Trevor Mallard

The government has agreed to change employment laws and also give Warner Brothers an extra 33-point-five million dollars in concessions to keep the two Hobbit films in New Zealand. Audio

The Prime Minister expects Warner Brothers to announce before the weekend whether filming of The Hobbit will go ahead in New Zealand. Audio

The Labour Party is confident many employers support bringing back industry-wide agreements but Business New Zealand has criticised the policy as a return to the 1970s. Audio

The Labour Party is accusing the government of enacting a whole raft of legislation that gives far too much power to government ministers to the detriment of Parliament. Audio

Trevor Mallard says the Education Minister needs to learn from lessons of the past. Audio

The Labour leader, Phil Goff had agreed to be interviewed on this issue this morning, but then his office said he was unavailable at this time. Audio

The suspended Labour MP, Chris Carter, admits his political career may be over, but he says he's right to attack Phil Goff's leadership because he can't win the next election for Labour. Audio

Labour MP Trevor Mallard is on the select committee considering the bill and says not a single drink more will be bought because of it. Audio

Andy Haden may be about to lose his job as the Rugby World Cup Ambassador after making comments about sports stars and sexual assaults on young women. The Labour's Party's Rugby World Cup spokesman… Audio

The Associate Education Minister says he has changed his mind about the Government's flagship policy on national education standards. Audio

Labour says a $25 million cut to the Ministry of Education's budget will detrimentally affect the quality of education in New Zealand. Audio

Parents of children doing especially well, or especially badly, will be given the chance to choose their preferred school under a proposal being considered by the Government. Audio

Parents of under and over-performing children would be given free rein to pick and choose schools under a proposal being considered by the Education Minister Anne Tolley. Audio

The Labour Party is gunning for the main casualty from John Key's first mini Cabinet reshuffle, Education Minister Anne Tolley, saying it's a clear signal she's not coping with the job. Audio

The Labour MP Trevor Mallard says he's still shakey after having a run in with the occupants of a car while cycling earlier this week. Audio

Calls to relax rules around foreign children being allowed into schools have been met with a warning New Zealand could become a"dumping ground". Audio

The Crown has confirmed it will not be appealing the sentences handed down in the Makutu manslaughter case. Audio

A senior Labour MP says it's wrong for five people convicted of manslaughter over their involvement in a botched exorcism to escape imprisonment because they are Maori. Audio

There's been a mixed response to Labour's latest policy announcement on redundancy laws. Audio

It's the third National Party policy to be leaked to the Cabinet Minister, Trevor Mallard, in less than a week. Audio