The tunnel would run from north of the Terrace to Wellington Road. Keep Reading

The PM goes to Southeast Asia as the trade minister goes to China, in a bid to bed-in relationships ahead of hard work to enhance trade links and navigate rising geostrategic tensions Keep Reading

Christopher Luxon is determined to prove the scoffers wrong in his promise to "raise the energy" of international engagements. Keep Reading

Associate Education Minister David Seymour says the Government's committed to addressing the range of reasons why students don't attend school over the coming years. Keep Reading

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has ordered his senior MP Peeni Henare to remove posts on social media ridiculing government ministers including a cartoon image of ACT Leader David Seymour with faeces coming out of his eyes and an anus for a mouth. Keep Reading

A generic letter from the infrastructure minister shows some organisations have indeed been invited - but just which ones remains a mystery. Keep Reading

The plot thickens in the mystery of Broadcasting Minister Melissa Lee’s media support plan. Keep Reading

Andrew Hoggard might be new to Parliament, but he's certainly not new to New Zealand's screens and airwaves. The Manawatū dairy farmer was president of Federated Farmers from 2020 to 2023, and one of the more prominent critics of the previous government's agricultural policies. In this week's Focus on Politics, RNZ Political Reporter Giles Dexter sits down with new MP - and new minister - Andrew Hoggard, to discuss the suite of reviews and replacements he's been tasked with. Keep Reading

Twenty-eight jobs will be cut at the Department of Internal Affairs' National Library and the Māori, Strategy and Performance branch, the agency has confirmed. Keep Reading

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has defended wanting independent advice on the future of Cook Strait ferries from experts charging $2000 a day, “given... Keep Reading

One economist says the Government's language about not borrowing for tax cuts is "a bit cute" and just playing politics. Keep Reading

The Housing Minister says the previous government's "war on landlords" is over. Keep Reading

Tough boot camps won't work and could be detrimental, the government's own officials told it. Keep Reading

Act and New Zealand First have shocked Parliament tonight by supporting a bill to select committee that would provide entitlement to New Zealand citizenship... Keep Reading

New Zealand is in the midst of a major foreign policy rethink as the new coalition embraces traditional partners like the US and Australia. Keep Reading

The government has confirmed the group who will recommend developments for fast-tracking. Keep Reading

Changes have been made to the way applications are handled in order to speed up the process and reduce uncertainty, the minister says. Keep Reading

"If he's now saying something different, that's going to need a further conversation."  Keep Reading

The former New Zealand prime minister says a "profoundly undemocratic" shift in foreign policy is taking place. Keep Reading

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has suggested if two major unions cared about workers, they would support the Government’s planned tax cuts. Luxon has come... Keep Reading

Chris Bishop has accused Trans-Tasman Resources of "being misleading" by calling a generic letter sent to 200 organisations a "formal invite". Keep Reading

The Green Party has surged by 3.3 points in the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll, scoring 14.6 per cent - a very high poll rating for the party. The... Keep Reading

"We are here to improve the country by these targets and as a result, we look at whatever is working around the world." Keep Reading

The NZ Professional Firefighters Union said FENZ faces unsafe stations, lagging recruitment and outdated fleets. Keep Reading

The opposition and victim support services are calling for more detail on how the government plans to achieve its nine targets. Keep Reading