Newshub
"Sometimes you've got to make a call between health and education, and New Zealand's Government needs to bring more balance back in that regard."
The Government's new 36-point "action plan" includes working to restore the policy, which was scrapped in 2022.
RNZ
David Seymour says he has not made any firm decisions about changing the attendance rules system so parents can be given on-the-spot fines - yet.
RNZ
The coalition's new plan does nothing for the country's immediate needs and the PM's "running the country like he's the CEO", the opposition says.
Newshub
A further 40 roles face the axe at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
RNZ
Goodbye 100-day plan - The government has a new list of big promises for the next three months.
The Foreign Minister is currently in Cairo, meeting with the Egyptian Government and the Arab League.
RNZ
Increases in the minimum wage and benefits must be tied to inflation, says Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni.
Newshub
"These decisions by the National Government will make life a lot harder for those doing it the toughest."
RNZ
Analysis - Nicola Willis is holding firm on tax cuts despite the economic outlook being worse than forecast and critics urging her to wait, writes Peter Wilson for The Week In Politics.
Opposition MPs and unions are criticising a proposal by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples to cut staff by 40 percent.
A Cabinet leak to 1News suggests the government may be rethinking its plans. But not according to Act.
Newshub
Kermadecs "won't be commandeered by test tube-watching scientists", Shane Jones said.
Newshub
She added those spaces have existed for decades.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the Government is looking to prioritise tax cuts this year.
Newsroom
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At least five former National Party politicians have been appointed to senior roles in the public sector recently.
Labour, the Greens and ACT have all responded to the Government's announcement today.
RNZ
The government's books are in worse shape than thought but the Finance Minister says she will deliver.
Newsroom
The finance minister also wouldn't promise that the tax cuts delivered in the Budget will match exactly what National campaigned on at the election.
The former politician’s unvarnished warning comes in the wake of the coalition Government’s pledge to introduce a Treaty Principles Bill.
The coalition Government has said foreign interference of this nature was "unacceptable".
RNZ
Wellington's mayor will meet the prime minister next month, with the axe falling on public sector jobs set to take a heavy toll on the capital.
Newsroom
NZ First pumps the brakes on media industry plan after Melissa Lee fails to consult before taking her proposals to cabinet.
NZ Herald
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has issued a super-sized payment demand to central Government, saying antiquated laws around non-rateable properties and tax mean...
NZ Herald
The Government has announced it will restore mortgage interest deductibility for residential investment properties . So, what is interest deductibility now...
RNZ
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