Brent Edwards
NZ keen to help kickstart Middle East process
The Government has made kickstarting the beleagured Middle East peace process its top priority when New Zealand takes over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council tomorrow. Audio
Stunts and scalps: laughing with politicians - or at them?
Sometimes the media embrace politicians who can take a joke, or try something new. Sometimes they punish them for it. Audio
Focus on Politics for 26 June 2015
The Government is coming under increasing pressure to accept more refugees, particularly after the Prime Minister wrongly claimed thousands and thousands were getting into the country under the… Audio
Climate change - are we listening?
Power Play with Brent Edwards - Protesters scaling parliament buildings yesterday have raised concerns about security - but is anyone worried about their climate change message?
Parliament rooftop protest
The Greenpeace members were protesting about government inaction on climate change. Audio
Govt want tough sanctions, at odds over corporate manslaughter
Government ministers say they want to toughen sanctions against companies responsible for workplace deaths but appear at odds about whether that means introducing a corporate manslaughter offence. Audio
PM urging people in unhealthy homes to ask for help
The Prime Minister is urging people in unhealthy state homes to go to government agencies for help. Audio
PM corrects himself on refugees
The Prime Minister has corrected himself after wrongly claiming three to four thousand refugees are coming into the country each year. Audio
Prime Minister claims thousands of refugees coming into country
Staying with the Prime Minister and the Government is coming under increasing pressure to boost the refugee quota of 750 a year. Audio
What's wrong with the way politics are practised in NZ?
Power Play with Brent Edwards - If people wonder what's wrong with politics they may have found the answer at the funeral of a former CTU secretary.
English concedes lower dairy prices hurting but still confident
The Finance Minister has conceded lower dairy prices are hitting the economy but Bill English says growth is still expected to remain strong over the next four years. Audio
Govt has received scant information about refugee quota
Staying with refugees, and the Government is sticking by its decision not to increase our refugee quota. Audio
NZ has agreed to become founding member of Asian bank.
New Zealand has agreed to become a founding member of a bank that China is setting up as a counter-weight to the American-backed World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Audio
Focus on Politics for 12 June 2015
Not long after Labour elected Andrew Little as leader he announced the party would confront what he said was one of the biggest challenges facing New Zealand: the future of work. Audio
'It could get worse'
Power Play with Brent Edwards - Good economic news has barely lifted the spirits of a Government readying itself for dairy prices in freefall.
Govt urged to do more with rising house prices, says it is
The Government is being urged to do more to deal with rising house prices and inequality but it says it is already doing much of what has been recommended. Audio
Govt might make surplus after all
An apparent turn-around in the Government's finances has raised the possibility it might make surplus this year after all. Audio
Political editor on work safety legislation
Political Editor Brent Edwards on workplace safety law. Audio
Govt coming under more pressure not to back down on pledge
As rescuers scramble to find the man buried under tonnes of rubble in a South Island quarry, the Government is under pressure not to back down on its pledge after the Pike River Mine disaster to… Audio
Closing Sheepgate behind him?
Power Play with Brent Edwards - With the Foreign Minister in the Middle East, do taxpayers deserve a simple explanation about why they're paying to upgrade a farm in Saudi Arabia?