Thomas Coughlan

Press Gallery journalists are in their element after the regular bridge run returned from the Grand Hall to the 1st floor foyer of Parliament House, the place known as 'the tiles'. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.  Audio

Are the Greens better off as activists and agitators? Or is there strength in softening to the centre? Audio

Public transport fares have been halved until the end of June, but to what extent are our bus and train trips already subsidised by the government and local councils? Audio

The protest at Parliament has dragged into a third week - two top political journalists join The Detail's Emile Donovan to discuss how the country's political leaders have responded to the… Audio

A lot of people think being an MP is a cushy job with a great salary. But along with debate comes an increasing number of death threats, some of them very real.  Audio

It's the same but darker - and at times lighter - than the 1pm Beehive presser of last year's lockdown.  

Why do we pay mega-subsidies to international movie giants to come to New Zealand to film? Is it really worth it?  Audio

Huge sums in subsidies will go to Amazon when a Lord of the Rings series is made here in the years to come. In the year just gone, a much more modest amount of public money was spent helping local… Audio

Trevor Mallard, the arbiter of Parliament's house rules, is ironically not one to follow the rule book. Audio