Cabinet has approved changes that will allow council-controlled organisations to boost their borrowing. Keep Reading

Analysis: With questions over higher debt servicing costs, there's the new option that councils spin off water companies to elected consumer trusts Keep Reading

The senior minister says the government is considerng intervening in the electricity market to force generators to cut prices. Keep Reading

Today from The Detail: Gerry Brownlee has been publicly criticised over his inaction, in a move that breaks with Parliamentary convention Keep Reading

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins have clashed in Parliament over Luxon's management of his ministers. Keep Reading

The PM's remarks come after a Minister removed the word Aotearoa from a Matariki invite to an Australian dignitary. Keep Reading

A majority of voters, and even Greens supporters, say the disgraced MP should be removed from Parliament using the waka-jumping law. Keep Reading

A Māori advocate said the move made no sense as Matariki celebrates Māori culture. Keep Reading

The Speaker has advised MPs to take complaints to the Commissioner for Parliamentary Standards, who hasn't received any yet. Keep Reading

Labour is accusing the government of manipulation by using the wrong data on maths education, saying it's like shifting the goalposts after the ball has been kicked. Keep Reading

By Giles Dexter for RNZ A former Children’s Minister has spoken out against the Government’s plans to repeal Section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act.... Keep Reading

A state care survivor from the iwi says it's dangerous and unsafe to be Māori in their own land, as they oppose the legislation's removal. Keep Reading

Treasury is asking for people’s views on limiting public access to Hira Forest in Nelson, a popular area for local mountain bikers. In 2020, the Crown... Keep Reading

The Government is planning an “overhaul” of the Education Review Office’s reporting on schools as part of an effort to lift school standards in maths.... Keep Reading

The Government has announced another leg of its plan to strengthen maths education in schools, promising a huge overhaul of the Education Review Office (ERO)... Keep Reading

David Seymour is celebrating attendance statistics, despite it having dropped compared to the same period last term. Keep Reading

Nearly a third of those in care, 827 children, are Ngäpuhi. Keep Reading

A visiting Australian strategy expert warns that joining the agreement risks being "provocative" without actually providing significant deterrence benefits. Keep Reading

By Russell Palmer of RNZ Health New Zealand ’s board went from “receiving the level of reporting it needed”, to its financial situation being “suddenly ...... Keep Reading

Luxon announced the Government will roll out a refreshed maths curriculum to primary and intermediate school students a year earlier than planned. Keep Reading

Former National Party leader Sir John Key has called on people to “take the temperature down a wee bit” in the debate around race issues, saying it is an... Keep Reading

National’s deputy leader Nicola Willis has given another firm nudge to the prospect of privatising Kiwibank , telling the party’s annual conference she... Keep Reading

Party faithful are relishing the election result but are also being asked to encourage like minded people to join the cause. Keep Reading

Speculation about former prime minister Chris Hipkins' leadership was simmered since he led Labour to a shattering defeat at last year's election. Keep Reading

The National Party caucus and party faithful are gathering in Auckland for its annual general meeting. Keep Reading