Tim Graham
National billboard defacer quits Green Party
The man who orchestrated a campaign to deface hundreds of National Party billboards has resigned from the Green Party, and his partner has been stood down from her job at Parliament. Audio
Whanau Ora expansion crucial for Maori Party
The architect of Whanau Ora says the scheme's expansion during the next three years will be crucial for the Maori Party in any post-election negotiations. Audio
Infamous election meeting grill candidates in rowdy debate
It's been billed as the country's most infamous election meeting, and last night the locals in Wellington's Aro Valley were at their heckling, hooting, water-pistol-shooting best. Audio
Labour says National's figures are shonky
The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, has tried to turn the tables on John Key over fiscal credibility, saying National's figures are shonky. Audio
Release of Beast of Blenheim could be stopped
The looming release of the man dubbed the Beast of Blenheim from prison could be stopped in its tracks, if the National Party is re-elected to Government. Audio
National admits asset sales may not fetch hoped-for price
With a new poll showing selling state assets remaining highly unpopular, the National Party is conceding that its partial sales may not raise as much money as it hoped. Audio
Labour's much-anticipated costings surface
More now on Labour Party's much-anticipated election costings, with the party promising to clear debt in a decade's time and return the country to surplus by 2014/15. Audio
National proposes pouring millions into science
The National Party is promising to pour millions more dollars into science if it leads the next Government with the state science agency Industrial Research Limited being the main benefactor. Audio
Maori Party won't say if welfare proposals a deal-breaker
The Maori Party won't say whether the welfare proposals put up by the National Party, would be a deal-breaker in coalition negotiations after the election. Audio
Welfare overhaul promised by National
The National Party has outlined a series of welfare reforms it says will cut the number of beneficiaries by 46,000 over four years if it is re-elected. Audio
Critics pan infrastructure fund as a smokescreen
The Council of Trade Unions says the National Party's infrastructure fund is a smokescreen for what it says is an unpopular partial asset sales plan. Audio
Parole denied to Nia's mother
The mother of the murdered Rotorua toddler, Nia Glassie, has failed in her first bid for parole. Audio
Potentially fraudulent evidence heard at inquest
The police have been called in to investigate a potentially fraudulent email, which was presented as evidence at an inquest today. Audio
Flight training move "dangerous, unnecessary"
An inquest has heard the manouevre a trainee pilot was doing just before a crash that killed three people was dangerous and unnecessary. Audio
Prisoners offering up more crime tips from behind bars
Prisoners have picked up the phone 15-hundred times since the middle of last year, to give anonymous crime tip-offs to the authorities. Audio
Justice Minister's time running out on Scott Watson case
Time is running out if the Justice Minister is to decide what to do about the convicted double-murderer Scott Watson's final bid for freedom. Audio
Rethink on plans for murderer in motel
Plans for a convicted murderer to live in a motel, once he's out of jail, have been rejected by the Parole Board. Audio
Shrinking muster spurs calls to dump Wiri prison
The opponents of a controversial prison, planned for south Auckland, say a forecast slump in the number of prisoners is proof the project should be dumped. Audio
Taito Phillip Field granted parole
The first politician in New Zealand to be convicted of corruption is to walk free from prison, having served just one third of his sentence. Audio
$3b defence spending plan laid out
The Defence Force has laid out a three billion dollar plan to unite the Army, Navy and Air Force, buy better training planes and build the SAS a new indoor shooting range. Audio
