Benedict Collins
ACT calls for sale of Landcorp farms
The Act Party leader David Seymour is calling for the Government to sell off its poorly performing farms and use the money to fund a network of native wildlife sanctuaries around the country. Audio
Mass devastation across Fiji
Aerial and ground surveys across Fiji have shown mass devastation across the country's hardest hit communities. Schools and houses were flattened at the height of the Category 5 cyclone as aid… Audio
Officials confirm $3m abattoir could be gift to Saudi Govt
Officials have confirmed the Government's spending three million dollars on an abattoir that may well end up being a gift to the Saudi Government, which recently executed its political opponents. Audio
Which way will MPs vote in the flag referendum?
Voting in the flag referendum opens on March the 3rd, and what was meant to be a process divorced from politics, now seems increasingly politicised. Audio
No flag crisis, says government
Is the Government worried there isn't enough public support for changing the flag? Video, Audio
Opposition presses for more details on Saudi abattoir
With Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully away in Fiji, the Government sent Minister Steven Joyce out to bat for it on its Saudi sheep deal during Parliamentary question time yesterday. Audio
Comedian finds dildo incident impossible to resist
When Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce was hit in the face with a phallus shaped squeaky toy at Waitangi, he seemed to be aware of what would happen next. Audio
Saudi sheep deal suspended after investigation announced
Two days after the Auditor General announced she would investigate the Government's controversial Saudi sheep deal, the government agency in charge was told all further spending on the project was… Audio
Government celebrates lowest unemployment in seven years
The Government's celebrating the lowest unemployment figures in seven years. Audio
Worksafe selling farm workers safety short - Labour
Worksafe is being accused of selling farm workers' safety short by not prosecuting farmers. Audio
Worksafe says not productive to prosecute farmers
Worksafe New Zealand says prosecuting farmers would not be a productive way of improving safety in the agricultural sector. Audio
Saudi abattoir like giving Hitler gifts - Muslim leader
A Muslim community leader says the Government's gifting of an abbatoir to Saudi Arabia is akin to lavishing goods on Hitler or Saddam Hussein. The Saudi Government executed 47 people this month… Audio
TPP dominates Ratana celebrations
The pending signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership dominated the celebrations at Ratana Pa yesterday. Audio
Harawira: marae is the right place to debate the TPPA
The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement is causing tension in the Far North a few weeks out from Waitangi Day. Audio
Dual flags on harbour bridge infuriates Winston Peters
The Government's decision to fly both the current New Zealand flag and its official challenger from the Auckland Harbour Bridge has infuriated the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters who says it's… Audio
