The New Zealand Government has been silent about Australia’s decision to commit up to $400bn acquiring nuclear submarines, even though this is a significant threat to peace and stability in the Asia Pacific. The deal was struck by the Albanese Labor Government as part of its Aukus pact with the US a Keep Reading

Michael Wood has accused Erica Stanford of having "an ideological agenda". Keep Reading

Local Government New Zealand says Auckland Council got its money's worth from belonging to the national lobby group for councils. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brow Keep Reading

There’s a very real possibility someone will be injured, or worse, during this year’s election campaign, warns Greens’ co-leader James Shaw Keep Reading

Christopher Luxon says the policy is what’s needed to address serious issues with reading, writing and maths. Others aren’t so sure. Keep Reading

The great southern joke that New Zealand does indeed end at the Bombay Hills, but that it starts at Bluff, takes on a new hue now with Auckland Council breaking away from the sector organisation Local Government NZ Keep Reading

Brown said LGNZ is costing council about $640,000 a year. Keep Reading

The votes were tied at 10-all before Mayor Wayne Brown used his casting vote in favour of leaving. Keep Reading

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"If Luxon isn't able to get the agenda back, there will be people that… are wanting to have a change of leader." Keep Reading

New Zealanders are uncomfortable with the high level of influence corporate lobbyists have in New Zealand politics, and demands are growing for greater regulation. A recent poll shows 62 per cent of the public support having a two-year cooling off period between ministers leaving public office an Keep Reading

'Section 61 C needs to be deleted': The former minister telling Beehive staff to change legislation for his clients. Keep Reading

National leader Christopher Luxon has said New Zealand must continue to build international relationships with countries other than China. This comes after... Keep Reading

The Labour Government has its largest-ever Māori caucus. But there’s concern it could backtrack on co-governance promises. Keep Reading

The Opportunities Party leader Raf Manji talks to Newsroom business editor Nikki Mandow about going teal, and the opportunity for a party that’s pro-business and pro-environment Keep Reading

But it has no idea what the cost will be. Keep Reading

Opinion - As the election campaign intensifies, my hope is that all parties will be asked to take action on the issue of lobbying, Max Rashbrooke writes. Keep Reading

Andersen becomes the sixth Police Minister since Labour came to power in 2017. Keep Reading

National is promising to "rewrite" the school curriculum if elected - but it's not yet clear how that will look. Keep Reading

Wealthy vested interests have an oversized influence on political decisions in New Zealand. Partly that’s due to their use of corporate lobbyists. Fortunately, the influence lobbyists can have on decisions made by politicians is currently under scrutiny in Guyon Espiner’s in-depth series published b Keep Reading

Way Beyond Reform: Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have no more interest in remaining permanent members of “New Zealand’s” House o... Keep Reading

It's the first call between the two prime ministers since Hipkins took office. Keep Reading

Greenpeace says that the latest report confirms the industrial drivers of climate change, its dire planetary impacts, and the urgent need for transformative action. Keep Reading

Fresh questions for the Prime Minister over how much access lobbyists have to the halls of power. Official documents released to RNZ show Government depart Keep Reading

Prime Minister's chief of staff came directly from leading a lobbying firm that argued against alcohol reforms that have now been ditched. Keep Reading