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The government wants to electronically monitor some asylum seekers and migrants, and is preparing for mass arrivals of asylum seekers by plane.
The government wants to electronically monitor some asylum seekers and migrants, and is preparing for mass arrivals of asylum seekers by plane. Keep Reading
New legislation aims to deliver stronger consequences for offenders targeting emergency workers as attacks on first responders increase. Keep Reading
The minister in charge of family violence prevention is ditching the Māori name for a collective established to deliver a whole-of-government approach to the... Keep Reading
1News understands the MP died around 2am in Auckland. Keep Reading
Whānau Ora and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka is asking Te Puni Kōkiri officials to urgently review a new advert encouraging Māori to sign up to the... Keep Reading
The Green Party is concerned the Government’s decision to abandon an alliance on phasing out oil and gas production will undermine New Zealand’s global... Keep Reading
The NZ First minister says the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency campaign aligns too closely with Te Pāti Māori. Keep Reading
Previous provisions "didn't go far enough", with Housing Minister now upzoning to allow buildings of at least 15 storeys high around certain transport hubs. Keep Reading
A new national infrastructure plan says central government must “lift its game” on infrastructure planning, condemning much of it as “short-term and... Keep Reading
The deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says he is “being a bit playful” with social media posts which label scholars opposing his party’s Regulatory Standards Bill as having a “derangement syndrome” - and that he could instead call them liars. Keep Reading
A Treaty settlement with Te Whānau-ā-Apanui that was near completion is now “increasingly unlikely” under this Government as Treaty Negotiations Minister... Keep Reading
In March the government announce it would buy two new Interislander ferries to be delivered by 2029 to replace the current aging fleet. Keep Reading
OPINION: Two posts by Deputy Prime Minister and ACT Party leader David Seymour have led to at least two official complaints to Cabinet. Lecturer Kevin Veale takes a look at when a joke isn't a joke. Keep Reading
Shane Jones says NZ First is drafting a member's bill that would force a single commercial settlement in Ngapuhi's Treaty negotiations. What would this mean? Keep Reading
New Zealand is one of the most challenging places for search and rescue operations in the world, minister says. Keep Reading
Health Minister Simeon Brown the increase this year was the biggest - by more than double - since the current funding system began. Keep Reading
The Deputy Prime Minister is rubbishing claims he's breached the Cabinet Manual. Keep Reading
The Associate Minister of Finance told LINZ last year to process 80 percent of consent applications in half the statutory timeframes for decisions. Keep Reading
NZ First Minister Shane Jones is drafting legislation to require a single settlement with Ngāpuhi rather than multiple agreements with smaller groups, saying... Keep Reading
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he wants to explore the possibility of scrapping New Zealand’s regional councils as the Government reforms the Resource... Keep Reading
The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister announced the investment ahead of a NATO summit involving 32 European and North American leaders in the Netherlands this week. Keep Reading
Luxon, out from a Nato meeting which Trump is expected to attend, offered no direct criticism of the strikes. Diplomacy is needed, he said. Keep Reading
New Zealand is deploying a Defence Force plane to the Middle East in the hope of evacuating Kiwis from the region absorbed in “extremely worrying” conflict.... Keep Reading
Analysis - Luck was not on Christopher Luxon's side for his first official trip to China. Keep Reading
The prime Minister has wrapped up his trip to China, dismissing suggestions the superpower is working with Russia, Iran or North Korea to undermine the West. Keep Reading
The House chats with senior MPs about the political strategy behind members' bills. Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories on the current Aotearoa New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading