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Focus on Politics for 4 March 2011

Audio, Radio New Zealand

In the wake of last week's devastating earthquake in Christchurch, political parties put aside partisan differences as they offered support to the city.

Politics with Matthew Hooton and Sue Bradford

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Matthew Hooton and Sue Bradford on politics including the political implications of the Christchurch earthquake.

Focus on Politics for 1 July 2011

It's no longer politics as usual in Christchurch following a series of devastating earthquakes. Not everyone in the city and its surrounding areas is happy with last week's offer to buy out those households on land which has suffered the worst damage. Our political editor Brent Edwards investigates.

MPs pledge no politics but cracks already showing

Audio, Radio New Zealand

MPs are pledging not to let politics get in the way of helping rebuild earthquake-devastated Christchurch.

Consensus over Christchurch in danger of collapsing.

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The political consensus over the response to the Christchurch earthquake is in danger of collapsing.

Unanimous support over earthquake powers breaks down

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Unanimous political support for legislation vesting the Government with extraordinary powers for Christchurch has broken down.

Focus on Politics for 8 April 2011

Audio, Radio New Zealand

In quake-ravaged Christchurch businesses are tentatively restarting, and infrastructure is being restored, but there's ongoing uncertainty about job losses and how people will survive financially. Within six days of the February earthquake; the Government had introduced a subsidy scheme for businesses and their employees, as well as people who'd found themselves out of a job. Now there's growing disquiet about what will happen to thousands of Cantabrians when that support scheme finishes at the end of May.

Will Christchurch cross-party forum put politics aside?

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Working alongside the Earthquake Authority will be a cross party forum of local members of parliament.

Parties uncertain about special tax for earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The country's political parties are uncertain about whether a special tax might be needed to help pay to rebuild Christchurch after this week's devastating earthquake.

The rising cost of the Christchurch earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Political Editor Brent Edwards reports live from parliament on the implications of the rising costs of the Christchurch earthquake for the EQC and the Government's finances.

Labour tries to make political hay out of World Cup loss

Audio, Radio New Zealand

On the eve of the memorial service for the Christchurch earthquake, the Labour party is laying into the Government's handling of the city's ditching as a Rugby World Cup venue.

Opposition warning over possible Christchurch ministry

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Opposition parties fear a new department to control the rebuilding of Christchurch will be Wellington-centric and not allow the community to have its fair say in decisions. The Labour Party's spokesperson on the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Clayton Cosgrove, spoke to our political editor Brent Edwards.

Best of the Week- 17th June 2011

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 17th June. This week..........barely two weeks after Canterbury was warned of a one in four chance of a big earthquake striking within a year, Christchurch residents are dealing with the effects of two major aftershocks that hit the region on Monday, and homeowners in the city are calling for the government to reveal which quake hit suburbs will be abandoned, Mediawatch looks at the "sideshow syndrome" that exists in media coverage of politics , the life-forms that exist in the seemingly barren ice in antarctica, and a photographer who'se taken portaits of some of the most powerful men on the planet.