Summary of changes made to cabinet announced by PM Christopher Luxon today.
Shane Reti:
Lost the Health portfolio to Simeon Brown.
Gained the new role...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s first major reshuffle since forming the government in December 2023 is set to shift focus to health and economic challenges,...
The Government has announced a funding package to upgrade the communication networks for Maritime New Zealand and Coastguard New Zealand, aiming to enhance search...
The public consultation period for the rewrite of the Arms Act 1983 has officially opened, giving New Zealanders the opportunity to provide feedback on...
In an earlier essay I showed that Pfizer and other pharmaceutical corporations, and indeed all corporations
are sociopathic in their pursuit of profit. Institutionally, they...
The unprecedented influx of over 150,000 submissions to Parliament's website in a single day has raised questions about potential cyber interference, with some experts...
An unprecedented surge in submissions flooded Parliament's website ahead of the Tuesday night deadline for the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill.
Although online...
This release contains template suggestions to make a submission to the Health Select Committee querying the provisions of the Gene Technology Bill which was introduced into the...
An Auburn University study says every single regulator destroys fully 138 private sector jobs every year you keep him on the job.
With nearly 300,000...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced four appointments to New Zealand’s intelligence oversight functions.
The Honourable Robert Dobson KC has been appointed Chief Commissioner of...
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Louise Upston has announced the appointment of Roger Holmes Miller and Tarita Hutchinson to the Charities Registration Board.
The new...
The government will begin public consultations in January 2025 on a long-awaited rewrite of the Arms Act 1983, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced.
The...
The Therapeutic Products Act Repeal Bill has been passed by Parliament, clearing the way for better regulation for medicines, medical devices, and natural health...
Parliament's Speaker Gerry Brownlee has overruled both the Clerk and Assistant Speaker Barbara Kuriger regarding the classification of the Fast-Track legislation amendments, deciding the...
Speaker Gerry Brownlee has referred four MPs, including Labour’s Peeni Henare and Te Pāti Māori’s Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Rawiri Waititi, and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, to the...
It’s the abuser’s Swiss army knife for the empty-headed.
Multipurpose, its meaning has near-infinite elasticity. You can be labelled ‘fascist’ if you say that there...
Labour Party members gathered at their annual conference this weekend, where leader Chris Hipkins and other senior figures laid out the twin themes of...
A former political figure, who mentored two teenage boys in the 1990s, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for sexually abusing them.
Despite his...
Education Minister Erica Stanford has apologised after allegedly calling Labour counterpart Jan Tinetti a "stupid bitch" during a heated exchange in Parliament.
The remark, made...
Public submissions are now open for the Treaty Principles Bill, offering New Zealanders the opportunity to voice their views on a fundamental aspect of...
The government has introduced a new bill aimed at addressing foreign interference in its institutions and communities, as outlined in the latest threat assessment...
West Coast regional councillor Frank Dooley has lost his defamation case against Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine.
The dispute stemmed from Cleine’s claims that Dooley physically...
Labour's Māori Development spokesperson Willie Jackson was ejected from Parliament after calling ACT leader David Seymour a "liar" during the first reading of the...
Ngā kura mōrehu, Treasured survivors,
kua ngaro, haere atu rā. those that have passed, farewell.
Ngā kura mōrehu, Treasured survivors
E whakawhaiti nei that have gathered here.
Kei ngā...
Aly Cook - Mother, musician and campaigner for vaccine choice and vaccine injured for over 28 years.
Aly has a vaccine-injured son, professionally diagnosed by...
In a controversial first, a Parliamentary Select Committee has blocked nearly 10,000 public submissions calling for greater transparency on how Members of Parliament spend...
Newly released Treasury documents reveal significant concerns regarding Health New Zealand's (HNZ) financial management, as officials feared that leadership within the organisation lacked a...
The technology would reportedly allow intelligence agencies from the US, Canada, Britain, New Zealand and Australia to share data.
The Five Eyes intelligence group is...
The government has taken steps to address historical redress inequities for survivors of abuse at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit.
After more than...
The government has announced it will cease funding for the He Whenua Taurikura research centre, a hub for studying "white supremacy" and "violent extremism"...