Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is going to make an apology to the survivors of state and faith-based abuse but one national network is questioning the venue.
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History will be made on Tuesday when the Crown apologises to survivors of abuse in state care. But words must be backed with action, writes Dr Stephen Winter.
The Green Party has written to the Speaker of the House to request a conscience vote on the Treaty Principles Bill on both first reading and the select committee referral motion.
Stalking is set to become illegal and punishable by up to five years in prison, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has announced.
RNZ
Analysis - The MPs on Parliament's justice select committee may face an even tougher job ahead than the bill's champion David Seymour.
NZ Herald
By RNZ When Act Party leader David Seymour stood to speak on the paepae during Waitangi Day commemorations, a rōpu among the crowd began a waiata. Waiata are...
NZ Herald
Iwi leader Helmut Modlik and six other senior members of Ngāti Toa walked out of the public gallery at Parliament today in protest during the introduction of...
NZ Herald
By RNZ More than 500 jobs are gone at Kāinga Ora , with the housing agency confirming its latest round of cuts. Kāinga Ora on Thursday confirmed plans to axe...
NZ Herald
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is keeping his personal opinions about Donald Trump’s election to himself. Speaking from a new aluminium can factory in...
There has been an immediate reaction to the coalition government's early introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill.
RNZ
The legislation is being introduced to Parliament today - more than a week earlier than expected - and will be read for the first time next week.
Tensions over tobacco regulations hit boiling point in parliament yesterday.
RNZ
Act Party Leader and Minister responsible for the bill David Seymour denies the Treaty Principles Bill has been brought forward and says it is a normal part of parliamentary business.
RNZ
The controversial bill - which only ACT supports - has officially been introduced at Parliament. Here's a first look.
Newsroom
Analysis: An urgent Waitangi Tribunal report finds the Treaty Principles Bill would be 'the worst, most comprehensive breach' of te Tiriti in modern times, writes Jonathan Milne.
RNZ
The changes are aimed at reducing Wellington's gridlock and supporting economic growth, says Transport Minister Simeon Brown.
RNZ
Debate over who provided the advice on heated tobacco products to the Associate Health Minister led to the Prime Minister being made to withdraw and apologise in Parliament this afternoon.
Newsroom
A formal complaint to the global workers' rights watchdog follows official advice to ministers that the policy likely breaches international labour law. Marc Daalder reports.
RNZ
Police Minister Mark Mitchell says those claiming children were left on their own following police raids on homes in Ōpōtiki are "wrong".
RNZ
Christopher Luxon has claimed a capital gains tax would hit KiwiSaver investors - but they already pay tax. Here's how.
RNZ
For decades, the question over one tax change has been kicked down the road, over and over.
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The Government has finally outlined a strategy for the creative industries - Paul Goldsmith breaks down the target areas, as a public consultation window opens.
Cabinet has agreed to introduce a suite of new obligations and sanctions, including community work experience (CWE), for job seekers next year.
RNZ
The Prime Ministers concedes he "could have expressed myself better" after calling voters "customers" in the latest episode of 30 with Guyon Espiner.
RNZ
Mental health advocates are questioning whether the government has funded a man or a kaupapa in providing $24m to campaigner Mike King's Gumboot Friday initiative.
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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