Chinese warships appearing in what we like to think of as our "benign strategic environment" sparked something of a media frenzy. It culminated in claims our defence spending's going to have to go up ASAP. Keep Reading

Winston Peters says our trading partners will judge us if NZ doesn't "step-up" and play its role by increasing defence spending. Keep Reading

Peters said the Korean ship builder was open to considering bidding to build two new smaller ferries for the Cook Strait. Keep Reading

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the Government’s school lunches programme is still experiencing “teething issues” and he expects David Seymour to give... Keep Reading

The outpatient building of the new Dunedin Hospital is facing significant delays which risk blowing the budget, Treasury is warning. The facility,... Keep Reading

The Prime Minister says there have been teething problems with the new roll-out and it is David Seymour's job to fix them. Keep Reading