Benedict Collins

Winston Peters says it's critical New Zealand First increases its membership and strengthens its war chest if the party is to fulfil its potential. Audio

One of the men at the centre of a defamation claim by the former leader of the Conservative Party Colin Craig says he won't back down. Audio

The Government has been forced to refund more than half a million dollars to motorists after overcharging them for their vehicle licenses. Audio

The Government has acknowledged economic growth will slow but insists the economy's prospects are good, as the Reserve Bank made another cut to the official cash rate today. Audio

The Labour Party leader is calling for the flag referendum to be dumped because of the cost and a lack of public interest. Audio

The Government says it's now expecting dairy prices to stay lower for longer. Audio

Dairy prices plunged again this week piling more pressure on the country's dairy farmers and New Zealand's biggest industry. Audio

The plunge in dairy prices yesterday has caught the Government by surprise but it remains confident prices will soon rebound. Audio

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is confident new voluntary guidelines will to protect livestock on oil industry waste farms and ensure food produced on them is safe. Audio

The Labour Party's highlighting of the Chinese sounding surnames of Auckland house buyers has been criticised as crude and inflammatory by both the Government and other opposition political parties. Audio

The ACT Party leader and MP for Epsom in Auckland, David Seymour, says he's not surprised by the real estate information released at the weekend by the Labour Party - but he objects to the way it's… Audio

The Government is being challenged to use the information it will soon start collecting on property sales to set up a register of foreign buyers. Audio

Opposition parties say the Government is deliberately blocking the release of documents that will reveal its dealings with a Saudi businessman. Audio

The ACC Minister is defending New Zealand's new vehicle licensing system, saying the Government will work through the problems affecting tens of thousands of cars. Audio

More now on transport funding, and the Northland MP, Winston Peters, has accused National of "bull dusting" the electorate during this year's by-election when it promised to replace10 single-lane… Audio

From tomorrow New Zealanders will pay less to license their cars, there'll be more free doctors visits and a funding boost for parental care Audio

Irate Labour MPs were spitting tacks today, accusing the National MP chairing a select committee of deliberately stopping them grilling the Foreign Minister on his Saudi sheep deal. Audio

The Prime Minister says the Government did not tell a Saudi businessman to sue New Zealand, but says it may have told him to test his legal position in the courts. Audio

The Green Party says the Government told a Saudi businessman to sue New Zealand over its ban on live sheep exports. Audio

The Labour Party is urging the Government to set up an independent investigation into claims that many scientists feel gagged. Audio