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Exclusive: Open letter seen by the Guardian asks King to ‘ensure the government does not diminish the crown’s honour’ amid tensions over policy direction for Māori
RNZ
A legal academic says the bill has gone through very poor lawmaking, and late changes undermine the select committee.
Newsroom
Lake Alice survivors accuse the Health Ministry of mismanaging a two-decade-old reimbursement of $2.6m in legal fees
NZ Herald
The Government is on track to meet its first and second emissions budgets, but remains off track for hitting its third budget, which begins in the 2030s....
Newsroom
Policies included in the new climate plan actually cut emissions by less than in the draft plan released months ago, Marc Daalder reports
RNZ
MPs from Te Pāti Māori and Labour have been referred by the speaker for their "disorderly and disruptive" haka
NZ Herald
The Prime Minister has acknowledged the Government ’s bootcamp legislation could allow for serious young offenders to be placed in youth justice facilities...
Minister for Racing Winston Peters said it was "not a decision that is taken lightly" but is "ultimately driven by protecting the welfare of racing dogs".
Government ministers are remaining tight-lipped over when it will make an announcement about the new Dunedin hospital. Health New Zealand Te...
Newsroom
The Govt has been forced to change how it engages with the influential National Iwi Chairs Forum after the group formally uninvited the Crown, reports Laura Walters.
NZ Herald
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon maintains his Government’s boot camp pilot is not a failure as he breaks his silence on two participants absconding , not...
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The Government hopes to encourage KiwiSaver funds and other local investors to inject an additional $500 million of capital into Kiwibank so it can become a bigger player in the banking market.
Te Pāti Māori's rise to within one point of ACT in the latest 1News poll – a record result for the minor party – has prompted divided responses from party leaders.
The right bloc of National, ACT and NZ First is still in front, but Te Pāti Māori surges at the expense of the Greens in the latest 1News Verian poll.
RNZ
Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis are speaking to media in the weekly post-Cabinet press conference.
RNZ
RNZ's new visualisations, which track progress on nine public sector targets, show crime and education goals are particularly at risk.
RNZ
The Green Party's new plan for tackling climate change will cut five times more carbon emissions than the government by 2030, it says.
RNZ
Housing is a common topic - its availability, quality, or cost. This week both housing ministers appeared before MPs.
RNZ
One MP was arrested, another passed away, and a third was diagnosed with cancer - but through it all, "we've really stuck by our values", co-leader says.
RNZ
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones said the perilous state of water security and resilience in Hawke's Bay can no longer be ignored.
The goal is to eliminate local transmission by 2030, and if achieved, Aotearoa will be the first country in the world to do so.
Newsroom
NZ's aid is focused 'in too many different places', MPs hear, with changes on the way
NZ Herald
Trade Minister Todd McClay says it will be his fault if New Zealand doesn’t secure a free trade agreement (FTA) with India this term, not Christopher Luxon...
RNZ
A senior acadameic says the changes are short-sighted, but a business group says it will boost productivity and economic growth.
It's been a busy year for the Government, so what is there still left to cross off its coalition agreements in 2025? 1News looks into the political crystal ball for the new year.
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