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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon earlier said New Zealand "have been continuously monitoring, tracking and shadowing the movements of this fleet".
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon earlier said New Zealand "have been continuously monitoring, tracking and shadowing the movements of this fleet". Keep Reading
The education minister says she's "wildly displeased" about an error in teacher supply projections she used to set her policy. Keep Reading
The Transport Minister has laid out a plan for boosting the supercity's urban density in a speech to a business group. Keep Reading
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the coalition Government is considering whether to build a new oil refinery amid the country’s energy production... Keep Reading
Rawiri Waititi describes the latest scrutiny over allegations of COVID-19 data to target Māori voters for the benefit of the Māori Party, as a pig-hunting expedition. Keep Reading
Defence forces in New Zealand and Australia are scrutinising the movements of the ships that have arrived unannounced in the Tasman Sea. Keep Reading
Associate Police Minister Casey Costello says she is “even more confident” the Government will hit its target of 500 extra officers in two years, even though... Keep Reading
Three critical child poverty targets have not been met, Stats NZ says. Under the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018, the minister in charge is required to set... Keep Reading
Text messages and letters reveal a behind-the-scenes struggle to pass the contentious law. Keep Reading
Answering on behalf of Minister for Women Nicola Grigg, Collins glanced at Mark Mitchell after his remarks about "perimenopausal" women was questioned. Keep Reading
The High Court has ruled a decision by the Oceans and Fisheries Minister in 2023 on crayfish catch limits was "unlawful", partly because it didn't go far enough to address the problem of kina barrens. Keep Reading
Automatic pay rises are under threat in the public service, after chief executives were sent a warning the current remuneration structure was unaffordable. Keep Reading
Today from The Detail: Experts agree that advances to GMO technology means laws need to change. But just how those changes look is contentious. Keep Reading
David Seymour says his new lunch regime is stabilising, but critics don’t think the final product is worth the $130m savings. Keep Reading
New Zealand is calling for “consultation and transparency” as a deal struck between the Cook Islands and China is released as tensions over the agreement... Keep Reading
New Health Minister Simeon Brown is presiding over a list of resignations from high-ranking health officials that some say is a "bloodbath". What's going on? Keep Reading
Rawiri Wright, co-chair of Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa expressed to the Justice select committee their views against Seymour’s argument on Māori privileges Keep Reading
Labour has warned that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ’s refusal to rule out giving himself or Cabinet the ability to directly appoint public service chief... Keep Reading
Auckland Council has rejected the Treaty Principles Bill as unworkable - and says the only people who get any special privilege from a relationship with Māori is the council itself. Keep Reading
Directors have been appointed to the new company charged with negotiating procurement contracts for two Cook Strait ferries. Minister for Rail Winston Peters... Keep Reading
Mark Brown is hoping to have "an opportunity to talk" with the New Zealand government to "heal some of the rift" Keep Reading
Education Minister Erica Stanford said her associate minister David Seymour was “overstepping the mark somewhat” when he announced a crackdown on... Keep Reading
New reports show emergency department wait times are suffering, particularly in Auckland. Keep Reading
Education Minister Erica Stanford says her associate minister David Seymour was “overstepping the mark somewhat” when he announced a crackdown on... Keep Reading
Erica Stanford says the decision was up to Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk, who has chosen not to use his ministerial discretion in the case. Keep Reading
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