In a speech to the Local Government New Zealand conference, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop, said councils not zoning enough housing land was one problem, but so is the cost of infrastructure to support housing expansion.
RNZ
Government ministers are claiming it as a win, but what does new official data tell us?
NZ Herald
Housing Minister Chris Bishop has unveiled a suite of free-market tools to encourage reluctant councils to make more land available for housing — and fund...
RNZ
There's $140 billion of projects being planned or built, but Treasury says it's "not sure" a key number is right.
NZ Herald
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is calling on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to compel David Seymour to address issues spawning within his new-look free school...
NZ Herald
By Phil Pennington of RNZ The Government has been struggling with lack of visibility over scores of big projects heading into Budget 2025 . It has more than...
RNZ
The school lunch programme has been "turned upside down" due to the Associate Education Minister's changes, Labour's deputy leader says.
www.stuff.co.nz
The Government will introduce legislation to enable a four-year parliamentary term - but it’s not yet clear if that change will happen.
Newsroom
UPDATED: In an interview with Newsroom's Jonathan Milne, Simon Watts talks four-year electoral terms, and why he prefers soaring council debt to rates rises.
NZ Herald
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has inked a fresh, updated deal with Vietnam’s Government as he looks to bolster trade between the two nations by roughly...
RNZ
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Luxon told RNZ a letter had been received.
According to the Government, the "sensible" reforms will help protect the 230,000 people who work in the retail sectort.
NZ Herald
Children in the care of the state are “getting the bash” from Oranga Tamariki staff according to a new report that finds abuse of children in state care is...
RNZ
The foreign minister will be raising the matters of the warships and the controversial Cook Islands deals in three high-level meetings in Beijing this week.
NZ Herald
Retailers and members of the public will soon have more ability to detain shoplifters and thieves under beefed-up citizen’s arrest powers , the Herald...
RNZ
The Foreign Minister needs to restate the relationship with the Cook Islands during talks with his Chinese counterpart, former prime minister Helen Clark says.
The opposition is ridiculing the Prime Minister's assessment of how Andrew Bayly's resignation was handled. The Commerce and ACC Minister on Monday...
RNZ
Hipkins said Christopher Luxon "should have acted sooner" on Bayly's resignation.
RNZ
Analysis: National MP Andrew Bayly has got off lightly being allowed to resign as a minister - escaping the harsher sentence of being sacked by the Prime Minister.
NZ Herald
Voters want more tourism to power the Government’s economic growth agenda, according to a new poll. They’re also keen on foreign students and foreign...
www.stuff.co.nz
National’s Andrew Bayly has resigned as a minister after admitting to an “incident” with a staff member - the second issue around Bayly’s conduct in five months.
RNZ
Police and the courts continue to use Destiny's programme, despite long-time concerns.
Associate Finance Minister David Seymour said the reform package would "speed up decisions and provide more confidence to investors, while protecting our national interests".
NZ Herald
The Government is reforming the Overseas Investment Act as it seeks to attract more foreign investment amid a push for economic growth. It also comes as the...
RNZ
Canterbury University's Anne-Marie Brady said New Zealand must boost defence spending to protect the region.
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