New ZealandFocus Live: Minimum wage will increase to $20 an hour on April 1Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that the minimum wage will increase to $20 an hour on April 1. She said 175,000 New Zealanders will receive the increase.Watch29 Mar 02:00 AM
New ZealandFocus: National leader Judith Collins accuses government of lying over the new Brightline testNational leader Judith Collins accuses government of lying over the new Brightline test. Video / Mark MitchellWatch22 Mar 09:21 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern unveils housing crisis packageThe Government will pour close to $4 billion into a scheme to accelerate the pace of new house builds, which is expected to help see "tens of thousands" of new properties built.Watch22 Mar 08:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: World Expo a chance for NZ to reconnect with the world, PM saysThe World Expo in Dubai will be a chance for New Zealand to reconnect with the rest of the globe in a post-Covid world, the Prime Minister says.Watch18 Mar 01:15 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on the two-year anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attackPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on the two-year anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attack that "our hearts go out" to the victims of that day.Watch15 Mar 03:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Pharmac review to focus on speed and transparencyA review of the government's drug buyer Pharmac will focus on the timeliness and transparency of its decisions.Watch01 Mar 09:27 PM
New ZealandPM Jacinda Ardern says 15 calls made to KFC worker's familyCase L, the sister of a Papatoetoe High School student, wasn't isolating at home and went to work at KFC Botany three days before she tested positive for the virus. PM Jacinda Ardern said about 15 texts and phone calls were made to the family.Watch01 Mar 09:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: 'The judgment of the entire nation' - PM on Covid rulebreakersPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she knows many New Zealanders were upset, frustrated and angry about the Covid rulebreakers which plunged Auckland into lockdown.Watch01 Mar 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Auckland will move to alert level 1 at midnight tonightAuckland will move to alert level 1 at midnight tonight and masks will continue to be mandatory on public transport.Watch22 Feb 02:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM told about Covid outbreak just 90 minutes before publicPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she was only informed about the new Covid community cases about 90 minutes before the public was told.Watch16 Feb 02:13 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: No new community cases today, first vaccine doses have arrivedPM Jacinda Ardern and director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield this afternoon gave an update on the three Valentine's Day cases, all of which are within one family.Watch15 Feb 03:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Covid-19 vaccine arrives in NZ next weekThe Covid-19 vaccine will be given to border workers from Saturday of next week, PM Jacinda Ardern told reporters today.Watch11 Feb 07:04 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Covid-19 vaccine clears final NZ hurdleThe Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has jumped its final approval hurdle and after being given the tick by ministers.Watch10 Feb 12:04 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Government scraps Resource Management Act, create three new actsThe Government today confirmed it would repeal and replace the Resource Management Act this term - marking one of the biggest regulatory shake-ups in the environment space in recent times.Watch09 Feb 10:05 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: NZ suspends high level contact with Myanmar after coupNew Zealand was suspending all high level political contact with Myanmar, there would be restrictions on aid and a travel ban on Myanmar's leaders would be implemented next week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.Watch09 Feb 03:10 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern announces first Matariki public holiday for 2022PM Jacinda Ardern announces first Matariki public holiday for 2022. Video / RNZWatch04 Feb 02:36 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern reveals Covid-19 vaccine timelineMedsafe has conditionally approved the Pfizer vaccine for use in New Zealand and the first Kiwis to get it will be MIQ workers and their families.Watch03 Feb 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Government makes Ihumātao announcementDeputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announces a deal to settle the issue at Ihumātao with the Government buying the land from Fletchers for $29.9 million. Video / Mark MitchellWatch16 Dec 11:30 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Travel bubble with Australia could be early 2021Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Government ministers have agreed in principle for a travel bubble with Australia early next year, depending on decisions by Australian ministers.Watch14 Dec 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM confirms plan to double annual sick leave to 10 daysThe Government will start the process of giving every New Zealander an extra five days of sick leave a year before Parliament adjourns for the summer break.Watch30 Nov 03:00 AM
New ZealandWatch Live: Christopher Luxon in studio with Mike HoskingPrime Minister Christopher Luxon joins Mike Hosking live on Newstalk ZB. Video / Newstalk ZBWatch23 Nov 05:07 PM
New ZealandPM Jacinda Ardern on compulsory masksPM Jacinda Ardern on compulsory masks and last week's CBD lockdownWatch15 Nov 06:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Judith Collins announces reshuffleJudith Collins has promoted Michael Woodhouse to be her finance spokesman after Simon Bridges rejected the position because of Collins' plan to split the usual finance portfolio into two roles.Watch10 Nov 11:30 PM
New Zealand'F***ing racist': Te Pāti Māori MP's outburst during select committeeThe MP can be heard saying the words after a submission. Video / Parliament TVWatch31 Oct 06:05 AM
New ZealandPrime Minister Luxon talks to Mike Hosking about Andrew Bayly's resignation, February 25, 2025Mike Hosking grilled Prime Minister Christopher Luxon over MP Andrew Bayly's resignation on the Mike Hosking Breakfast, February 25th. Video / Newstalk ZBWatch31 Oct 12:07 AM
New ZealandJacinda Ardern's victory speechLabour leader Jacinda Ardern has been rewarded by voters with a landslide win — delivering her power in her own right, and an absolute drubbing to the National Party.Watch17 Oct 12:21 PM
New ZealandJudith Collins is in the studio with Kerre McIvorNational leader Judith Collins is in the studio with Newstalk ZB's Kerre McIvorWatch14 Oct 09:00 PM
New ZealandACT Leader David Seymour on why he has been sober for nearly two yearsACT leader David Seymour says he hasn't drunk alcohol since December 2018. He told Chris Lynch on Newstalk ZB's Canterbury mornings that he was sick of feeling hungover after going to events.Watch13 Oct 10:06 PM
New ZealandThe Front Bench: Are the Nats playing dirty over wealth tax?Newstalk ZB's Heather Du Plessis-Allan, political commentator Trish Sherson, former Labour MP Chris Carter and ZB's political editor Barry Soper discuss National's attacks on Labour over the wealth tax.Watch12 Oct 04:00 AM
New ZealandNational leader Judith Collins is live with Newstalk ZB's Chris LynchOn Chris Lynch's Newstalk ZB show this morning in Christchurch, the National leader said Jones' announcement was "verging on corruption of the system" because it was made so close to the election.Watch11 Oct 09:00 PM
New ZealandThe Minor Party Leaders Breakfast with James ShawHow different would it have been if NZ First wasn't in Government? Shaw said the Government would have been able to move faster in a lot of areas.Watch07 Oct 06:00 PM
New ZealandThe Minor Party Leaders Breakfast with David SeymourDavid Seymour is predicting the demise of his own party. "In five elections time, the Greens will be gone, Act will make it for the next few elections but probably not forever, and we will be back to two parties."Watch07 Oct 06:00 PM
New ZealandThe Minor Party Leaders Breakfast with Winston PetersWinston Peters has rated the coalition Government's Covid-19 response an eight out of ten. The NZ First leader told Mike Hosking the Government claimed to go early and hard against the virus.Watch07 Oct 06:00 PM
New ZealandWinston Peters speaks to Kerre McIvor NZ First leader Winston Peters is in the studio with Newstalk ZB's Kerre McIvorWatch06 Oct 10:26 PM
