Critics of the Government’s revamped school lunch programme are “nitpicking” over continuing late delivery of meals, Associate Minister of Education David Seymour says. Keep Reading

The Prime Minister attended a virtual summit to discuss the potential deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine. Keep Reading

This week, Parliament began with a secret bill and ended with a debate on coping with climate change. Between the two the word "growth" bloomed. Keep Reading

Peters' visit comes at a time of great change for the US, which in recent months has entered into a trade war with some of its closest allies. Keep Reading

Investment summit told NZ is 'a windy nation', but opposition says it's the rhetoric that's windy as renewable energy developers walk away. Jonathan Milne reports. Keep Reading

Former Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare has voiced concerns over the restructuring, warning that services could end up in the hands of large, foreign-owned non-Māori organisations. Keep Reading

Two trade experts based in Delhi expressed some mild optimism about Luxon's chances, but with a major caveat: NZ would have to abandon hope of including dairy in any deal.. Keep Reading

Companies who between them control around $6 trillion worth of funds have made their way to Auckland for the summit. Keep Reading

Health officials advised the Government " significantly" more lives could be saved if it lowered the bowel cancer screening age for Māori and Pasifika... Keep Reading

The Government hopes to make decisions on whether a bridge or tunnel across Auckland's Waitematā Harbour is the preferred option by around the middle of next year. Keep Reading

The mayor earlier said Luxon's comments were "pretty poor form". Keep Reading

The opening of He Āhuru Mōwai and similar separate spaces for Māori students has been labelled segregation by Act, which is concerned about the direction of... Keep Reading

The school lunch debacle is causing an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again. Keep Reading

Peters argues the requirements are rife in the public sector, but that's news to Public Service Minister Judith Collins. Keep Reading

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With several key players away, parliament's B team put on a confusing and unorganised performance at Wednesday's question time. Keep Reading

Te Puni Kōkiri secretary for Māori development Dave Samuels says commissioning changes were made to strengthen Whānau Ora and align the service with the... Keep Reading

Peter's State of the Nation mentioned Labour 30 times and accused the last government of a "litany of lies". Keep Reading

Representatives of more than 100 companies from 15 countries have gathered in Auckland for the Government's Infrastructure Investment Summit. Keep Reading

The ministers in charge of education , Erica Stanford and David Seymour , finally met this morning after previous attempts failed due to scheduling... Keep Reading

As Christopher Luxon meets India’s Narendra Modi, his pledge to secure a trade deal in his first term still looks optimistic. But he can already claim some success. Keep Reading

It's still behind on more than half of its targets. We break down which goals are at risk. Keep Reading

Finance Minister Nicola Willis is proposing changes to Government procurement rules to make it easier for local firms to win contracts, which are worth $50... Keep Reading

KEY POINTS: More than 500 jobs are at risk after the food service provider contracted to deliver the government’s school lunches programme was tipped into... Keep Reading

Improving the health system is the most important issue for voters, a new poll from Horizons Research suggests, with the majority of respondents wanting the National-led coalition government to take action this year. Keep Reading