Stories by Chris Bramwell

Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern says climate change is her generation's nuclear-free moment.

The Prime Minister says he hopes New Zealand Australia relations will soon be back on an even keel after the citizenship furore across the ditch. Audio

Parliament is sitting for longer today to push through three treaty bills before the House rises for the election.

Green Party MPs have held a crisis meeting at Parliament as they debate suspending two of their MPs from the party's caucus. Audio

National and Labour have started their battle for Auckland voters by laying out their plans to tackle the city's transport woes.

Labour has ditched its campaign slogan and billboards have started coming down as the party moves quickly to reshape its plans for the general election.

The United States Chief Justice does not think that New Zealand having a written constitution would lead to judges making decisions based on political preferences.

National MP Todd Barclay has this evening apologised for statements he made to media which put him at odds with the Prime Minister. Video

The election-year budget includes a $2bn a year boost for Working for Families and the accommodation supplement, and a rise in tax thresholds. Video, Audio

Power Play - Bill English is wrapping up his first trip to Asia as Prime Minister - but was it a success?

Prime Minister Bill English is challenging Labour to support what the government hopes will be the new 11-nation version of the TPP.

Prime Minister Bill English emerged grinning from talks with the Japanese leader after Shinzo Abe made it clear he's committed to pushing on with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

NZ's confidence in the spy alliance remains strong, even though the US president might have shared intelligence information with Russia, says Bill English.

The United States is set to benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership despite having withdrawn from the agreement, Trade Minister Todd McClay has conceded.

The Prime Minister is hoping to breathe new life into the Trans-Pacific Partnership during his two-day trip to Japan.

The government's plan to make New Zealand's rivers more swimmable is not tougher than the old standards, according to an official report.

Power Play - The release of Labour's list should have been plain sailing, but instead it swerved into stormy weather, writes RNZ's Chris Bramwell.

The Labour Party has delayed the release of its party list for this year's election, and is declining to give a reason why. Audio

New Zealanders attending Anzac commemorations at Gallipoli this year will face "incredibly tight" security after a warning terrorists could target the events.

The government would help pay low-income people's power bills, under a new Green Party policy.

Parliament has voted to appoint former National Party cabinet minister Simon Upton as the next Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

Prime Minister Bill English has ruled out an inquiry into the claims made in the book Hit & Run on the information to hand. Video

Child Youth and Family has been under review almost continuously since its inception in 1989 and has been restructured 14 times - but this latest overhaul is the biggest yet.

Labour and the Greens have released a set of rules they say will assure the public that they would be responsible economic managers in government.

The number of animals reared for food will have to drop substantially if New Zealand wants to meet a goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050, a report says.