Jane Patterson

Labour has ruled out working with New Zealand First after the election. Labour Leader Chris Hipkins is describing the party as a force for instability and chaos.

Political editor jane Patterson spoke… Audio

National MP Tim van de Molen will be censured by Parliament and has been stripped of his portfolios after it was found he acted in a threatening manner towards a Labour MP and select committee chair… Audio

Labour leader Chris Hipkins is putting on a brave face as support for his party continues to drop, promising to fight back during the upcoming election campaign. Its party vote is now in the danger… Audio

Support for Labour has crashed into the twenties, in the latest political poll.

The 1News Verian survey shows the party has dropped four points to 29 percent. National is up two points to 37 percent… Audio

The National Party has revealed its list for the 2023 general election, and a former Minister has quit as a result.

Michael Woodhouse, a senior minister under both John Key and Bill English… Audio

Will they - won't they? - that's the question for the National Party about whether it would overturn the Labour government's ban on foreign house buyers.

Leader Christopher Luxon has so far refused… Audio

Parliament is back for the last sitting block of this term - and it's all guns blazing.

The pressure is on all parties as the election pledges start to roll out in earnest, and MPs eye the… Audio

It's been a rowdy start to the last sitting block of this Parliamentary term.

MPs are back in Wellington for the next three weeks before the House rises for the election campaign.

Associate Housing… Audio

Parents will be allowed to take leave at the same time as their baby's primary carer under a proposal by the Labour Party.

Partners will also get two weeks' paid parental leave from next year, if… Audio

The Labour Party has fired the opening salvo in its bid for re-election - a promise to remove GST from fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables.

The plan was leaked by the National Party, but after… Audio

Aotearoa's spy agency is naming and shaming countries for meddling in New Zealand's domestic business. Global competition, falling public trust, technological innovation and global economic… Video, Audio

Three Ministers gone - and three percentage points gone from their support base.

That's the tale of the Labour Party's past two months, in which Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has dealt with scandal… Audio

It can be a fraught political process, ranking incumbent MPs and any aspiring members of parliament on the party list. The list determines placing for MPs and candidates, for those who don't end up… Video, Audio

It was an anti-climactic end to the NATO summit for the Prime Minister, after he had to bail out on his planned bi-lateral with the Ukrainian President - as they ran out of time.

Chris Hipkins was… Audio

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has dropped an election year bombshell from the other side of the world, confirming his party won't introduce a capital gains or wealth tax under his leadership. The… Audio

The NATO summit has kicked off in Lithuania with participants vowing to contain the threat posed by Russia, and continue their staunch support of Ukraine.

However, it hasn't been smooth sailing with… Audio