Mei Heron

Deaths will soon be able to be reported as a "suspected suicide" after legislation to change the Coroners Act passed its final hurdle in Parliament. Audio

Legislation extending the amount of time a child is in care for has passed its first reading in Parliament. Audio

Minister of Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse on raising the number of refugees New Zealand will resettle. Audio

The government's being told it should make refugees sign up to New Zealand values before they allowed into the country. In two years the refugee quota will go up from 750 to a thousand; the first rise… Audio

A $20bn plan to help the Defence Force in a time of increasing international uncertainty and instability has been unveiled in the latest White Paper. Audio

The Green party believes it has the money, members and momentum to finally change the Government at the next election Audio

The Green Party has long struggled with their relationship with Labour, but this week they have finally received a formal nod. Audio

The Government's National Policy Statement will be unveiled later this morning as the next strategy in addressing a national housing market that is hot, and getting hotter by the day, especially in… Audio

The New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says the political agreement between the Labour and Green Parties to work together, is worthless. Audio

Tens of thousands of beneficiaries have been severely underpaid, or overpaid, in a bureaucratic debacle stretching back more than 20 years, because of an automatic payment error at the Ministry of… Audio

Error means tens of thousands of beneficiaries underpaid. Plain packaging for cigarettes to be unveiled. New Zealand photographer snatched by croc in Queensland. Law firm Cone Marshall linked to… Audio

A day after Budget 2016, debate has turned to whether the government will embark on a major programme of tax cuts in an election year. Mei Heron reports. Audio

The Government's proposal to create a public company ownership register that would include foreign beneficiaries has been described as a quantum leap from its position just a month ago. Audio

During a heated exchange on the Panama Papers, Prime Minister John Key was kicked out of the house for the first time ever, after he failed to stop talking when told to by the Speaker. Audio

There's more heat coming on the Overseas Investment Office with the Labour Party saying it's got evidence other foreign companies should have failed the good character test. Audio

A woman who has lived in damp and mouldy houses for decades says she desperately needs a law change that would improve the state of rental homes. Audio

New Zealand has recorded its worst trade deficit in 7 years and there are warnings there's even worse to come. Audio

New Zealand has made it clear to China during the Prime Minister's visit there this week that dairy access must be improved, as both parties negotiate an upgrade to the existing free trade agreement… Audio

An investigation into Dunedin's one in one hundred year flood last June has found many of the tanks that drain water from the road in the city's worst hit suburb were blocked. Audio

After labelling New Zealanders hiring off benefits for farm work as "pretty damned useless", deputy Prime Minister Bill English remains unapologetic about his comment. Audio