Kāinga Ora's policy that's seen no tenants evicted in the past three years.

That's despite complaints of unruly behaviour and harassment of their neighbours… Audio

As New Zealand readies for more Covid-19 cases, warnings about the ability of public hospitals to cope, are escalating.

There are 289 Intensive Care Unit or High Dependency Unit beds at the moment… Audio

The government's been under attack in Parliament over its plan to transition New Zealand into the traffic light system.

The pressure's on with more than 220 cases today, and people wanting to know… Audio

The Pfizer vaccine prevents 90 percent of vaccinated people from experiencing Covid-19 symptoms if they get infected.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield says new research from the UK also shows the age-adjusted… Audio