David Parker
Te Arai foreign buyer exemption claims 'outrageous' - Parker
Red flags have been raised over an attempt to exempt a US billionaire from the ban on foreigners buying houses. The government wanted a special clause exempting Ric Kayne's luxury development in Te… Audio
Foreign home-buyer ban plan still strong - David Parker
Economic Development and Trade Minister David Parker tells Susie Ferguson the planned foreign home-buyers ban is still strong, and necessary. He points to central Auckland as an example of high… Audio
Winston Peters' suing govt 'perfectly proper' - Parker
The government's top lawyer, Attorney-General David Parker, says Winston Peters' act of suing top public servants and National Party MPs is 'perfectly proper'. Mr Peters is taking the State Services… Audio
Trade Minister David Parker defends foreign buyers stance
David Parker is defending Labour's focus on Chinese buyers of New Zealand homes - despite figures released yesterday showing that out of 40,000 properties sold only about 500 went to people from… Audio
Auckland central foreign buyers near 20 percent - stats
The government is saying 'we told you so' as new figures suggest overseas buyers are a significant force in the country's housing hotspots. In the first three months of the year, 19 percent of house… Audio
EU-NZ free trade talks start: David Parker responds
New Zealand will hold free-trade talks with the world's biggest trading bloc, the European Union. The EU overnight approved the beginning of negotiations with New Zealand and Australia. Speaking in… Audio
NZ's Iran exporters urged to seek legal advice
Saudi Arabia is promising to build a bomb if Iran restarts it uranium enrichment progamme. The Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that they would act if Iran abandoned the… Audio
New water pollution rules may hit dairy land values
New rules which set limits on how much pollution farmers can put in to waterways are set to have a huge impact on how we use land and water. Environment Minister David Parker said at the weekend that… Audio
NZ steel, aluminium faces uncertain future
A snub by US President Donald Trump has the government worried about the future for New Zealand aluminium and steel exports. It had hoped new American tariffs would not apply to New Zealand products… Audio
Peters' North Korea trade comments 'in jest' - Parker
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Foreign Minister Winston Peters have been talking up the possibility of a Commonwealth trade agreement. The pair have just had a succesful week in Europe… Audio
Hit & Run: Hager, Stephenson welcome inquiry
One of the authors of the book Hit and Run is over the moon the government has launched an inquiry into its allegations. Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson claimed innocent Afghan civilians were killed in… Audio
Govt launches inquiry into 2010 SAS raid in Afghanistan
The government has announced it will hold an inquiry into claims a raid led by New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan led to the deaths of civilians, as alleged in the book Hit and Run. Audio
Parker's $1b claim on America's Cup returns disputed
The Auckland venue for New Zealand's Americas Cup defence was agreed this week and will go to Auckland Council for sign off tomorrow. Yesterday, when I spoke to the Economic Development Minister David… Audio
America's Cup: NZ may gain up to $1b - David Parker
It's taken months of wrangling and the threat of the the event being moved to Italy but a deal has finally been struck for the America's Cup venue on Auckland's waterfront. Taxpayers will pay $114… Audio
Trade Minister David Parker reacts to Trump's China tariffs
Amid fears of a global trade war Donald Trump has trained his guns firmly at China, announcing US$50-60 billion-worth of new tariffs on mainly high tech imports from that country. But while he was… Audio
Environment Minister warns Tiwai smelter over toxic waste
Ratepayers and taxpayers will be footing part of the bill to help clean up thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste stockpiled in Southland.
The Tiwai aluminium smelter and the government have agreed… Audio
"This is a fair deal for NZ" - new-look TPP signed
New Zealand has signed the controversial new-look Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal in Chile. Meanwhile in Washington, the US President Donald Trump is poised to push forward with plans to impose… Audio
NZ seeks exemptions to Trump's trade tariffs
US President Donald Trump's open talk of stiff new tariffs on imported steel and aluminium has drawn strong criticism from its trading partners and the International Monetary Fund. New Zealand is… Audio
America's Cup Village changes surprise Team NZ
The government and Auckland Council say they may go ahead with an America's Cup Village design different to the one already planned. The new option, which could cost around $185 million, shortens a… Audio
David Parker in Davos: TPP, foreign buyers
Trade Minister David Parker is at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Davos is the annual gathering of the world's movers and shakers. He tells Guyon Espiner he was struck by the evidence of… Audio
