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National Party to discuss strategy after the rugby - Bishop
The National Party leaders will discuss strategy around forming a government this afternoon, after they have "watched the rugby", says campaign chair Chris Bishop.
Bishop has told a Morning Report… Audio
Long pants, Lazarus Peters, missing bits, & winners & losers
Wrapping up Election 2023, there's still plenty to play for ahead of election day. We review the highs and lows of Election 2023, unpack National's 'Winston Strategy', consider the missed… Video, Audio
National drop in latest polls as election nears
The race to form the next government is shaping up to be a tighter competition than it previously seemed, with just three days left to vote.
Two polls released Wednesday night say neither Labour nor… Audio
National reacts to Hipkins' Covid diagnosis
Covid-19 has intervened in the election campaign, side-lining Labour leader Chris Hipkins just under two weeks out from polling day.
Hipkins started to experience symptoms on Sunday and returned a… Audio
National asked to explain where evicted Kāinga Ora tenants would go
The National Party is under pressure to explain where evicted anti-social Kāinga Ora tenants would go.
The party says it would direct Kāinga Ora to evict and relocate repeat and serious anti-social… Audio
National kick-off election campaign
Christopher Luxon is guaranteeing a National government would achieve eight key commitments if the party wins next month's election.
The National leader launched his party's election campaign in… Audio
Political road rage - budget holes and emissions omissions
The UN says we've reached "the era of global boiling". Given that, you'd think climate might have got more of a mention from the media as the National Party released its road-heavy $24 billion… Audio
The House drops into first gear on RMA
This week the Government added a morning sitting of the House to ‘get stuck into’ completing debate on RMA reform. The Opposition just aimed for ‘stuck’. Audio
National proposes KiwiSaver for bond payments
National is promising people under 30 a leg up in paying their rental bonds using KiwiSaver savings.
The party's housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says getting together up to four weeks rent in… Audio
National withdraws from bipartisan housing policy
The National Party has withdrawn from a bipartisan housing policy it helped draft.
The Medium Density Residential Standards were viewed by some as a gamechanger in helping the country address its… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - putting a disaster in context
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about coverage putting the Loafers Lodge disaster in context - even in the midst of chaos and confusion, some impressive… Audio
Opposition seeking clarity on Speaker's party-hopping decision
The opposition is demanding more information from the Speaker to explain why the former Minister Meka Whaitiri has not been expelled from Parliament over her shock defection to the Maori Party. Adrian… Audio
National Party to repeal rental laws if they win the election
The National Party has committed to repealing two rental laws if they win the election, claiming Labour has waged a war on landlords with it's rules.
It plans to bring back no-cause terminations and… Audio
Nats: Easter trading rules need review
On Tuesdays we're joined by the deputy leader of the National Party Nicola Willis but she wasn't available so instead the party has put up its spokesperson for housing, infrastructure and RMA reform… Audio
National Party policy focusses on removing renewable energy red tape
The National Party's housing and infrastructure spokesperson says the biggest barrier to renewable energy is the planning system.
National's new renewable energy policy plans to double the amount of… Audio
Greens lay down challenge to potential coalition partners
The Green Party wants bigger, better, and bolder climate action commitments this election year.
In his State of the Planet speech yesterday, co-leader James Shaw expressed his frustration at the… Audio
Political pile-on or Parliament as designed?
This week MPs discussed Stuart Nash’s loss of a ministerial warrant for an hour. It may have looked like a political pile-on, but in reality it was Parliament doing exactly what it is designed for –… Audio
Talking the talk: how MPs' backgrounds inform debating style
The House takes a look at how the backgrounds of three MPs informs the way they speak in Parliament. Audio
Govt extends healthy homes deadline for private landlords
Private landlords have been given an early Christmas present - an extra year to bring their rentals up to healthy homes standards.
The government has extended the deadline, saying supply chain… Audio
Horrendous accounts, possible human rights breaches in emergency housing
People evicted from emergency housing have given horrendous accounts which could be in breach of human rights according to the commission.
33 people have come forward who have come forward to the… Audio