The Prime Minister seemed riled but Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says it's "not an F word". Keep Reading

Green co-leader Chloe Swarbrick says the party welcomes the ruling and will now consider its next steps. Keep Reading

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The coalition's gang legislation - that bans patches in public - has passed into law. Keep Reading

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has claimed Parliament is in a “state of decay”, taking issue with what he believes is a sharp decline in standards . Keep Reading

Educational leaders across the Aotearoa are standing against the government after last week’s announcement to amend Section 127 of the Education and Training Act. Keep Reading

The Government is set to rush through a further last-minute amendment to its anti-gang legislation to ensure gang members do not try to side-step the ban by... Keep Reading

Social services providers mix frustration over government funding cuts with optimism that they can weather the storm. Keep Reading

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The government has identified education and reducing violent crime as the biggest problem areas. Keep Reading

The coalition has tightened its grip on power according to the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll , which showed the three parties of Government gaining a... Keep Reading

Nicole McKee won't promise not to re-introduce banned semi-automatics, saying instead she's committed to listening to stakeholders. Keep Reading

Supporters say the move will provide more clarity, but the Greens say it's the latest in "a series of assaults on workers' rights". Keep Reading

Some Masterton residents have taken it upon themselves to set up a night shelter for what they say is a growing number of people sleeping rough under bridges and in shop doorways. Keep Reading

The Ministry of Social Development's latest monthly housing report showed it paid $10.7 million for emergency housing grants in August - down from $15.6 million in July. Keep Reading

Environment officials tried to warn Cabinet the move risked blowing NZ's climate targets - but were told they were too late. Keep Reading

Investment outlined in the National Land Transport Programme doesn’t cover as much funding for projects as some regional councils were expecting, if any. Keep Reading

Ngāti Kahungunu has hit out against the scrapping of free doctor visits for Māori and Pacific youth in Hawke’s Bay. Keep Reading

The Australasian College of Road Safety said the proposed roll back "is causing worldwide concern". Keep Reading

Minister for Seniors Casey Costello insists the government is not considering any spending cuts. Keep Reading

Parties call to abandon the Marine and Coastal Area Act Coalition Changes after the Waitangi Tribunal found it to be committing gross breaches of the Treaty. Keep Reading

Senator Jacinta Price says both NZ and Australia are leading the way for a conservative cause. Keep Reading

Act leader David Seymour, speaking to media from Auckland, argued it was “much less divisive” to deliver public services based on need, not race. He said the... Keep Reading

Changes to customary marine title showed a blind adherence to pre-existing political commitments at the expense of Māori, the Waitangi Tribunal has found. Keep Reading

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon believes support for Act’s Treaty Principles Bill doesn’t reflect the views of all New Zealanders as he is again forced to... Keep Reading