Giles Dexter

New Zealand is waking to its first day without major Covid-19 restrictions since March 2020.

Masks, vaccine requirements for incoming travellers, and isolation for household contacts have been axed… Audio

Dairy owners want changes to the $6 million ram raid fund so they can get access to help faster.

Just five stores have got security upgrades since the fund was announced in May, and police are still… Audio

A KiwiSaver fund manager says the government will have learned a valuable lesson with its GST u-turn: Mess with KiwiSaver at your peril.

The government abandoned plans to apply GST to fees less than… Audio

The government's second Cost of Living Payment is due to land in bank accounts tomorrow.

The payment caused a fiery debate in the House yesterday amid concerns the first instalment went to many wrong… Audio

Dr Gaurav Sharma has made his future with the Labour party difficult, according to one senior Cabinet minister.

The Hamilton West MP will likely be expelled at a caucus meeting on Tuesday, after… Audio

A year out from the 2023 election, law and order once again looks set to become a political football.

Labour, National, and now ACT have all unveiled law and order packages of varying powers and… Audio

The new public broadcasting entity is one step closer to becoming a reality, as the legislation setting it up makes its way through Parliament.

By mid next year Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media will… Audio

The Prime Minister has acknowledged New Zealand's unique relationship with Samoa as the two countries celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship.

Jacinda Ardern and a… Audio

Samoa has re-opened its borders to international visitors, and the first flight to Apia will land later today.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be on that flight, as will our political reporter… Audio

Mayors are delighted with the first allocations from a billion-dollar infrastructure fund which is fast-tracking the construction of thousands of homes.

The government has given $179 million from its… Audio

As New Zealand once again faces record high inflation, opposition parties are keen to make it an election decider next year.

The government, meanwhile, says it is doing what it can to ease the pain… Audio

What kind of military should this country have and what should it be doing?

Those are the big questions being asked in a review of Defence Force policy announced by the Government.

An assessment… Audio

The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister is confident making supermarkets sign up to an enforceable code of conduct will help ease the pain in Kiwis' pockets.

The rules aim to address the imbalance… Audio

The battle to replace Simon Bridges in Tauranga is entering its final hours.

The by-election will take place tomorrow, just over two months after the former National leader announced he would step… Video, Audio

Tauranga's by-election candidates are split on how to tackle the city's crime.

They're about to go into their final day of campaigning, with law and order a key election issue.

Political reporter… Audio

In two days' time Tauranga voters will elect the city's new MP.

But what challenges await the winner of the by-election, and how do they plan on tackling them?

Political reporter Giles Dexter went… Audio

Ngāi Tahu are a step closer to getting permanent seats on the Canterbury Regional Council.

A bill allowing such a move has passed its second reading.

Once it becomes law the iwi can appoint two… Audio

The government's big plan to replace District Health Boards with the new Health New Zealand entity and Māori Health Authority has been given the rubber stamp.

The Pae Ora Healthy Futures bill passed… Audio