Briefings: Police want to discuss a raft of issues affecting their frontline work.

The prison population is expected to soar to more than 12,000 by 2026.

But many of the hay seeds were planted by National before the election.

Sir John Key said he'd killed a "mass surveillance" programme - yet it kept on going.

The couple said had the sign been there when they parked, they would have gone elsewhere.

Former PM Tony Abbott has voiced his disapproval calling it a 'dreadful moral watershed'.

COMMENT: The Greens' leaked strategy document raises questions about integrity.

The new Government is being urged to move quickly on better wheel clamping regulations.

MPs are discussing a bill to increase paid parental leave as Parliament gets to work.

Housing Minister Phil Twyford referenced Trump donor Peter Thiel when discussing plan.

The Government many need to act urgently get laws passed within 100 days.

Let the spirit of the OIA survive politics, writes David Fisher.

Council wants better value for money from museums, gallery.

Labour and Green leaders reject reports that the proposed Kermadec sanctuary is dead.

Auckland's bold mission to rid itself of pests has been met with a groundswell of support.

COMMENT: Attempt to make housing market work has been abject failure.

Day two of the appeal to allow NZME and Fairfax to merge has started.

Earliest opening to be 7am under draft bottle-shop rules.

What do political parties propose to do about combating climate change?

Women who contribute just as much as male colleagues still lag behind in pay, study finds.

New illegality has emerged in the GCSB's actions against the Megaupload accused.

Where do political parties stand on science funding and natural hazards?

What policies are parties proposing to manage and protect our natural resources?

COMMENT: Australia's dual citizenship problems are not the fault of written constitutions.

Big tobacco companies are ready to move in on the NZ vaping market if it is legalised.

Proposal that could lead to microchipping, registration for cats became a official policy.

As Parliament comes to its final weeks, National is hoping to make few final law changes.

Lotto winner Lou Te Keeti talks to Gareth Morgan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

COMMENT: The bizarre events at the Ministry of Transport could end up shaking up politics.

Ideas raised to control cats aren't enough to do the job, ecologist Mark Bellingham says.