John Key
Hacked email may embarrassing for NZ government
A leaked email sent to the Foreign Affairs Minister, talking of how to help Pacific Island nations resist China, may be embarrassing for the New Zealand government. Audio
John Key speaks at service
The Prime Minister delivered a speech at Latimer Square. Audio
State service shake-up continues
The Prime Minister's flagged more state sector mergers and is not ruling out further redundancies as the Government continues to trim its budget. Audio
Critic shoots down Govt's China strategy
The Government's released a major new China economic strategy amid the controversy over land sales to foreigners. But a critic says the strategy, which aims to boost cross investment and double… Audio
PM says he'll clarify changes to SOE Act at Waitangi
The Prime Minister John Key says he will explain the government's thinking about changes to the SOE Act when he goes onto the Waitangi marae on Sunday. Audio
Maori Party to meet iwi to decide if it should quit deal
The Maori Party says it will meet iwi leaders in the next few days to discuss government asset sales and will quit its deal with the Government if iwi tell it to. Audio
National and Maori Party at odds ahead of Waitangi Day
Parliament has yet to sit this year and already National is at loggerheads with one of its support partners. Audio
Second joint Cabinet meeting held with Australian counterparts
The Prime Minister has arrived back from bi-lateral talks and a joint cabinet meeting in Melbourne. Audio
Focus on Politics for 27 January 2012
During last year's election campaign the National Party campaigned strongly on the theme of financial responsibility. It said it would get the Government's books back into surplus in 2014-15 and the… Audio
Govt's opponents decry Crafar decision
The Government's opponents are decrying its dairy farm sale decision today as unpatriotic and adding to a land grab by foreigners. Audio
Peters says PM should call time on teapot tape secrecy
The Prime Minister, John Key, is refusing to give authorisation for Radio New Zealand to broadcast the infamous teapot tape, despite it being available to a worldwide audience on the internet. Audio
Key says surplus still on track for 2014/15 - but much reduced
The Government's projected return to surplus in two years' time is still in place but John Key has had a massive chunk sliced out of it. Audio
Officials told Immigration Minister about Kim Dotcom
The Prime Minister, John Key, says the Immigration Minister in 2010 knew about Kim Dotcom's application for residency. Audio
Labour vows to repair Ratana relationship
The new Labour leader is vowing to repair his party's relations with the Ratana Church, as rival politicians start the year with their annual pilgrimage to court Maori at Ratana Pa. Audio
Prime Minister details plans for 2012
The Prime Minister says sheltering New Zealand from the impending global economic storm will be a major priority for the year ahead. Audio
Christmas message from John Key
This morning we'll be hearing Christmas greetings from some of the familiar voices we have had on the programme this year. Audio
New Parliament sits for first time, then rises for summer
The country's 50th Parliament sat for the first time yesterday, got the formalities out of the way and rose for the summer break. Audio
John Key says his cabinet line up is fresh and new
John Key says the Cabinet line up is a fresh new look - but 17 of the top 20 Ministers are old faces and on the nine person front bench only three are new. Audio
National-Maori deal has new push to alleviate poverty
The National and Maori Parties have put child poverty front and centre in their new deal. Audio
National secures a majority
We asked John Key exactly how he thought a one-seat majority would affect his government's approach to passing policy. Audio
