Craig Mcculloch

The Government's facing mounting questions over exactly what political pressure was applied in the decision to grant the internet tycoon, Kim Dotcom, residency. Audio

The OECD has awarded New Zealand a glowing report card when it comes to financial literacy, with teenagers on average scoring well above the OECD average. Audio

A new report has reignited the debate between political parties over whether there's a growing gulf between the rich and the poor. Audio

The Green Party's accused the Prime Minister of taking a softly-softly approach towards Japanese whaling that will only embolden their whaling efforts. Audio

Labour MPs have accused the Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully, of appalling negligence in the case of a Malaysian diplomat accused of trying to rape a Wellington woman. Audio

Heads could yet roll over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's botched handling of the Malaysian diplomat accused of a sex crime who fled the country. Audio

The Malaysia Government says it was prepared to waive diplomatic immunity for a defence attache accused of trying to rape a Wellington woman, but New Zealand did NOT take that up. Audio

Dozens of young people turned out in Auckland last night to debate the merits, or otherwise, of voting. Audio

The Government denies it's engaging in pork barrel politics, after pledging more than 200 million dollars to upgrading regional roads over the next three years. Audio

The Government has accused Labour of being in disarray after two of its MPs voted against the party last night to support the logging of fallen trees on conservation land. Audio

The Government has accused Labour of being in disarray after two of its MPs voted against the party last night to support the logging of fallen trees on conservation land. Audio

The head of the Treasury, Gabriel Makhlouf, is taking responsibility for bungling a merger designed to streamline the back-office functions of three departments. Audio

At least two Labour candidates - notably absent from the party's list - say they stood aside to help their colleague, Kelvin Davis, get a better ranking. Audio

The Government's been accused of spinning the figures and trying to deceive the public over the true cost of its asset sales programme. Audio

The Labour leader, David Cunliffe, is accusing the Government of running a smear campaign against him, as he faces a volley of attacks over his trustworthiness. Audio

Parliament has voted not to hold a by-election in the Epsom electorate, which was made vacant by John Banks' resignation last week. Audio

The Government has dismissed the opposition's calls for a cross-party taskforce to tackle family violence, saying it would be all about politics in an election year. Audio

Labour and the Greens are pinning the blame on the Government and calling for a radical overhaul and national strategy to combat family violence. Audio

The Greens say the Government needs to overhaul what they say are charity laws based on principles laid down in the Elizabethan era after a multi-million-dollar blunder which blindsided the Housing… Audio

New documents reveal the disgraced former Minister, Maurice Williamson, had a pattern of contacting the police about cases - in one case, telling the Police Commissioner what he thought officers… Audio