PoliticsFocus: Covid Outbreak | Tuesday 8th February WrapFebruary 8 2022 A million people due to get booster shots will begin receiving text message or email alerts from today, as PM Jacinda Ardern promised $400,000 to rural communities in her post-Cabinet press conference.Watch08 Feb 03:05 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Omicron 'set to accelerate quickly' - PM Jacinda ArdernFebruary 8 2022 "We were able to essentially stamp out Delta. With Omicron, we won't be able to do that," PM Jacinda Ardern said of the current outbreak. Watch08 Feb 03:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM’s first Parliamentary speech of 2022February 8 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Chris Luxon deliver their first Parliamentary speeches of 2022.Watch08 Feb 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: NZ reopens border from February 28, no MIQFebruary 3 2022 The Government is reopening the border – starting with Kiwis coming from Australia from February 27 - with the MIQ system to end for all but "high-risk" unvaccinated travellers.Watch02 Feb 10:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Chris Hipkins denies that he 'smeared' Charlotte BellisFebruary 2 2022 Chris Hipkins said he had contacted MIQ to make sure Charlotte Bellis' case was being appropriately handled, and was told they were already reviewing it.Watch02 Feb 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Pregnant Kiwi journalist Charlotte Bellis offered MIQ spotFebruary 1 2022 Kiwi journalist Charlotte Bellis - stranded and pregnant in Afghanistan - has been offered an MIQ voucher today, Deputy PM Grant Robertson says.Watch01 Feb 03:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Chris Luxon's message to MPs at National caucus retreatJanuary 31 2022 National Party leader Chris Luxon said centre-right parties worldwide faced a perception problem, as too many voters thought such parties were not compassionate.Watch30 Jan 10:14 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Auckland light rail to slash CBD-airport travel timeThe Government has chosen its preferred option for a new mass transit service from the city centre to Māngere. It's a light rail line that will run in tunnels all the way from Wynyard Quarter to Mt Roskill.Watch27 Jan 08:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Chris Luxon on inflation hitting 30-year highJanuary 27 2022 National Party leader Christopher Luxon spoke to media this afternoon about the latest inflation figures.Watch27 Jan 02:15 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Chris Luxon on NZ's move to the red traffic light settingNational Party leader Chris Luxon says rest homes, retirement villages and at-risk communities must be flooded with boosters if New Zealand is to withstand Omicron.Watch23 Jan 01:30 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPremium: Former National MP Nikki Kaye on Great Barrier IslandFormer National MP Nikki Kaye on Great Barrier Island. Video / Mark MitchellWatch21 Jan 04:00 PM
PoliticsFocus: At home with the LuxonsAt home with Christopher and Amanda Luxon. Video / Brett PhibbsWatch18 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on the Smokefree 2025 Action PlanDecember 9 2021 People aged 14 and under will soon never be able to legally buy tobacco, under new legislation being announced today. PM Jacinda Ardern said the action plan was focused on ensuring young people did not take up smoking in the first place.Watch08 Dec 10:15 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Luxon squares off with PM in first Parliament showdownDecember 7 2021 The first parliamentary showdown between Christopher Luxon's new-look National Party and Jacinda Ardern's Labour Government did not disappoint.Watch07 Dec 01:15 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Chris Luxon on National's new lineupDecember 6 2021 National has unveiled its new-look line up with big promotions for Chris Bishop and Erica Stanford, now ranked fourth and seventh. Bishop has been reunited with the shadow leader of the house portfolio, which Collins stripped him of.Watch06 Dec 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Chris Luxon gives Simon Bridges finance, number 3 rankingDecember 2 2021 National MP Simon Bridges has been given the key finance and infrastructure portfolios by new leader Christopher Luxon - handing him the third ranking in his caucus.Watch02 Dec 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus: New United States Ambassador Tom UdallNew United States Ambassador Tom Udall during his press conference at Camperdown, his residence in Lower Hutt. Video / Mark MitchellWatch01 Dec 09:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Aucklanders offered 100,000 vouchers to ‘reactivate’ the cityDecember 1 2021 Aucklanders are being offered 100,000 vouchers this summer for a range of activities in a bid to "reactivate" the city as it shakes off the shackles of nearly four months in lockdown.Watch30 Nov 10:10 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: 'We are the reset' - Luxon delivers first speech as National Party leaderNovember 30 2021 Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis are the "reset" the National Party and New Zealand needs. This was the message during Luxon's first press conference as National leader.Watch30 Nov 03:00 AM
