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"...
The government is set to appoint a Crown Observer to Wellington City Council, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown announced today.
This move follows months of...
Darleen Tana is no longer a Member of Parliament, as Speaker Gerry Brownlee finalised the process of her removal this morning.
Tana, who resigned from...
Sharyn Green, the lawyer for Darleen Tana, is urging the Green Party to delay invoking the waka-jumping legislation until her pending appeal is resolved.
Earlier...
Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing Andrew Bayly has publicly apologised following a complaint alleging he swore at, mocked, and ridiculed a man during...
Green Party delegates have voted to use the controversial waka-jumping law to remove former MP Darleen Tana from Parliament.
The decision came after months of...
'Integrity issues' labelled as key factor in Labour’s 2023 downfall, according to new book.
Former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has acknowledged that a series of...
Geof Mortlock, a former senior economist at the Reserve Bank, has called for urgent reforms to the Reserve Bank's board and performance assessments in...
Police have confirmed plans to cut 173 jobs from their non-constabulary corporate workforce, following a proposal in August to shed 170 positions.
Deputy Chief Executive...
From the confines of their Ivory Metaverse, the Disinformation Project thought they were cutting edge.
But to many New Zealanders they were, simply, a clown...
The October Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll reveals significant shifts in New Zealand's political landscape, with National Party support dropping 4.1 points to 34.9%, marking its...
The government has largely accepted the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care, pledging to address the failings and provide...
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has announced that the New Zealand Government will accept only a portion of the recommendations received from the United Nations...