Stories by Craig McCulloch

The Regional Development Minister has made his case to the Reserve Bank governor that he should prevent banks from shutting rural branches.

Former MP Marama Fox has officially resigned as the co-leader of the Māori Party. Audio

The State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes has directed some District Health Boards to urgently improve how they deal with requests for official information.

Labour's Māori MPs are rallying behind sidelined Minister Meka Whaitiri and say it's only fair she stays on as their co-chair.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says if Labour ministers don't meet her expectations, she will act, amid an allegation against sidelined Labour MP Meka Whaitiri.

Labour MP Meka Whaitiri is being investigated over claims she physically assaulted a staff member in her ministerial office, RNZ has learned.

Small businesses in the Prime Minister's home town are worried the new business advisory council is a sign large companies are being prioritised ahead of them. Audio

Some public sector bosses could end up better off under their new contracts despite being stripped of their performance bonuses.

National MP Nick Smith is lodging a complaint with Parliament over a "draconian" good behaviour contract which New Zealand First MPs are required to sign.

Nearly all foreigners have been banned from buying most Kiwi homes in a bid to crack down on overseas speculators.

Parliament's referee Trevor Mallard will today reveal whether he'll launch a full-scale investigation into who leaked National leader Simon Bridges' $114k travel bill.

The deadlock over Ngāpuhi treaty negotiations shows no sign of breaking after a series of hui with Treaty Settlements Minister Andrew Little over the weekend. Audio

Housing New Zealand's chief executive had no intention of giving interviews on the meth contamination hysteria, instead planning a "low key" response to media, official documents show.

The young New Zealanders credited with driving momentum for a Zero Carbon Act have implored MPs not to mess it up in the final stages.

Police officers are upset a proposal to improve 111 callouts has been dumped and mental health advocates hope it may yet be salvaged.

Police have been forced to dump their proposal to send mental health workers on crisis callouts after the government reallocated its funding.

If New Zealand is to meet its zero carbon pledge, nearly all the country's cars will have to be zero-emission by 2050, the Climate Change Minister says.

Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says he would have let two far-right Canadian activists speak in New Zealand.

Transport Minister Phil Twyford has been fined $500 for breaking aviation rules by making a phone call on a plane preparing to depart Wellington.

New Zealand is beefing up its powers to police the high seas as it faces the risk of becoming an easy target for drug smugglers.

The government will impose a maximum income cap restricting who is eligible to buy a home under its KiwiBuild programme, RNZ understands.

Housing New Zealand chief executive Andrew McKenzie granted just two one-on-one media interviews in his first 20 months in the role.

Youth Minister Peeni Henare has expressed hope a court case relating to the Young Labour summer camp scandal will help bring parents "peace of mind".

The police are gearing up to reopen their investigation into the explosion at Pike River, in anticipation of the planned re-entry of the mine later this year.