Demelza Leslie

The new Green Party male co-leader James Shaw has big, ambitious plans for the party. Audio

The Government's being accused of slipping and sliding around the law as it tries to explain its way out of a treaty dispute. Audio

The Government is set to give private investors the opportunity to invest in, and make money from, social services. Audio

The Green Party will have a new male co-leader by the end of the weekend - and the race is tight between the two leading candidates. Audio

Sweeping changes to the country's health and safety laws in the wake of the Pike River disaster have been shelved for two months because of resistance within the National Party caucus. Audio

The Prime Minister has dismissed fears New Zealand troops in Iraq might face greater dangers now that Islamic State forces are in control of Ramadi. New Zealand First says those troops face an… Audio

A shakeup in counselling services; Woman with terminal cancer fights for right to die; Sky City convention centre deal agreed upon; John Key dismisses cowards claims; Parents complain after bus… Audio

Legislation allowing the Government to sell off thousands of state homes to community housing groups has passed through all its stages in Parliament. Audio

The Prime Minister is talking up the budget and its answer to poverty. Audio

A major part of today's Budget will be a plan to develop housing on hundreds of hectares of Crown land in Auckland. Audio

At risk young people could become more vulnerable under Government plans to change the way it funds some community organisations. Audio

The Green Party male co-leadership contest is shaping up to be a two-horse race. Audio

Opposition parties say the Reserve Bank's been forced to step in to cool the Auckland property market because the Government won't. Audio

Research has exposed the high rate of harrassment of the country's MPs, their staff and families. Audio

The Government's been accused of experimenting on some of the most vulnerable people in Invercargill and Tauranga with its plans to sell state houses in those areas first. Audio

The Government says no Whanau Ora funds have been mispent following criticism from the Auditor-General of extravagant administrative costs. Audio

A beneficiaries advocate warns that beneficiaries could be turning to loan sharks after a decision by Work and Income to cut loans for emergency dental work. Audio

The Government says tenants will be well looked after when it hands over ownership of thousands of state homes, but Labour's casting doubt on that. Audio

Two thousand New Zealanders have applied for a Homestart grant to buy their first home since it kicked in at the start of the month. Audio

The Prime Minister is being told to take a harder stance on Saudi Arabia's human rights record during his historic visit to the country. Audio