Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Editor Jane Patterson examines the impetus and politics behind renewed calls for major tax changes.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Anneke Smith considers the government's health plan and the workforce challenge it faces.

The 2023 Budget has proven difficult to define: neither the belt-tightening exercise that was promised, nor the blatant bribery sometimes seen in election years. Certainly, it is no election clincher, but it has not lost Labour the election either, and backs National into an uncomfortable corner where the opposition must now explain what policies or services it would do without. In this week's Focus on Politics, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch breaks down Grant Robertson's supposedly no-frills Budget. [Stuff that went down under Budget urgency] It’s the norm following the delivery of the Budget for the House to go into urgency, a chance for the government to move through legislation directly related to the Budget and some other stuff too. This means a longer than usual week at parliament - that’s why MPs have been sitting today on a Friday. But mercifully for them, or us, this week’s legislative load under urgency following the 2023 Budget has been quite light.

In Focus on politics, we take a detailed look at the report of the police watchdog into last year's parliamentary occupation.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Editor Jane Patterson surveys the battle lines after Meka Whaitiri's defection and National's rejection of Te Pāti Māori. Meka Whaiti's defection brings Labour's solid 65-strong majority down to 62, opening it up to accusations of disunity and instability. Lumping in Elizabeth Kerekere's resignation from the Greens, National's Christopher Luxon has been criticising the left as a 'coalition of chaos' - but the story on the right is not straightforward either. The shifting of the political sands - in the wake of two MPs quitting their parties - has drawn more definitive battle lines regardless - and Luxon's decision to rule out Te Pāti Māori has given prospective partner ACT more leverage for negotiations. In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Editor Jane Patterson surveys the battle lines after Meka Whaitiri's defection and National's rejection of Te Pāti Māori.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Katie Scotcher dives into the government's latest Three Waters refresh and the responses to it.

In this week's Focus on Politics Political Reporter Giles Dexter assesses how police has proven so challenging for Labour, and the prospects of its latest appointee.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

In this week's Focus on Politics Political Reporter Katie Scotcher grades National on its new education policy.

A weekly analysis of significant political issues. Unearthing the stories behind some of the most influential tracks in Aotearoa hip hop. Made with the support of NZ On Air.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Editor Jane Patterson explores the world of Artificial Intelligence and looks at whether its use should be subject to regulation.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Anneke Smith visits Papua New Guinea and comes to grips with an international struggle for power.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Anneke Smith examines how ethnicity is a factor in health, and how that spilled into politics this week.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Katie Scotcher analyses one of Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' first big overseas trips.

Two senior ministers have this week been under pressure for breaking rules in place to ensure ministerial transparency and accountability. Political reporter Katie Scotcher examines the fall out.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team.

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail — https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail. A weekly analysis of significant political issues.

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail — https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail. A weekly analysis of significant political issues.

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail — https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail. A weekly analysis of significant political issues.

In Focus on Politics this week, we look back at the rollercoaster ride and forecast what might be ahead once the ballots are all counted.

This week's Focus on Politics is RNZ's roundtable discussion covering the major happenings of the 2023 election campaign. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson, deputy political editor Craig McCulloch, and Newsroom and Stuff political editors Jo Moir and Luke Malpass spoke to Morning Report hosts Corin Dann and Ingrid Hipkiss.

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail — https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail. A weekly analysis of significant political issues.

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail — https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail. A weekly analysis of significant political issues.

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail — https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail. A weekly analysis of significant political issues.

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail — https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail. A weekly analysis of significant political issues.

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail — https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail. A weekly analysis of significant political issues.

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail — https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail. A weekly analysis of significant political issues.

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line including The Detail — https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail. A weekly analysis of significant political issues.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Anneke Smith interviews the top six on the ACT Party's list, asking about their priorities for the power they could wield.

In Focus on Politics, RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch breaks down Labour's law-and-order week and the tragic events which brought it to an end.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Anneke Smith examines the sudden resignation of a minister and the implications for Labour as the election nears.

In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Editor Jane Patterson tallies the numbers on Labour and National's economic claims and electoral chances.