Stories by Craig McCulloch

The saga over Te Pāti Māori's protest has ended - but it foreshadows fault lines to come, Craig McCulloch writes. Audio

Nearly two thirds of the public believe the government should have first sought feedback on the controversial change, the latest RNZ Reid Research poll shows. Audio

总理Luxon称副职是"礼仪性职务"，此言论遭到两位联合执政伙伴的呛声。Peters希望下届政府不再出现"半任副总理"的情况。

But ACT's leader has vowed to keep speaking freely as he takes over as deputy prime minister. Audio

Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says she still has not read the Greens' alternative Budget, while defending a scarcity of fiscal policies of her own.

There are big cuts and savings, changes to Best Start and a surprise tax cut for businesses as the government opens the books.

预计未来4年，政府每年的支出削减规模平均都会达到53亿纽元。

The plan is the centrepiece of a four-year, $275m plan Nicola Willis says is meant to fix how social services are delivered.

Act leader David Seymour says he is proud of his deputy: 'She's a star'.

ACT leader David Seymour said National's proposal was 'simple, neat, and wrong'. Audio

The size and make-up of any executive is set by the Prime Minister.

Seymour has called for a smaller team of ministers, portfolios and departments.

David Seymour says the salaries at the Regulation Ministry are going down slightly, but Labour's Duncan Webb calls it a 'vanity ministry'.

New Zealand First is pushing for the term "woman" to be defined in law as "an adult human biological female" as the party vows to fight "cancerous social engineering" and "woke ideology".

"It is now closed out. It's finished. We voted it down yesterday, and it's over, and we're moving forward."

The PM has made his strongest statements yet about US tariffs, while the Finance Minister says we are watching a "historically significant global event".

National, ACT and NZ First would be able to form a government, but Labour is nipping at their heels, a new RNZ-Reid Research Poll shows . Audio

Christopher Luxon's trip to India included the restart of trade talks, the tightening of defence ties, and more than a spot of cricket - RNZ's deputy political editor takes us behind the scenes.

The prime minister hit back at criticisms of his coalition's investment in defence as he stood aboard HMNZS Te Kaha, docked in Mumbai. Audio

Travellers calling for non-stop flights between New Zealand and India now have a date but it's still three years away. Audio

It came after both Luxon and Trade Minister Piyush Goyal upped the ante at a business event in Delhi, joking about getting a deal done in 60 days.

The Indian prime minister's comments created a moment of disagreement during an otherwise warm meeting with Christopher Luxon. Audio

莫迪与Luxon的会晤中也存在分歧，Luxon对媒体表示两国之间的共识是本次访问的重点。

Luxon专机在印度帕拉姆空军基地降落， Luxon此行的首场正式会谈是与印度外交部长苏杰生的简短会晤。

Free trade negotiations are starting, a decade after the last effort stalled. Audio