Jane Patterson

The government has received its final advice from the Climate Change Commission - which sets the pathway for Aotearoa to slash emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050. The Commission says New… Audio

New Zealand will receive a further one million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination next month.

The new shipments will arrive in weekly drops - ramping up from mid-July ahead of the roll out to… Video, Audio

New Zealand will always be "predictable" in its dealings with China.

That's a promise from the Prime Minister who is flatly rejecting the most recent accusations from Beijing as the dust settles from… Audio

"People are always trying to divide Australia and New Zealand - they will not succeed."

That was Scott Morrison's response when asked if Wellington's position on China is harming the relationship… Audio

Jacinda Ardern's formally met with her Australian counterpart presenting a united front on China.

Scott Morrison delivered a blunt "no" when asked if New Zealand had sold out its sovereignty to… Video, Audio

Jacinda Ardern and her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison are meeting in Queenstown for their first face-to-face meetings since early 2020.

The meetings come as relations between the two nations… Audio

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Lisa Owen from Parliament with the details of Scott Morrison's visit.

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It's D-Day for the government's Budget, with all set to be revealed this afternoon. Political editor Jane Patterson and business editor Gyles Beckford spoke to Morning Report. Audio

It's Budget Day and all signs are it'll deliver more money into the pockets of the country's poorest and those hit hardest by Covid-19.

There are big expectations around the usual areas - health and… Audio

Today's Budget will still be a Covid-19 one but the Finance Minister says it will looking more to recovery.

All signs are the government will target spending at lifting the incomes of beneficiaries… Audio

A new political poll has National Party leader Judith Collins taking a big fall in the preferred Prime Minister stakes.

The Newshub/Reid Research poll shows Collins has dropped close to 13 points to… Audio

A year after ministers were warned emergency housing was posing a risk to public safety in Rotorua, the government is moving to clean up the problems.

It will directly contract motels for emergency… Audio

The six people charged in relation to a donation made to the Labour Party allegedly offended between March 2017 and March 2018.

The Serious Fraud Office charges allege the donors' identities were not… Video, Audio

The Serious Fraud Office has filed criminal charges against six people regarding donations made to the Labour Party. The SFO has declined to name the defendants as they may seek name suppression, but… Audio

The latest blow up over race relations in Parliament has raised the question - can MPs call each other racist in the House?

Speaker Trevor Mallard says no, but MPs can describe policies and even… Audio

The government doesn't know if crime is increasing in and around emergency housing because the police aren't collecting that information.

RNZs been told numerous stories of people victimised while… Audio