NZ, Australia agree on new trade standards deal, eye WTO reform
New Zealand and Australia trade ministers vowed to deepen economic ties amid changes in the global market.

New Zealand and Australia trade ministers vowed to deepen economic ties amid changes in the global market. Keep Reading
It's announced a $42.8 million funding boost to go towards a 'Biodiscovery Platform'. Keep Reading
RNZ understands an announcement is expected imminently. Keep Reading
The plan will lift New Zealand's defence spending to more than 2 percent in the next eight years with the Defence Minister seeking to have New Zealand develop weapons for export. Keep Reading
The Associate Health Minister has revealed he is pushing for hundreds of millions of dollars in additional drug funding in next year's Budget. Keep Reading
The PM has no qualms about how the Hipkins letter saga has played out and denies it was politically clumsy. Keep Reading
Members were sent an email acknowledging the allegations that had been made about "our movement with respect to its culture, leadership and constitutional compliance". Keep Reading
Cabinet papers are usually prepared by ministries with input from impartial public servants. The process over Palestine raises wider questions about transparency. Keep Reading
Labour leader Chris Hipkins believes Te Pāti Māori appears to be a “long way away” from being ready for a role in Government as claims about the party’s... Keep Reading
The cost of power is costing jobs and driving inflation. This is how the powerbrokers want to lower prices. Keep Reading
Analysis: If Willis' big fix for the energy market is to help gentailers finance new thermal baseload or firming plants, she's answering a question that nobody's asking, writes Jonathan Milne. Keep Reading
Penny Simmonds waded into a dispute involving farmers in the Manawatū – including the family farm of MP Suze Redmayne. Keep Reading
Analysis - The recent energy announcement looks unlikely to give National a lift in the deadlocked polls. Keep Reading
The Government will today deliver what it is framing as a “significant but surgical” response to New Zealand’s energy woes, following a lengthy review of the... Keep Reading
Hipkins says he doesn't believe a letter from Luxon asking him to commit to supporting offshore exploration is a genuine attempt at building bipartisan consensus. Keep Reading
For decades, the pension age has been the elephant in the room and most politicians have just tiptoed around. Those who have dared touch it, have been stomped on by the electorate. Keep Reading
Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith said he was worried New Zealand was developing a "bespoke" legal system that incorporated concepts of tikanga Māori. Keep Reading
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says his party would “very quickly” recognise Palestine as a state if Labour leads the Government after next year’s election.... Keep Reading
Approximately 55% of quake-prone buildings would be removed from the existing system — about 2900 buildings. Keep Reading
Officials repeatedly warned the Government its planned retrospective block on Māori customary rights cases could cost $20m and sour relations further Keep Reading
Are the media shining light in the right places and on the bigger picture? Keep Reading
A Palestinian man is angry at New Zealand's failure to recognise Palestine as a state. Keep Reading
The Prime Minister said the Gaza conflict would not end by New Zealand recognising the state of Palestine. Keep Reading
New Zealand is not yet recognising Palestine’s statehood in fear it will embolden terrorist group Hamas, justify Israel’s illegal land acquisition in... Keep Reading
The minister claims New Zealand's "bespoke" legal system could discourage overseas investment. Keep Reading


