Te Whatu Ora says a coroner's recommendations are unfeasible, but the minister disagrees. Keep Reading

PM Luxon admits a trust gap with Māori amid divisive Treaty debates, touts phonics-led education gains and private engagement, prioritizing outcomes over symbolism to rebuild confidence. Keep Reading

The associate police minister has announced a new cross-agency plan to combat criminal networks. Keep Reading

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In a sit-down interview with RNZ, the New Zealand First leader discusses the year that's been and the upcoming election. Keep Reading

Public Trust executives told the Government that vulnerable people were struggling to pay new fees for the auditing of their finances and that help was needed, official documents reveal. Keep Reading

Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith appointed Stephen Rainbow and Melissa Derby in August 2024. Keep Reading

A new report reveals how some iwi groups feel forced to take legal action or repeatedly remind the Crown to uphold its settlement commitments. The report,... Keep Reading

The country's highest court says climate change is "a pressing concern" when it comes to oil exploration - but Shane Jones says it must not triumph over energy security. Keep Reading

The Waitangi Tribunal wants local government to enable shared decision-making or other forms of collaboration with iwi and hapū. It wants the Government to... Keep Reading

Former Te Pāti Māori lawyer and prominent Treaty activist Tania Waikato will stand as a candidate for the Green Party in next year’s general election. Keep Reading

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is preparing an “answer” intended to silence speculation about whether he’d govern again with Labour as questions... Keep Reading

Health NZ’s procurement systems failed so badly that an independent reviewer could not verify whether conflict of interest checks or basic due diligence were ever carried out before $1.7m was awarded to a single supplier. Keep Reading

The Green Party says they’ve made “major changes” to their selection processes before the 2026 general election. This follows the ousting of disgraced MP... Keep Reading

The Government will sell the debt it holds in Chorus, Finance Minister Nicola Willis has confirmed. She said the money raised from the sale will be “invested... Keep Reading

The leaders of New Zealand’s parliamentary political parties have delivered their final speeches of the year. The adjournment debate wrapped up the... Keep Reading

The Bill ends same-day voter enrolment, bans prisoners from voting, allows for larger anonymous political donations, and clarifies the ban on giving out food at voting places. Keep Reading

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Buildings under three storeys and in towns with under 10,000 people will not need strengthening, remediation or warning notices. Keep Reading

Labour’s Barbara Edmonds says Treasury’s latest economic update shows the “Government have lost control of the economy” but repeatedly refrained from saying... Keep Reading

Transport Minister Chris Bishop said subsidies would drop from 75% to 65% from July 1, 2026, blaming unsustainable rising costs. Keep Reading

A bill returning one of New Zealand’s most historic sites to Māori is due to be passed by Parliament on Wednesday, ending a 20-year quest by Northland iwi Ngāpuhi. Keep Reading

The ACT leader made the comments in a sit-down interview with RNZ reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead. Keep Reading

That's up from the $60.4b record set this year. Keep Reading

The Commission is due to hand over the first National Infrastructure Plan to ministers by the end of the year. Keep Reading