RNZ: Focus on Politics

Luxon boosts defence amid rising global tensions

As global tensions escalated this week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was touring South East...

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From lobbyist to legislator: Andrew Hoggard's vision for reform

Andrew Hoggard might be new to Parliament, but he's certainly not new to New Zealand's screens...

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Aim and fire? Public service targets return amid job cuts

Public Service Targets are set for a comeback but with job cuts looming over ministries and...

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Winston Peters navigates troubled waters with India, China

New Zealand must pull its weight on defence and security, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says in...

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Focus on Politics for Friday 15 March 2024

In Focus on Politics this week, RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch takes a look at the...

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When no news is bad news

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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins' death brings unity in grief

Parliament was brought to a standstill on Wednesday, with politics set aside after the sudden and...

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Councils get their Three Waters wish - but will they regret it?

The coalition has ticked off another objective - repealing the troubled Three Waters programme -...

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Government faces the music at Waitangi

This year's record-breaking Waitangi celebrations drew 80,000 people to the Treaty grounds over...

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Focus on Politics 02/02/24

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Focus on Politics 26/01/24

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A year of political turmoil comes to an end

Three prime ministers, four ministerial scandals, one general election and a three-way coalition:...

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Peters defies opposition as repeals and rollbacks roll on

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Māori dissent sets the scene as Parliament returns

The resumption of Parliament this week has been underlined by outcry from Māori, soon matched by...

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Distractions assail coalition as it lays out ambitious agenda

The new government's first week in office saw it get straight to work, setting high expectations...

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Bonus episode: The meaning of Tāmaki

When ACT's Brooke van Velden won the Auckland seat of Tamaki at the election, it was a triumph of...

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Coalition deals signed and sealed, now it's time to deliver

It took 40 days and 40 nights - but at long last, the country knows what its new government will...

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Te Pāti Māori plans for future as it reflects on success in Māori seats

After its most successful election - taking all but one of the Māori seats - Te Pāti Māori is...

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Coalition talks pick up pace behind closed doors

With National's potential partners ACT and NZ First finally getting together in Wellington this...

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Peters' stock rises on final vote count, how much will Luxon pay?

The final act of the 2023 election has reset the calculus, blowing apart National's dream...

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