New Zealand is one of the most challenging places for search and rescue operations in the world, minister says. Keep Reading

Health Minister Simeon Brown the increase this year was the biggest - by more than double - since the current funding system began. Keep Reading

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The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister announced the investment ahead of a NATO summit involving 32 European and North American leaders in the Netherlands this week. Keep Reading

Luxon, out from a Nato meeting which Trump is expected to attend, offered no direct criticism of the strikes. Diplomacy is needed, he said. Keep Reading

New Zealand is deploying a Defence Force plane to the Middle East in the hope of evacuating Kiwis from the region absorbed in “extremely worrying” conflict.... Keep Reading

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Ratepayers are increasingly disillusioned with their local councils — uncertain they’re getting bang for their buck, and deeply uneasy about whether those authorities can stay afloat financially. Keep Reading

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The children’s ministry was eviscerated by the Auditor-General over its poor processes in summarily ending community service providers’ contracts. What followed was much higher reporting of harm. Keep Reading

New Zealand has halted around $20 million in funding for the Cook Islands Government, in retaliation for the deal it signed with China. Keep Reading

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is dismissing the potential for New Zealand’s funding pause to the Cook Islands over a deal it signed with China will damage... Keep Reading

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The change for psilocybin was a huge win for people with depression who had tried everything else, David Seymour says. Keep Reading

Ngāti Hine leader Pita Tipene is ruling out a settlement under this Government after remarks made by Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. Ngāti Hine... Keep Reading

MPs have clashed over the redress system for survivors abused in state care. Keep Reading

Minister of Resources Shane Jones said that International investors had concerns about the National, Act, and New Zealand First coalition potentially losing in next year’s election Keep Reading

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says the Government will not agree to Treaty settlements that dispute whether the Crown is now sovereign.... Keep Reading