The week in politics - January 22, 2015

  • Breaking
  • 21/01/2015

Prime Minister John Key is heading to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, the political year's about to officially begin with the annual Ratana pilgrimage and housing is already shaping up as the major political issue of 2015.

The Government's also had a crack at the Resource Management Act – so what's likely to happen from here? Are the proposed changes enough to lower the cost of housing and go some way towards solving the housing crisis?

How significant is the Prime Minister's trip to the World Economic Forum? And does it spell bad blood that he'll be missing Ratana as a result?

3 News political reporter Tova O'Brien takes a look back at the first week in politics of 2015 – watch the video.

source: newshub archive