Public services savings confirmed, but possibly not complete
The Government has confirmed its savings target of $1.5 billion from across the public sector has been met and the Minister of Finance is not ruling out going further
The Government has confirmed its savings target of $1.5 billion from across the public sector has been met and the Minister of Finance is not ruling out going further Keep Reading
It's part of the Government's plan to get 50,000 people off the Jobseeker benefit by 2030. Keep Reading
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has promised 83 per cent of New Zealanders over the age of 15 and 93 per cent of households would benefit from tax relief in... Keep Reading
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A former Tuvalu prime minister says while the New Zealand government's oil and gas plans show it is concerned about its economy, he is more concerned about the livelihoods and survival of the Tuvalu people. Keep Reading
RMA Minister Chris Bishop says he's looking at making "improvements" to the Government's fast-track consenting legislation. Keep Reading
A new interim delivery model will kick in next year to allow time for a full redesign of the scheme before any more money is dedicated. Keep Reading
"Ad hoc" house buyouts after major disasters cannot continue, the Climate Change Minister says. Keep Reading
The announcement is expected tomorrow. Keep Reading
Despite government request, the Whaikaha name continues as staff have rallied to protect it. Keep Reading
The imam of Al Noor mosque in Christchurch says he is "profoundly shocked" at the Government’s decision to terminate some support for vulnerable terror victims. Keep Reading
Schools should aim to have 94 percent of their pupils in class every day, David Seymour says. Keep Reading
Treasury figures show a deficit of $5.04 billion for the nine months ended March, $619 million more than forecast in the December financial update. Keep Reading
Julie Anne Genter has been accused of threatening and intimidating National Minister Matt Doocey. Keep Reading
More than 150 experts have signed an open letter to the Government calling for the legalisation of all drugs in New Zealand. Keep Reading
The Corrections Minister admits he "muddied the water" after he and the Prime Minister repeatedly provided incorrect information about a $1.9 billion prison spend-up. Keep Reading
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell contradicted each other at times — later sending out a clarification statement. Keep Reading
It will be used to fund more Corrections officers, more support for offenders to turn away from crime, and more prison capacity. Keep Reading
The coalition Government announced today that it has worked with Auckland Council on designing a new model for Watercare. Keep Reading
1News was inundated with complaints over what the prime minister called "frothy" poll coverage this week. Many saw inconsistency in the backlash, but there was a glimmer of a point under the double standards. Keep Reading
New Zealanders' data is at risk with the government's "unintelligent" proposal to cut information security jobs, the Privacy Foundation says. Keep Reading
Former NSW premier’s threat to sue comes amid debate about whether New Zealand should join pillar two of Aukus pact Keep Reading
National returned its second-largest donation due to links to a migrant hostel investigation that subsequently found no breaches. Keep Reading
"We should never be accepting of any irrelevant ill-informed shill from some other country to walk into New Zealand and try to tell us what to do." Keep Reading
The Foreign Minister spoke about the NZ-China relationship amid lingering questions about AUKUS. 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
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