New ZealandFocus Live: Auckland moving to alert level 2 and the rest of NZ to level 1Auckland will move to alert level 2 on Wednesday night and the rest of the country moves to alert level 1 from late tonight, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed.Watch21 Sep 01:41 AM
New ZealandNational Party campaign launchNational Party leader Judith Collins launches the party's 2020 election campaign. Video / Facebook - National PartyWatch20 Sep 04:42 AM
New ZealandVote 2020 debate: Cannabis ReferendumWhether young people would use more cannabis was a hot topic during a debate on the October 17 referendum to make recreational cannabis legal.Watch16 Sep 08:39 AM
New ZealandThe Front Bench: Why is the rest of New Zealand still at level 2?Why is the Government choosing to keep the rest of the country outside of Auckland still in alert level 2 for another week?Watch14 Sep 06:05 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Collins outlines National's plan to streamline infrastructure projectsNational is promising to create a single Crown-owned bank to streamline and fund infrastructure projects if elected into government.Watch09 Sep 03:52 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Labour promises to hike top tax rateLabour is promising a new top tax rate of 39 per cent for people earning more than $180,000 a year – a tax which will only affect 2 per cent of New Zealanders. The new tax would impact those earning $200,000 a year roughly $23 a week – $1200 a year – but would generate up to $500 million a year.Watch08 Sep 11:24 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: NZ's lockdown unlawful for first 9 days - High CourtThe first nine days of lockdown were unlawful, a High Court decision says. New Zealanders were not actually required by law to stay at home in their bubbles until April 3, more than a week into lockdown, today's ruling has found.Watch19 Aug 06:12 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Six new cases; more army staff to guard isolation hotelsFive hundred more Defence Force staff are being deployed to managed isolation facilities and the Government is also directly hiring security guards to help control the centres. It comes as officials report six new cases of Covid-19 today, one of which is in managed isolation.Watch19 Aug 01:53 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern squares up against Judith Collins in the HouseAfter an ever-so-brief period of campaigning, political rivals Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins went toe-to-toe in the House again this afternoon.Watch18 Aug 04:45 AM
New ZealandJudith Collins criticises teachers' decision ahead of Wednesday's strike actionSecondary school teachers plan to strike next Wednesday, rejecting a 1% pay rise offer. Video / RNZWatch18 Aug 02:10 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: National leader Judith Collins slams border testing as 'complete failure'National leader Judith Collins has slammed the testing of border workers as a "complete failure" and says the public has been misled. Video / Mark MitchellWatch18 Aug 12:03 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Extended wage subsidy to protect 470,000 jobsThe Government's extended wage subsidy scheme is expected to cover 470,000 jobs - and will cost about $510 million, the Government says.Watch17 Aug 04:43 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Electoral Commission provides details on election date shake-upChief electoral officer Alicia Wright says the Electoral Commission is in the process of adjusting its plans. Wright said existing arrangements can be catered for, given the new date. "These are challenging times for everyone."Watch17 Aug 12:28 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern delays election until October 17Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has decided to delay the election until October 17. Announcing the decision this morning, Ardern said the re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community was a cause for concern during the election period.Watch16 Aug 10:34 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Judith Collins calls for election to be delayedNational leader Judith Collins has called for the election to be delayed. She called on PM Jacinda Ardern to shift the election "until a date later in November". Video / Chris TarpeyWatch12 Aug 03:31 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern takes her campaign to WhanganuiLabour leader Jacinda Ardern won't reveal how she would vote in the upcoming referendum to legalise cannabis for recreational use. Video / Mark MitchellWatch11 Aug 02:20 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Judith Collins on the travel bubble announcement and working with ACTWith a new poll showing voters back Judith Collins to change the flagging fortunes of the National Party, the leader is hitting the campaign trail in Auckland today.Watch10 Aug 02:39 AM
New ZealandJudith Collins on National's polling, policy and the PMWith a new poll showing voters back Judith Collins to change the flagging fortunes of the National Party, the leader is in studio today with Newstalk ZB's Kerre McIvor as she hits the campaign trail.Watch09 Aug 10:32 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins have the last say before Parliament risesPM Jacinda Ardern thanked the Greens and New Zealand First – which chose Labour over National to be a partner in Government. National leader Judith Collins was less gentle. She said that Ardern was about to join Bill Rowling as a one-term Prime Minister.Watch06 Aug 06:33 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Every Kiwi home needs masks - Health Minister Chris HipkinsHouseholds should add masks to their emergency supply kits in the case of further Covid-19 outbreak, Health Minister Chris Hipkins says.Watch06 Aug 01:41 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Over 35,000 Kiwis have returned home through isolation hotelsHousing Minister Megan Woods said the law to charge Kiwis returning to New Zealand has now passed all stages and the fees will come into force mid-August.Watch05 Aug 01:31 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: No new Covid-19 cases in New ZealandThere are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said five previously reported cases are now recovered, meaning there are 22 active cases in managed isolation in the country.Watch04 Aug 02:21 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on how Covid-19 will be maintained in the lead-up to the electionPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has shed light on how the virus response will be maintained in the lead-up to the election.Watch03 Aug 04:33 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: National MPs Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams farewell ParliamentNational MPs Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams are among 13 National MPs leaving at the election, including Paula Bennett, Anne Tolley and those leaving after periods of trouble such as Hamish Walker.Watch30 Jul 07:30 AM
New ZealandNikki Kaye drops the F-bomb as she bows out of ParliamentAuckland Central MP Nikki Kaye bowed out of Parliament tonight, dropping the F-bomb in the process.Watch30 Jul 07:17 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: One new Covid-19 case in managed isolation, three months since community transmissionThere is one new Covid case today in managed isolation. The new case is a woman in her 20s who arrived from Ireland via Dubai on July 24.Watch30 Jul 01:35 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 patient leak - investigation into Hamish Walker and Michelle Boag releasedDisgraced National MP Hamish Walker sent private Covid-19 details because his judgment was impaired after being called racist, an inquiry has found. Former National party president Michelle Boag sent the highly sensitive information to Walker in an attempt to help clear his name.Watch29 Jul 11:42 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Paula Bennett bids farewell to ParliamentPaula Bennett, former Deputy Prime Minister, makes her final speech in Parliament today after 15 years.Watch29 Jul 06:18 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: How much travellers will pay for isolation hotel staysMinister in charge of managed isolation Megan Woods reveals how much returnees will pay to stay in managed isolation. Video / Mark MitchellWatch29 Jul 01:41 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: National's plan for Kiwis to start their own businessesNational would make it easier for people who have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 downturn easier to start their own business - with access to KiwiSaver and tax breaks, totaling at least $30,000.Watch28 Jul 10:00 PM
BusinessNational Party leader Judith Collins reveals small business policyNational Party leader Judith Collins reveals small business policy to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking. Audio / Newstalk ZBWatch28 Jul 08:42 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Household of NZ traveller isolating after positive Covid-19 testThere is no evidence the person who tested positive for Covid-19 in South Korea after travelling from New Zealand was infected here, Health Minister Chris Hipkins says. Five household contacts of the person and are all well but are in self-isolation and will be tested today.Watch28 Jul 01:30 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: $50m lifeline for unis and schools after NZ shuts borders to foreign studentsThe Government will spend $51.6 million on New Zealand's embattled overseas education sector, as schools and universities continue to reel from the loss of foreign students.Watch27 Jul 04:14 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Greens launch campaign, urge Kiwis to 'think ahead, act now'The Green Party is urging New Zealanders to "think ahead, act now" as it launches the bedrock of its election-year policies.Watch25 Jul 01:33 AM
