The expansion of an Auckland maximum security prison has been confirmed as one of the projects slated for approval under the government's Fast Track Approval bill.
Newsroom
Offices of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General have been implicated in what a Royal Commission calls a 'cover-up' of torture and sexual abuse of children in the custody of the state. Who else was involved?
RNZ
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' keynote speech at the party conference in Hamilton was interrupted by Palestine protesters, and two people were arrested in the conflict.
The government is being encouraged to engage with iwi to foster Māori economic development.
On 19 November, the hīkoi is planned to arrive on Parliament grounds, having gathered supporters from the very top and through the nine-day journey.
RNZ
The projects include a quarry extension into conservation land and a development whose owner was publicly supported by National MPs during a legal battle with Kāinga Ora.
The Auditor-General says there was "no opportunity for a fair, open, or competitive procurement process".
RNZ
The ACT leader and Ngāti Toa leader Helmut Modlik clashed on the place of Te Tiriti in modern Aotearoa.
NZ Herald
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ’s flying to Laos today for a meeting of world leaders, a trip being described as a “hugely valuable opportunity for New...
RNZ
Any such speculation is "utterly wrong", Shane Reti says.
NZ Herald
The Government’s new fast-track project list has blown the cover on a proposal that would allow the capacity at the high-security Auckland Prison to be...
NZ Herald
By RNZ Destruction in Otago from flooding and heavy rain is “devastating”, the Prime Minister says, but he was unaware of a proposal to government that was...
RNZ
A document leaked to RNZ shows service are proposing to axe staff and pull back on projects.
RNZ
The climate change minister has admitted there's no way to meet NZ's commitments under the Paris Agreement without buying help.
RNZ
Critics point to a lack of environmental protections while the government calls the 149 projects a key part of rebuilding the economy.
RNZ
The projects will help the economy, housing crisis and infrastructure deficits, Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop says.
The PM and Health Minister today confirmed they have not seen evidence heated tobacco products are safer than cigarettes.
Newsroom
Act's David Seymour says he wasn't invited to Kiingi Tuheitia’s Koroneihana, but emails between the PM’s office and Seymour’s show otherwise.
RNZ
It comes after documents she relied on to support a heated tobacco tax cut turned out to be inconclusive at best.
RNZ
It's five articles that are either about different products, outdated, or only offer weak support for her view.
NZ Herald
The Green Party’s Foreign Affairs Spokesman Teanau Tuiono is calling on Act’s Simon Court to make amends for the inclusion of a racial slur in a...
Newsroom
Following industry group pleas, changes to keystone freshwater policy were recommended without ever seeing public scrutiny.
Goldsmith visited Te Tii for Te Kotahitanga o ngā hapū Ngāpuhi’s October meeting, amidst efforts to get Ngāpuhi hapū together to work towards treaty settlement.
The debate will take place on Tuesday October 8 at 8pm.
In addition to the new Dunedin Hospital, more than a dozen other large projects are classified as having significant risks.
"It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong," Christopher Luxon said.
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