Kaye served as MP for Auckland Central from 2008 until 2020 and also held a number of ministerial positions during her political career.
NZ Herald
The Minister of Health is promising to reduce hospital wait times with $42 million of funding for hiring new senior doctors and nurses. “This funding will...
RNZ
ACT's leader is riding high at the government's first anniversary, saying his party is having a big say at the decision-making table.
NZ Herald
By RNZ The Government has been accused of playing “fast and loose” with statistics in order to claim its gang crackdown has slowed ballooning membership....
NZ Herald
Former Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres has labelled David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill the most divisive piece of legislation to be put before...
Newsroom
The Government's decision to slam the brakes on climate policy sets New Zealand up for an expensive or embarrassing new Paris target.
The ACT leader says the coalition remains "very robust" overall.
RNZ
Public health experts have warned the goal is in jeopardy if smoking rates continue to flatline.
Newsroom
Vulnerable nations have returned to the table to talk climate finance, but COP29 is fast running out of time to land a deal, Marc Daalder reports from Baku.
The "reset" – to cut millions of dollars off the National Public Health Service budget – would go ahead before Christmas.
NZ Herald
A series of frantic mid-Question Time text messages from Andrew Bayly to Government staffers amid scrutiny over his actions at a winery in October have been...
RNZ
They have pleaded with the ACT leader to stop what they say are abusive violations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The Conversation
After the abuse-in-care apology, the serious business of redress begins. But survivors say government action to date has been inadequate, and they want greater involvement.
RNZ
The coalition has "absolutely no intention of listening to the evidence that comes out of their experiment", Labour MP says.
Seymour promises next year's free school lunches will be "the same quality or better" despite their slashed budget. We pay a visit to the factory preparing them.
Newsroom
After six years of talks, a carbon crediting agreement could be agreed within days, but negotiations have stalled on other issues at COP29.
NZ Herald
Sexual offenders would need the approval of their victims in order to keep their names secret, while people who have fallen prey to crimes like revenge porn...
RNZ
A long-term Mongrel Mob member says some gang members will fight and die to defend their patches from being confiscated by police.
This is due to the “heightening concern” of the government’s approach to fiscal policy.
Newsroom
Today from The Detail: Defence lawyers say there are better ways of clearing clogged courts than the government's plan to have fewer jury trials
NZ Herald
The Government’s promised the “free ride” for gangs, is officially over - but, one gang advocate says it’ll do little to soothe tensions. From today, gang...
Newsroom
The Government's gang patch ban comes into force a day after police publish research suggesting the new laws won't work.
A bitter chapter in New Zealand-Samoa relations ends with the unanimous passing of the Citizenship (Western Samoa) (Restoration) Amendment Bill.
RNZ
Staff were locked from being able give water to protesters, and wifi access was blocked too, co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said.
More than 40,000 people made their thoughts about the Treaty Principles Bill clear in Wellington this week. Now, the whole country is being invited to share their views.
RNZ
Historians talk to The Detail about the good, the bad and the grumpy of 23 past prime ministers of New Zealand.
After many months of heated discussion, the controversial Bill has finally begun what is likely a doomed legislative journey. 1News explains what's next.
"It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong," Christopher Luxon said.
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