In fiery interview Winston Peters says Luxon 'misinformed' by media
Winston Peters was asked by Breakfast what the PM had told him, following controversial comments by the NZ First leader at his State of the Nation speech at the weekend.
Winston Peters was asked by Breakfast what the PM had told him, following controversial comments by the NZ First leader at his State of the Nation speech at the weekend. Keep Reading
Outgoing MP Grant Robertson gave his valedictory speech to Parliament on Wednesday, mixing jokes and anecdotes, his voice breaking at times. Keep Reading
Grant Robertson says Parliamentarians must “give people people hope” in a wide-ranging valedictory speech where he defended queer and trans rights, Jacinda Ardern and Labour’s pandemic record. Keep Reading
International Monetary Fund thinks inflation will be back under the desired 3% by the end of the year but says tax cuts could be inflationary. Keep Reading
The former deputy prime minister reflects on his time in Parliament and his whanau. Keep Reading
New Zealand has long struggled to achieve the unachievable – to narrow the chasm between the highest and lowest achievers. Now Erica Stanford tells Newsroom she’s found the solution. Political editor Laura Walters reports. Keep Reading
Penny Simmonds says Chris Hipkins' claim that the disability community is paying for the Government's 'fiscal incompetence' is 'absolute rubbish'. Keep Reading
"I am not listening to either of yours's crap," he said on Tuesday. Keep Reading
The deputy Prime Minister says he's "not going to shy away from this appalling bias". Keep Reading
Melissa Lee says she received advice from the prime minister's office, but the decision to pull out of the two interviews was hers. Keep Reading
Christopher Luxon failed to answer if he would resign, instead saying there were 24,000 people on the state housing waitlist who would "love a shot" at living in one. Keep Reading
The ministry has said it is not a funding cut, but was outlining new limits on what disabled people could purchase with their funding, as well as changes to prioritisation for wheelchairs and home modifications. Keep Reading
The prime minister says he intends to deliver promised tax cuts . Follow RNZ's live updates Keep Reading
Talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi "wide-ranging and enabled engagement on many facets" of NZ's relationship with China. Keep Reading
The government says it still intends to deliver tax cuts by July, but will not lock them in until they have got them past their coalition partners. Keep Reading
The housing and finance Ministers have sent a letter demanding Kāinga Ora replace the Sustaining Tenancies Framework. Keep Reading
The Government is taking a tougher stance on unruly social housing tenants, saying housing is a privilege that can be taken away if abused. Keep Reading
The ministry has failed to explain how hundreds of job cuts will achieve a better outcome for children, a children's advocate says. Keep Reading
The New Zealand First leader has bitten back back after the Labour leader compared Winston Peters to "a drunk uncle". Keep Reading
The NZ First leaders has confirmed the government is short $5.6b to pay for all of its commitments. Keep Reading
The early childhood education sector is the first target of David Seymour's red tape attack. Day care centre owners welcome the change. Keep Reading
Councils say a $200 million investment now would save lives and billions of dollars, and they're frustrated the minister has just referred them to "further conversations" with bureaucrats. Keep Reading
Peters compared the previous Government's approach to co-governance to Hitler's regime - but Hipkins said Kiwis "deserve better". Keep Reading
The NZ First leader laid out his plan for New Zealand in a State of the Nation speech. Keep Reading
New Zealand First's leader used his speech to criticise the previous Labour government, along with the media and the Green Party, before outlining New Zealand First's plans for the country. Keep Reading
The Government has announced it will restore mortgage interest deductibility for residential investment properties . So, what is interest deductibility now... Keep Reading
A round-up of news in brief from around the region. Keep Reading
You may have noticed Parliament has been sent into urgency with some regularity of late – so why the rush? Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories on the current Aotearoa New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading