Mark Mitchell

Thousands of people face a big clean-up after wild weather wreaked havoc across the lower half of the country. Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery Mark Mitchell spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Storms bringing wind gusts of more than 200 km/h to parts of Canterbury have caused damage and disruption across the region; Tens of thousands of teachers, doctors and other public workers are taking… Audio

The Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell has declared a local state of emergency for the Canterbury region. Fire crews are racing to put out a handful of large fires in Kaikōura before wind… Audio

Chris Bishop and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel; Amnesty International's Secretary General Dr. Agnès Callamard is in New Zealand this week as part of… Audio

The Sports Minister wants Sports New Zealand to step in to help resolve the ongoing Silver Ferns coaching saga. Sports Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Police Minister Mark Mitchell will visit the officer critically injured in the Waikato shootout with Tom Phillips. Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Emergency Services will now be able to locate people via their cell phones, even if they have not called 111 themselves. Police Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

In today's episode, the Emergency Management Minister is pleased with Aotearoa's response to the tsunami warnings, but is expecting the text alert glitch to be taken seriously; Former Prime Minister… Audio

In today's episode, the government has directed Sport NZ to scrap its guidelines for how to make community sport more inclusive for transgender people; A scathing review of Nelson Hospital has found… Audio

The government has directed Sport NZ to scrap its guidelines for how to make community sport more inclusive for transgender people. Sports Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

In today's episode, eleven-hundred households in Golden Bay lost Fibre connection on Thursday night, cutting access to 111 calls, mobile and internet services, while the area was under a state of… Audio

Heavy rain is still falling in Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, as the tail-end of a storm system moves to the east. Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell joins Ingrid. Audio

Nelson and Tasman is crying out for better warning systems so they can better prepare for serious weather events. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell. Audio

In today's episode, Iran's military has carried out what it calls "devastating and powerful" retaliatory missile attacks on US airbases in Qatar and Iraq, Labour says the government should be… Audio

Islamic Sikh and Buddhist groups are urging the government to strengthen hate speech laws in the wake of Saturday's protest march by Destiny Church attacking what it calls foreign religions. Minister… Audio

New Zealand's prison population is expected to increase by 36 percent over the next decade. Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

The Prime Minister, Police Commissioner and Police Minister have all been forced to hose down concerns over an internal police memo directing officers not to investigate crimes under a certain value… Audio

The ACT party has invoked its "agree to disagree" clause in relation to National's recent review of the firearms registry. Police Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

In today's episode, the Opposition leader says there is no justification for the Education Minister, Erica Stanford, to have been using a personal email address to access documents, the Corrections… Audio

The Corrections Minister has asked officials to look at how shorter sentences relate to higher levels of re-offending and whether longer sentences allow better rehabilitation for offenders… Audio