Yvette Mc Cullough

The Prime Minister says we are turning the corner, but to win this marathon battle against Covid-19, we need to keep pushing.

For the fourth day running, the number of new cases has continued to drop… Audio

Economists here say the government should not follow Australia's lead, with a widespread stimulus package to counter the economic hit from the coronavirus.

Yesterday Australia's Prime Minister… Audio

Confusion over the voting in the abortion reform bill has seen MPs vote out safe zones around abortion facilities.

ACT leader David Seymour's proposal to scrap them was voted for in two parts.

The… Audio

National is unveiling the first of its five-point economic growth plan this morning - laying out its plan to slash red-tape.

Leader Simon Bridges says the party has brought forward the release due to… Audio

The State Services Commissioner says Treasury officials doing their best was "not good enough" ahead of last year's leak of information on a government website.

However he didn't point the finger at… Audio

Cabinet has approved a business case to see whether the government's idea of creating a new, super-sized public broadcaster is viable. After months of speculation, Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi… Audio

One patient in Auckland is currently being tested for the coronavirus - with what's being described as the "closest to fitting the definition of a suspected case".

The person has been put in… Audio

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a National Party ad on petrol prices was mischievous, but not misleading. It was one of three complaints published yesterday that were not upheld.

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The interim Retirement Commissioner says raising the Superannuation age will do more harm than good, and there are more pressing things to fix first.

In the latest three-yearly review of retirement… Audio

Labour MPs are kicking off the election year with a brainstorming session on how they can prove to voters they have delivered.

The Prime Minister threw down the "Year of Delivery" gauntlet at last… Audio

MPs and Parliamentary staffers put political discord aside in favour of melodic chords last night in a charity showcase at the Beehive.

Around a hundred people gathered in the Banquet Hall to see MPs… Audio

The Former Auditor-General Martin Matthews is petitioning Parliament to reopen his case, claiming MPs "held a gun to his head" to force his resignation.

Mr Matthews resigned in 2017, just hours… Audio

The Labour Party is being given a serve for missing the opportunity to elect a Māori president.

Habitat for Humanity CEO Claire Szabo was picked ahead of Labour's Maori senior vice president, Tane… Audio

New Zealand First MP Clayton Mitchell has described reports he behaved badly at a bar on Saturday night as 'fake news' and politically motivated.

It's been reported that the second term list MP and a… Audio

Local councils are under increasing pressure as they work to manage the impacts of climate change, and cope with new layers of regulation and oversight that's being put on them by the government… Audio