The Green Party says Auckland's $2 billion Waterview connection won't solve the city's transport problems.

Following the scuffle involving Greens co-leader Russel Norman, Parliament's speaker Lockwood Smith has set some rules.

Corrections Minister Judith Collins today announced prisoners have 12 months to kick the smoking habit before a total ban comes in.

NZ-Chinese representatives and a pro-Tibetan group are at odds over Russel Norman's anti-Chinese protest last week.

Russel Norman, has been accused by National and Act of being the aggressor in his bust-up with Chinese security guards.

New Zealand food companies are being slippery about whether they use palm oil, according to a Green Party survey.

Russel Norman alleges he was assaulted by the security staff of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinpin at Parliament.

Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson faced tough questions about how mining protected lands was impinging on her environmental responsibilities.

Agricultural scientists say a genetically engineered clover could reduce methane emissions from livestock by 10 per cent.

NZ's key export earners are headed for "a terrible collision" as a result of economic mismanagement, Russel Norman says.

Metiria Turei today said John Key and Paula Bennett had "forgotten where they came from", denying New Zealanders the same opportunities to get ahead that they both benefited from.

On the eve of its annual conference, not all is well in the ranks of the Green Party.