Benedict Collins

The Reserve Bank says Auckland's housing market is now in dangerous territory and that house prices there are simply not sustainable. Audio

The Prime Minister says New Zealand's emergency intake of hundreds of Syrians will stretch the country's refugee services. Audio

National is vowing to block opposition party attempts this week to force New Zealand's hand on the refugee quota. Audio

Pressure is building on Prime Minister John Key to expand the refugee quota amid the growing crisis in Europe. Audio

The Prime Minister has backtracked on his earlier refusals to boost the number of refugees New Zealand takes under its annual quota. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, says there is enough variety for the public to choose between, in the final four alternative flag designs revealed. Three of the four flags feature the silver fern, two… Audio

The final four flag alternative designs have been unveiled. The Flag Consideration Panel chose 40 from more than 10,000 designs that were submitted, and Cabinet signed off on the final four yesterday… Audio

The Prime Minister says there will be not be wholesale outsourcing of Child Youth and Family services to the private sector, though more of what it does may be contracted out. Audio

The Government's controversial health and safety law passed its final hurdle in Parliament last night with opposition MPs saying so many corners have been cut, workers will pay with their lives. Audio

Fans will be able to watch early morning Rugby World Cup matches while enjoying a pint at the pub after Parliament rushed in new rules last night. Audio

News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

Opposition parties have continued their calls for the Foreign Minister Murray McCully to be stood down while the Auditor-General investigates the controversial Saudi sheep deal he struck. Audio

The Government's controversial Saudi sheep deal is to come under the scrutiny of the Auditor-General. Audio

The Prime Minister's claim the Government's did all it could to save Solid Energy have been dismissed by opposition parties. Audio

Animal advocates and opposition MPs say they're appalled the Government pushed the country's animal welfare laws to the very limit in order to fly 900 heavily pregnant sheep to Saudi Arabia. Audio

The Labour Party is warning that banks will begin forcing indebted dairy farmers to sell their land within a year. Audio

New Zealand First has held its first annual conference since last year's general election, and its leader Winston Peter's win in the Northland by-election in March. Audio

A boxload of documents made public yesterday has shed more light on the deal which led to the Government paying a Saudi businessman eleven million dollars to set up a sheep farm in order to get a free… Audio

The Government was warned by the Auditor-General that its business case for an $11 million taxpayer-funded farm in the Saudi Arabian desert was weak. Audio

News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio