Shane Jones

A nineteen point five million dollar funding package has been announced to find alternatives to the use of 1080 poison. The money comes from the Provincial Growth Fund and will be used by the… Audio

Northland's Transport Committee chair John Bain says he's not going to step down just to keep Shane Jones happy. The New Zealand First minister says Mr Bain keeps pushing for a four-lane highway to be… Audio

Northland's NZ First MP Shane Jones has warned Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki to watch his mouth, after he reportedly referred to northern Maori MP's as 'spuds'. Mr Jones says the self-styled… Audio

The National Party has criticised the government for spending what it says is just 3.4 percent of its $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund. We spoke to National's Paul Goldsmith a short time ago, who… Audio

Banks have failed Māori landowners and it's time something was done about it. That was the message from the government when it announced the Provincial Growth Fund will spend $100 million on helping… Audio

The Cabinet Minister Shane Jones has hit out at BP, which has been distributing pamphlets at petrol stations explaining the cost of a litre of petrol. The minister has called it "corporate candy… Audio

Government Ministers are trying to shake the image of shady politicians holding secret meetings by opening up their diaries. The State Services Minister will announce today that for the first time all… Audio

The self-proclaimed champion of the regions, Shane Jones, is being accused of over-inflating the climate change benefits of his one billion trees programme. The Regional Economic Development Minister… Audio

It's being suggested grants from the government's Provincial Growth Fund might violate world trade rules that block state subsidies for agriculture. Such subsidies were phased out by the fourth Labour… Audio

Air New Zealand's latest safety video has upset one particular MP. The video is called "It's Kiwi Safety" and has NZ musicians Kings, Theia, and Randa. Hunt for the wilderpeople star Julian Dennison… Audio

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones was in Fielding today handing out more money to regional projects. And as Ben Strang reports, Mr Jones promises that come the next election, there… Audio

Ngati Hine has taken responsibility after about 400,000 seedlings bought by the government to plant in Northland went to waste after the land was too wild to plant on. Audio

The inquiry into the Government's appointment of the deputy police commissioner has found it was adequate. Meanwhile, the regional economic development minister Shane Jones has failed to disclose 61… Audio

The Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has had to correct 20 answers to questions from the National Party because he failed to disclose 61 meetings he'd had between March and September this… Audio

The Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says he's to blame for an administrative error which saw 61 meetings he had, left out of answers to 20 written parliamentary questions from the National… Audio

The government is "not happy" with problems revealed in a banking sector inquiry released today despite it being cleared of any serious misconduct. Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said banks… Audio

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones, who has previously called out the banks for gouging, says while he accepts findings from an inquiry into New Zealand banks, the scope was too… Audio