Policy

It's just weeks before the serious young offender boot camp pilot starts and Oranga Tamariki is still discussing who will take on the critical role of intensive mentoring. The defence force says it… Audio

An education expert says frequent, standardised testing makes children anxious and affects their mental wellbeing. From next year, the government will require primary schools to test children twice a… Audio

Rapid growth has pushed more than a hundred schools well beyond their classroom capacity - forcing them to teach students in staff rooms and libraries. The Education Ministry has warned the government… Audio

The Labour Party is out and about wooing Auckland - as it starts to think about policies to take to the next election. The party has lost a significant chunk of the city's support and concedes it… Audio

In a big week for the justice portfolio - planned changes to sentencing laws were announced, the government's new Three Strikes bill was introduced and a petition to make stalking illegal was… Audio

Survivors of abuse in care fear the Government's policies will condemn another generation of children to abuse. The 2500-page Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care report was handed over to… Audio

The government has announced an "extensive" review into the management of risk within the country's earthquake-prone building system. Building and Contruction Minister Chris Penk says a steering group… Audio

Key roles are being axed at the Department of Internal Affairs as part of public service job cuts. 17 roles are giong in teams involved in increasing digitisation across the public service and… Audio

The alcohol levy has been raised - but by less than half the amount that would even cover inflation. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke with In Depth reporter Guyon Espiner Audio

The PPTA says work on the maths curriculum has also been signed off, but leaders have no idea what changes are being made. PPTA president Chris Abercrombie spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

On today's episode, X-rays, CT scans, and diagnostic ultrasounds will soon be free for all New Zealanders when referred by their GP, the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden… Audio

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins lashed out against the Government on Tuesday for cutting funding for public housing maintenance, saying the wrong choices were made in the budget. Hipkins spoke to… Audio

Greenpeace says a new survey indicates the Government is out of step with some of its own voters over the Fast-track Approvals Bill. Greenpeace executive director Russel Norman spoke to Ingrid… Audio

On today's episode, two people have been plucked from a fishing boat in a dramatic rescue on the Otago Peninsula, after breaking an election promise to deliver funding for 13 new cancer treatments in… Audio

Staff at the ACC say levies will have to increase by as much as a quarter in order to keep up with growing costs - and motorists could be the ones who pay the price. AA principal policy advisor Terry… Audio