Jane Patterson

The government's being warned off even contemplating capping rent increases, saying that would be a further devastating blow to property investors.

The impact on rents is just one of the topics that… Audio

Any border worker who refuses a vaccination will soon be removed from their front-line job.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says they can't force people to take the jab, but nor is… Audio

The Government has not ruled out handing over more powers to the Security Intelligence Service for mining and using people's personal data.

A recently released report found faster and wider… Audio

The government's taken aim at property speculators with investment houses bought from this Saturday subject to tough new tax rules.

The blanket exemption the family home has also been quietly removed… Audio

Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins is optimistic that a travel bubble with Australia will be up and running next month.

On 6 April, the government officially reveals the start date for frictionless… Audio

The National Party says the government's approach to the trans-Tasman bubble is getting comical.

The Government is set to announce when it will open two-way travel bubble in a fortnight - on April… Audio

New Zealanders and Australians could be winging their way over the Tasman for quarantine free visits by the end of next month.

Since Australia pulled out of trans-Tasman bubble talks in February… Audio

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has defended her decision not to give the Prime Minister a heads up about the deportation of a teenager from Australia.

The 15-year-old is in managed isolation and is… Audio

Labour has had a slight dip in political popularity, but Judith Collins has had her lowest rating yet as Preferred Prime Minister, according to the latest 1 News Colmar-Brunton poll.

Tonight's poll… Video, Audio

The Associate Health Minister, Peeni Henare, has admitted it's not good enough that just a third of people have paid the bill for their stay in managed isolation.

The National Party says there should… Audio

The government's defending the law governing returning terror suspects as tough enough, even though it gives law enforcement no power to detain someone at the border.

The likely arrival of 25-year… Audio

The National Party's calling for a law change so New Zealanders are better protected from terror suspects returning from overseas.

The likely arrival of 25-year Suhayra Aden - who is currently in… Audio

"Free subject to conditions" - that would be the security status of terror suspect Suhayra Aden in the community if she returns to New Zealand, according to a senior government minister.

It looks… Audio

It looks increasingly likely the New Zealand woman accused of being an Islamic State terrorist will end up back here with her two children, as negotiations continue about their fate.

The 25-year-old… Audio

The government has poured cold water on the call for an inquiry into the Valentine's Day Covid-19 outbreak.

The National Party wants a full investigation - it's says we're a year into the pandemic… Audio

The National Party says a full inquiry into New Zealand's Covid-19 response is needed because a year into the pandemic because it believes mistakes are still being made.

Leader Judith Collins wants… Audio

Mark Ashcroft is principal of Parua Bay School in Whangarei, which is just a couple of hundred metres from the beach. Most of his students have been collected by parents, and the rest have moved to… Audio

The police have now prosecuted nearly 1000 Covid-19 related breaches, but are not being called upon to take action against people defying isolation or testing orders.

Recent violations have stoked… Audio