Scott Simpson

Unusually, Parliament has sent a draft bill to select committee for public feedback with a general call for ideas on improving consents. Audio

MPs have raced through four bills in their first proper week of Parliament passing new laws on festival drug testing, Covid-19, and income tax.  Audio

The Prime Minister says she doesn't think a Royal Commission into last year's Whakaari White Island eruption is necessary.

Jacinda Ardern says both the health and safety regulator and the Coroner are… Audio

The Greens, The Opportunities and Maori Parties all want to break the political deadlock - and decades of inaction - over who owns freshwater.

It's the political hot potato which neither Labour or… Audio

Water reform and farming are yet again the focus of political warfare. New freshwater standards are coming into force next week.

The legislation, only passed earlier this month, puts new controls on… Audio

For too long climate change has been dealt with by an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.

That's how Climate Change Minister James Shaw has described the situation as the government released a… Audio

Parcels stuffed with single-use plastic are landing in parliamentary post-boxes, sent from concerned Kiwis across the country. It's all part of a new movement, demanding the politicians put aside… Audio

Worm farms, smaller portions, rescuing food and educating marae are some of the methods being used to prevent food waste a select committee has been told.  Audio

Parliamentary Members' Days can be filled with interest and suspense. But not usually. Sometimes MPs have to keep themselves entertained by littering speeches with rubbish trash puns. Audio

A union is crying mischief after some proposals were leaked out of a report which seeks to shake up industrial relations. A panel - chaired by the former National Prime Minister Jim Bolger - has… Audio

Air New Zealand engineers have called off their three-day strike, which could have affected up to 120,000 travellers in the busy week before Christmas. The airline said late last night it had reached… Audio

Labour's struck a deal on its flagship workplace law changes that appeases its coalition partners, businesses, and unions. The Employment Relations Amendment Bill passed its second reading at… Audio

Another stoush may be brewing between Labour and New Zealand First over changes to employment law. But government ministers from both parties are playing down any potential disagreement. Audio

The Education and Workforce committee has heard stories of employees losing breaks and their jobs as it considers proposed changes to employment law. Audio