OPINION: The PM and Joe Biden will have much to talk about besides guns - regional strategic competition and economic security will be high on the list. Keep Reading

Ardern was awarded an honorary doctorate of law from Harvard University following her speech early on Friday morning. Keep Reading

National says it's hugely confusing why there is no reference to mental health as part of the major restructure. Keep Reading

Analysis - The PM visits the US, Australia's change of government raises questions about its effect on trans-Tasman relations and China moves to extend its influence in the South Pacific. Keep Reading

ANALYSIS: Was last week's major climate change announcement a case of vested interests? Keep Reading

Comments by Winston Peters come as China hopes 10 Pacific countries will sign wide-ranging security deal Keep Reading

The meeting between the two leaders has been confirmed for next Tuesday (local time). Keep Reading

The PM's speech touched on a range of topics, including her childhood, and her cabinet’s diversity, pointing out the deputy PM is a “proud gay man". Keep Reading

Cheers, applause and a standing ovation for Jacinda Ardern. Keep Reading

ANALYSIS: The PM has found that, all of a sudden, she is being inundated with questions around guns. Keep Reading

Ardern spoke about the country's response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre when a gunman murdered 51 people. Keep Reading

The comments come after documents reveal China will seek a Pacific island policing and security cooperation deal. Keep Reading

"It's a matter of just really lining up the schedule of the Foreign Minister for the Solomons and myself" Keep Reading

It comes after the OCR was hiked to 2 percent in an effort to tame inflation. Keep Reading

A former senior Labour Party figure says New Zealand has effectively gone to war without consulting the public by joining Nato's efforts to defeat Russia's military objectives in Ukraine. Keep Reading

New Zealand’s gun law reform in the aftermath of the Christchurch terror attacks has dominated Jacinda Ardern’s talks at the Capitol. Her visit to Washington DC comes just one day after the horrific Texas school shooting, writes political editor Jo Moir. Keep Reading

Get ready for a big debate on how to improve democracy in New Zealand. On Tuesday, Justice Minister Kris Faafoi announced the review panel that will oversee a once-in-a-generation overhaul of electoral rules, including how political parties are funded. The announcement contained details of some sign Keep Reading

That's despite claims to the contrary from some political parties. Keep Reading

ANALYSIS: The PM hit the ground running. In business parlance she was leveraging her own brand to push that of New Zealand Inc. Keep Reading

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spoken with US TV host and comedian Stephen Colbert about the school shooting in Texas, as part of her trip to the United States. Keep Reading

Spate of shootings believed to have been carried out by Killer Beez and Tribesmen gangs has left innocent families "absolutely terrified", police say. Keep Reading

The Reserve Bank has announced another hike of the official cash rate, raising it by half a percentage point to a six-year high of 2 percent. Keep Reading

Grant Robertson is a big fan of British socialist folk-punk singer Billy Bragg. The finance minister even wrote an opinion column last year that started and ended with lyrics from Bragg’s iconic song “Between the Wars”, with its key line “Sweet moderation; Heart of this nation”. Robertson titled his Keep Reading

Ardern's first event was a sit down with major American tourism media, as part of the drive to show the US market NZ is "open for business", and she will later meet meet with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Keep Reading

Filipa Payne is a 501 support advocate and a co-founder of iwi in Australia and joined Rachel Smalley on First Light to discuss the situation. Keep Reading