Stories by Anneke Smith

A refugee activist is hopeful a New Zealand woman's death in an Australian detention centre will be a catalyst for change.

The pressure is on for the government to ease the 'cost of living crisis' for struggling New Zealanders in today's Budget. Audio

New Zealand is yet to receive a substantial response from the Solomon Islands about its security pact with Beijing.

The head of the Christchurch Call says the global initiative has made it harder for people to weaponise the internet.

Labour and National have committed to the first three budgets, which cap the amount of greenhouse gas New Zealand can emit over the next 15 years.

Labour and National have both committed to the budgets, which set caps for New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions for the next 15 years.

People charged with minor offences are stuck in the court system because of the judiciary's resistance to technology and the government's reluctance to clarify its role. Audio

White identity-motivated extremism continues to be the leading driver of online content investigated and shut down by Internal Affairs.

The Māori Development minister anticipates a draft indigenous rights plan will likely undergo changes before it is released for public consultation.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation will soon ask its members if they want to legally challenge an historic pay equity settlement.

An overseas recruitment campaign targeting ICU nurses has employed just three people since it was launched two months ago.

Money pledged toward weapons for Ukraine would be better spent on humanitarian relief the Green Party says.

Legislation that will see a radical overhaul of New Zealand's current workplace laws has passed its first reading.

It took the government more than five months to approve the final eligibility criteria for money set aside for crime victims out of Budget 2021.

The police operation set up to respond to the illegal occupation at Parliament has cost taxpayers more than $430,000.

A Linton soldier charged with espionage is applying for a chance to argue access to highly-classified information held by the NZSIS.

The ACT Party and Te Paati Māori are at odds over who is stoking division when it comes to co-governance.

Covid-19 restrictions look set to be relaxed in the coming weeks as the Omicron outbreak plateaus and the border begins to reopen.

Opposition parties across the political spectrum have given the government a 'fail' grade over its temporary fuel tax cuts. Audio

An international affairs expert says New Zealand's tailored approach to further sanctions on Russia is a strategic move.

Kainga Ora's board chair Vui Mark Gosche told RNZ he felt "greatly let down" about the cover up he first heard about through the Minister of Housing Megan Woods.

Not a cent of a new $3 million fund for victims of serious crimes has been spent despite applications opening up seven months ago.

Political pressure is mounting on the government to move faster on easing border restrictions as the domestic outbreak escalates.

Party Leader David Seymour has called for a cost-benefit analysis of Covid-19 interventions, saying the current settings are a "mish-mash of rules that don't make sense".

Former prime minister Jim Bolger says political leaders should "get off their high horses" and meet with those occupying Parliament's lawn.