Chris Finlayson

The Minister for Treaty Negotiations gives us an update on The Treay of Waitangi issues and a sense of where the Marine and Coastal Area Bill is at. Audio

The Minister of Treaty Negotiations has refused to meet Ngati Kahu protesters occupying land in the Far North - and said the group can go to hell. Audio

The Law Society speaks out over its concerns about legislation covering the Rugby World Cup. It is the third time in this government's tenure that the Law Society has taken the formerly rare step of… Audio

The Attorney General acknowledges an anomaly will be created by a proposed change to the Marine and Coastal Areas Bill aimed at preventing fees for access. Audio

The Labour Party says it will support legislation to replace the Foreshore and Seabed act - at least through its first reading in parliament. Audio

New Zealanders who risked their lives serving in the Merchant Navy during the two world wars have been honoured at the National War Memorial for the first time ever. Audio

The Forum for Complaints of Police Misconduct recommended consideration of compensation to eight women who say they were the victims of sexual assault and rape at the hands of the police. The… Audio

Eight women who claim to have been raped or sexually assaulted by police officers say they will continue to fight for compensation from the Government. Audio

The Labour Party leader Phil Goff will today award new portfolios to several politicians, after demoting three MPs over their misuse of ministerial credit cards. Audio

The Maori Party has agreed to back the National-led Government's proposal to replace the contentious 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act with a new law. Audio

Treaty Negotiations Minister and Attorney General, Chris Finlayson on the proposals to replace the Seabed and Foreshore Act Audio

To prove customary title iwi or hapu would have to show continuous and exclusive use of an area since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

Attorney-General Chris Finlayson has ruled the work testing of DPB recipients, sickness beneficiaries and the unemployed breaches the bill of rights because it treats them differently based on their… Audio

Creative New Zealand's board is being cut in half and the $200,000 that saves is to go to arts practitioners. We hear from Art Collector Jim Barr, Arts Minister Chris Finlayson, and the Chair of… Audio

The Minister of Arts Culture and Heritage explains the new changes to Creative New Zealand. Audio

Tax is back on the Government's agenda for the start of 2010 with the Tax Working Group due to release its final report tomorrow. Audio

Tax breaks for wealthy donors are being considered as one way to encourage rich people to give more to the arts. Audio

The government says the amount paid to Crown Prosecutors will be looked at as part of a wider review of the justice system. Audio

The Government wants to settle all historical Treaty of Waitangi Claims by 2014 but new figures from the Waitangi Tribunal reveal just how big a task that will be. Audio

The Foreshore and Seabed Act looks set to be repealed, with an independent review condemning the legislation as discriminatory against Maori and wrong in principle and approach. Audio