Stories by Benedict Collins

DOC and health officials have moved to reassure the public that 1080 poison drops on the West Coast are being done safely and are within the rules. Video

The Ministry for Primary Industries has been accused of attempting to rig a contract to electronically monitor the fishing industry.

New Zealand First is being blamed for delaying five Treaty of Waitangi settlement bills but its leader, Winston Peters, says that's "balderdash". Audio

The Deputy PM has taken over from the Environment Minister in talks with the Māori Party and Te Ohu Kaimoana over the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary.

MPs have vowed to do everything they can to bring the remains of soldiers killed in South East Asia back to New Zealand, following emotional pleas from their families.

A government bill cracking down on bad driving is unreasonable and gives too much power to the police, the Attorney-General says.

It's now taking the government twice as long to find accommodation for homeless people as it was six months ago, the Labour Party says. Video, Audio

New Zealanders taking part in protests at sea could be treated as terrorists and face draconian punishments under proposed law changes, MPs have been told.

The Corrections Department is to recruit 600 new staff - 100 from overseas - to cope with New Zealand's burgeoning prison population.

A legislative blunder has allowed Labour to "talk at length, non-stop" about its housing policies.

The Auditor-General isn't able to fully investigate the awarding of a government contract to a businessman who donated to National, she says.

The Health Minister says he did not snort, or pretend to snort, fake cocaine at a primary school fundraiser at the weekend.

New Zealand First aims to capture the votes of what it says is the growing number of struggling workers in next year's election. Audio

New Zealand First has announced it would make learning to drive a core secondary school subject.

The government has been accused of scaremongering as it moves to stop local councils controlling the use of genetically modified organisms. Video, Audio

New Zealand First believes it has its political foes worried as it heads into election year.

The latest legal ruling marks the beginning of the end for the controversial Ruataniwha dam, according to Labour and Greenpeace. But farmers see it as just another hurdle.

The police officers' union fears the policing of organised crime will suffer if too many staff are diverted to focusing on burglaries.

The Labour Party says the Commerce Minister should step in to ensure KiwiSaver providers are not investing in the manufacture of cluster bombs.

Protesters have called on the government to more forcefully oppose Australia's use of offshore detention camps. Audio

Drivers could soon have to provide police with saliva samples for immediate screening for illegal drugs.

Havelock North's contaminated drinking water is a 'wakeup call' and the inquiry into it needs to look at the role of intensive agriculture, the Green Party says.

The Emissions Trading Scheme will need to be tweaked to meet climate change commitments under the Paris Agreement, the government says.

Nearly 1600 people have claimed asylum in New Zealand after arriving on work and student visas, the NZ First leader says.

New methamphetamine contamination guidelines cannot come soon enough, Auckland District Law Society says.