Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and National leader Chris Luxon on police resources being used for holiday checkpoints. Video / Mark Mitchell

December 7 2021 The first parliamentary showdown between Christopher Luxon's new-look National Party and Jacinda Ardern's Labour Government did not disappoint.

Newstalk ZB's Chief Political reporter Jason Walls previews what to expect when Christopher Luxon faces off against the Prime Minister in Parliament for the first time at 2pm. Video / NZ Herald

December 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.

National Party leader Chris Luxon did his first Auckland "walkabout" with voters yesterday - and said the city should already be in the green light setting. Video / Michael Craig

December 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.

New United States Ambassador Tom Udall during his press conference at Camperdown, his residence in Lower Hutt. Video / Mark Mitchell

November 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.

The talent pool for Cabinet should be expanded to outsiders say professors Sonia Mazey and Jeremy Richardson of Canterbury University.

National 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.

National MP Simon Bridges hit back at his demotion by leader Judith Collins last night, calling it 'truly desperate'. Video / Mark Mitchell

Judith Collins on her leadership of the National Party. Video / Mark Mitchell

Act MP Mark Cameron calling for an apology from Stuart Nash over comments he made in the House about Groundswell. Video / Mark Mitchell

NZ to move to traffic light system on Friday next week, Auckland hairdressers open from this Thursday. Video / NZ Herald

PM Jacinda Ardern urges Aucklanders to prepare for the traffic light system after meeting with business leaders in Christchurch. Video / George Heard

November 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.

President of the Police Association Chris Cahill weighs in on the Government’s announcements on the Auckland border to lift, and police tasked with spot-checking travellers. Video / NZ Herald

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi announces the party’s Covid-19 policy. Video / Mark Mitchell

November 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.

Prime 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.

As COP 26 takes place in Glasgow, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to us about New Zealand's commitment to emissions reduction in an extended joint interview with the Herald, US broadcaster NBC and news agency AFP as part of Covering Climate Now, a coalition of international media reporting climate change. Video / NZ Herald

November 3 2021 PM Jacinda Ardern on vaccine mandates as protesters gather outside vaccination centre in Whanganui. Video / Bevan Conley

Prime 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 Cunningham

New Zealander India Logan-Riley represented indigenous peoples with their speech at COP26. Video / UN Climate Change

October 27, 2021. National Party leader Judith Collins clarifies National's stance on vaccine mandates and passports following Tuesday's announcements. Video / Mark Mitchell

The 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.

PM Jacinda Ardern tells NZ Herald’s deputy political editor Derek Cheng about the freedoms the unvaccinated will miss out on and how NZ will look under the new “traffic light” system. Video / Marty Melville

October 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.

The 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 / Supplied