Jo Moir
Questions remain over NZTA handling of WOF checks - National
The National Party says a number of questions remain over NZTA's handling of warrant of fitness checks and once they're answered it will be up to the Transport Minister to decide if heads should roll… Audio
Motorbike crash rate to drop as older drivers stop - campaigner
Riding motorcycles is losing its appeal and one motorcycle safety campaigner says that will help bring down the climbing road toll. Four motorcyclists were killed in three separate crashes at the… Audio
Tree planting botch-up costs govt $160k
Ngati Hine has taken responsibility after about 400,000 seedlings bought by the government to plant in Northland went to waste after the land was too wild to plant on. Audio
Focus on Politics: Māori expectations
If the government doesn't deliver specifically for Māori in next year's wellbeing Budget the 13-strong Labour Māori caucus is going to have a lot of questions to answer. That's the reality according… Audio
MPs consider changes to abortion legislation
The Law Commission has reported back on ways to modernise abortion legislation - all of which would decriminalise it - but MPs are taking their time to make up their minds. Audio
Govt to consider three options for legalising abortion
Justice Minister Andrew Little says he expects to take a paper to Cabinet early next year with three proposed options for decriminalising abortion. Audio
Oil, gas ban: Govt warned of cost up to $23 billion
Government officials have warned the estimated cost to the Crown of banning new oil and gas exploration permits is anywhere between $1.2 billion and $23 billion. In April the Prime Minister Jacinda… Audio
NZ - the country of firsts, but still not equal
While women have long been able to vote, MPs are still working on increasing the number of women elected to Parliament. Political reporter Jo Moir looks back in time to see how things have changed. Audio
Suffrage 125 celebrated throughout the country
Celebrations kicked off at dawn and haven't stopped, as people across the country came together to mark 125 years since women won the right to vote. Video, Audio
Govt forks out $100,000 after retracting job offer
Derek Handley has been given a $100,000 pay-out from the government after it offered him the job of Chief Technology Officer, then later retracted it. Political reporter Jo Moir reports. Video, Audio
Anti-1080 demonstration's birds apparently beaten to death
A ban-1080 protest on Wednesday has taken a dark turn after Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard native bird carcasses delivered to Parliament's steps by school children appeared to have been… Audio
Surprise for Auckland charter schools in newspaper
The manager of two Auckland charter schools is furious his schools were included in a full-page advertisement in a Sunday newspaper criticising the government's closure of charter schools. Alwyn Poole… Audio
Clare Curran on leave after stumbling through response
The day after Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran fumbled through a response to questions in the House, she's failed to show at Parliament, instead taking personal leave. Video, Audio
Phone app will reduce prison numbers - Corrections
The Government is hoping it can reduce reoffending by people on bail by helping them avoid "sitting in call queues, getting grumpy, and then hanging up and running away". Audio
National MP's communication probed during leak inquiry
National MP's have signed privacy waivers that mean they'll now be forced to hand over their communications dating back to the start of February. The aim is to find out whether the leaking of Simon… Video, Audio
Meka Whaitiri to be based in Gisborne during investigation
Side-lined Labour MP Meka Whaitiri appears to have gone to ground while she's under investigation regarding a "staffing matter" in her ministerial office. She was missing from an education… Audio
Crossroads for racing industry - Peters
The Racing Minister Winston Peters says the industry is facing two choices, significant change or death. Mr Peters has released an independent report by Australian racing expert, John Messara, that… Audio
National continues Bridges' expenses inquiry
The National Party is committed to going ahead with its own investigation into who leaked Simon Bridges' expenses to the media after the Speaker put the kibosh on an official inquiry last week. On… Audio
Simon Bridges' expenses leak: Confession in anonymous text
There's been a major development in the story about the leaking of Simon Bridges' travel expenses. A person claiming to be a National MP has sent Mr Bridges an anonymous text confessing to being… Video, Audio
New racecourses to be paid by Provincial Growth Fund
New Zealand First's loyalty to the racing industry has galloped beyond tax breaks for good looking race horses to include not one but several all-weather race tracks for the industry. Racing Minister… Audio