PoliticsFocus: Insiders lift lid on flawed policy processThe talent pool for Cabinet should be expanded to outsiders say professors Sonia Mazey and Jeremy Richardson of Canterbury University.Watch28 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Simon Bridges on ‘inappropriate’ comments and leadership challenge Former leader Simon Bridges has revealed he is considering seeking a return to the role - saying National under Collins "haven't done a good enough job".Watch25 Nov 01:41 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Shane Reti on Judith Collins losing National Party leadershipNational MPs will elect a new leader on Tuesday after a bruising caucus session dumped Judith Collins on what has been described as "not our best day" for the party.Watch25 Nov 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Grant Robertson says there is now a 'clear pathway forward' for Auckland businessesNovember 18 2021 Deputy PM Grant Robertson spent the day speaking with Auckland businesses about the next steps for the region and the country. There has been frustration but he has not heard much anger, Robertson said.Watch18 Nov 03:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern visits Auckland for the first time since AugustNovember 10 2021 As the Delta outbreak's total case numbers approached 4000, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made her first visit to Auckland after three months into lockdown.Watch09 Nov 11:30 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on the anti-lockdown protestsNovember 9 2021 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the messages from anti-vaxxers or protesters marching to parliament today did not represent the majority of New Zealanders.Watch09 Nov 12:35 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern announces boost to Working for Families paymentsPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a boost in Working for Families payments for those on low incomes, and a top-up to the Best Start payment for parents of new babies.Watch06 Nov 12:41 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on vaccine mandates and protestsNovember 3 2021 PM Jacinda Ardern on vaccine mandates as protesters gather outside vaccination centre in Whanganui. Video / Bevan ConleyWatch03 Nov 01:18 AM
PoliticsClimate change conference: Collins says she'll do her best to meet new emissions targetJudith Collins says her Government will be forced to live with the new emissions target.02 Nov 11:10 PM
PoliticsFocus: Heckler forces PM Jacinda Ardern to abandon press conferencePrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ended a press conference in Northland early after being heckled by at least two people - one of whom was claiming to be a journalist. Video / Michael CunninghamWatch02 Nov 12:15 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Government to force through Three Waters reformsThe Government is set to force through its Three Waters reforms, u-turning on a previous promise to make it voluntary for councils to join up to the amalgamation plan.Watch26 Oct 09:30 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: 'Listen to the heartbreak' - Judith Collins on the new Covid traffic light systemOctober 22 2021 'Listen to the heartbreak' - National leader Judith Collins responds to PM Jacinda Ardern's announcement of a new traffic light system used to manage Covid-19.Watch21 Oct 11:04 PM
WorldBoris Johnson and Jacinda Ardern on the UK-NZ free trade dealThe free trade agreement will eventually eliminate all tariffs on New Zealand exports to the UK, with 97 per cent of those tariffs being eliminated on the day the agreement comes into force. Video / SuppliedWatch20 Oct 09:47 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Judith Collins unveils National's Covid-19 economic planOctober 20 2021 Judith Collins has set targets of either 85-90 per cent vaccinations or December 1 for when the party believes Covid-19 restrictions should end, and the borders start to re-open.Watch19 Oct 09:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Labour and National join forces for housing crisis fixLabour and National have joined forces behind a radical new housing policy, the Housing Supply Bill, which they say will help address the housing crisis by allowing as many as 105,500 new homes to be built in less than a decade.Watch18 Oct 11:00 PM
