Willie Jackson has said his party welcomes the “scathing report” from the Waitangi Tribunal
Opposition parties called out the leader of Aotearoa for saying he committed to honouring the Treaty.
NZ Herald
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is talking up New Zealand’s relationship with its “indispensable ally” Australia , ahead of his third face-to-face meeting...
RNZ
The Australians have found "a much quicker, lower cost way" of completing their projects, the PM says.
Some would be new schools, others would be existing ones converting. Association Education Minister David Seymour said it was a sign there was plenty of interest.
The former education minister weighed in on the Ministry of Education's earthquake risk communication.
RNZ
The PM has made another flub when promoting his beneficiary crackdown, massively overstating his government's increase in case managers.
A group of students set up class on Parliament's front lawn in protest over the upheaval at their school caused by buildings prone to damage in an earthquake.
It follows a change in tune from Little, a former defence minister under Labour,and represents a distancing from the party's views and claims around AUKUS.
NZ Herald
On Monday, the Government announced a new benefit traffic light system and further changes to the social welfare system as part of wider reforms it says will...
RNZ
Explainer - The government has confirmed its long-signalled changes to the welfare system. RNZ looks at how they will work.
RNZ
So what does that mean? The office's responsibilities are being scaled back.
RNZ
So what does that mean? The office's responsibilities are being scaled back.
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
The co-ordinator of Auckland Action Against Poverty says a new traffic light system for beneficiaries ignores the needs of those who are doing it tough in Aotearoa. The new rules include extending the period Jobseeker beneficiaries can be sanctioned, requiring […]
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere says the best response to the New Zealand Herald is disconnection. The party has placed the newspaper on its whitelist because of its decision to run a front page advertisement from the Hobson’s Pledge […]
NZ Herald
Police end a fifteen-hour standoff, tragic end to search for five-year-old boy and fears for New Zealand's construction industry. Video / NZ Herald / Getty
RNZ
Opposition parties have slammed the government's move to crackdown on beneficiaries, saying work-for-dole type schemes are a "reheated, failed approach".
One sanction will mean half a person’s benefit will go onto a payment card that can only be used for a limited range of essential products and services.
Legislation to enable "time of use schemes" will be introduced this year, Transport Minister Simeon Brown said.
RNZ
The Police Association wants responsibility for firearms reform taken off Nicole McKee, saying she's a former gun lobbyist and has excluded police from consultation.
The policy featured prominently in both National and ACT's pre-election education policies, with the first charter schools potentially now opening in five months' time.
Newsroom
Next week, Cabinet will make a final decision on the future of the six-year-old Te Arawhiti, the Māori-Crown relations agency.
RNZ
Week in Politics: The former PM looms large, the government's maths initiative runs into controversy, and warnings are sounded over Health NZ's finances.
Newsroom
This week on the Raw Politics podcast: a special focus on the deteriorating relationship between Māori communities and the coalition.
"A new approach is required," Karen Chhour says.
NZ's longest-running Royal Commission is due to table its report into abuse in care later today. 1News explains the process behind these types of inquiries.
Both of National’s governing partners have invoked the "agree to disagree" provisions of their coalition agreements. But what does that mean in practice?
Newsroom
In this week’s episode of Newsroom’s weekly politics podcast, we look at the PM's foot-in-mouth over low-level business types, scrutinise Scrutiny Week and work out what species we should pay up to save
Stuff
It’s been far from smooth sailing for the beleaguered ferries, and the Government rejected a funding request in order to replace them.
The Government doesn’t wait for one big Budget Day reveal to announce all its spending — here’s what we know has been earmarked already for the coming months and years.
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