Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell contradicted each other at times — later sending out a clarification statement.
Newshub
It will be used to fund more Corrections officers, more support for offenders to turn away from crime, and more prison capacity.
The coalition Government announced today that it has worked with Auckland Council on designing a new model for Watercare.
RNZ
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.
RNZ
New Zealanders' data is at risk with the government's "unintelligent" proposal to cut information security jobs, the Privacy Foundation says.
the Guardian
Former NSW premier’s threat to sue comes amid debate about whether New Zealand should join pillar two of Aukus pact
Newsroom
National returned its second-largest donation due to links to a migrant hostel investigation that subsequently found no breaches.
Newshub
"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."
RNZ
The Foreign Minister spoke about the NZ-China relationship amid lingering questions about AUKUS.
Stuff
So far, Stuff has confirmed 3680 roles have been - or are proposed to be - disestablished as part of the Government’s cost savings drive.
Newshub
Winston Peters has been sent a formal letter from ex-Australia Foreign Minister Bob Carr threatening defamation action.
Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick fronted this afternoon on their MP's behaviour last night.
RNZ
Speaker Gerry Brownlee won't say which parties have taken issue with Julie Anne Genter's outburst.
The return of the historic Ō-Rākau battle site to the descendants of those who fought there moved one step closer this week.
Newshub
Julie Anne Genter's actions "do not meet the standards of what we expect of Green Party MPs", the party says.
Newsroom
A briefing to the former disability issues minister confirms changes to purchasing guidelines were deliberately announced out of the blue to avoid people spending up large before the changes kicked in
Funding would continue for the "immediate few years" while officials worked out what the alternative programme would look like, Seymour said.
RNZ
Shaw has bowed out of Parliament, and has already revealed details of what he is doing next.
The bill has attracted some torrid debate, but the Government says it is about slashing red tape to get projects done.
Newsroom
Lawyers representing Māori organisations argued the Waitangi Tribunal had the power to summons a sitting minister so long as it was relevant to the Tribunal's investigation.
RNZ
The pay rises are not particularly great timing when the public is doing it tough, ACT Party leader David Seymour says.
Newshub
But the minister has "no interest" in making changes.
A slim majority of voters believe the prime minister is behind the steering wheel of government decisions.
Newshub
One poll is easy to dismiss. A trend is not so, says Newshub Political Editor Jenna Lynch.
Newshub
"I just thought it was utterly bizarre for someone to know so little about the arts and to have asked for the portfolio."
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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