A bill aimed at embedding health targets into the country’s health system is facing strong criticism from Māori health advocates and opposition MPs, who say it weakens Te Tiriti.
RNZ
Paul Goldsmith said the chair of the public broadcaster, Andrew Barclay, had raised the story during the call.
RNZ
The Greens say the prime minister "snuck" into the House "late last night" to correct the record.
NZ Herald
Just hours after admitting he “misspoke” when claiming New Zealand would support “any action” to prevent Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, Christopher Luxon...
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The Labour Party has requested amendments to the Social Security Amendment Bill, a proposed law change that could leave vulnerable people $63 million worse off, while supporting it to the next stage of the law-making process.
NZ Herald
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has doubled down on his criticism that the Treasury engaged in guesswork in calculating the savings produced as a result of the...
The government’s bill to make English an official language of New Zealand has passed its first reading in Parliament, clearing its initial hurdle after heated debate.
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A new bill, introduced quietly this month, will legislate for sweeping governance reforms at the Commerce Commission. Andrew Bevin reports.
NZ Herald
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has labelled New Zealanders “impatient” for electing the Government and expecting it would “wipe away the Labour years and fix...
RNZ
Christopher Luxon has refused to be drawn on whether the coalition fully supports the strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran.
Opposition parties criticise the Government’s stance on Iran strikes, calling for de-escalation, diplomacy and a stronger commitment to international law.
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PM Christopher Luxon has hit back at Helen Clark who called his government’s response to the situation in Iran a “disgrace”.
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Combat use for NZ Defence Force drones: 'The more we understand, the more we're concerned about global threats,' says Syos Aerospace founder Sam Vye. Jonathan Milne reports.
RNZ
However, National has improved its ratings on the economy.
She doesn't look like any finance minister that's gone before her, doesn't speak like the others, and says if someone else ends up with the portfolio, she'll be just fine.
NZ Herald
Farmers who have never owned a home before will soon be able to use the savings in their KiwiSaver accounts to buy farmland they intend to live on....
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Following the US-Israeli attack on Iran this weekend, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters have released a statement denouncing the actions of the Iranian Government.
RNZ
Earlier Israel's Netanyahu said there are many signs that Khamenei is "no longer with us."
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Dale Husband Posted On March 25, 2026
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