The Regulatory Systems (Social Security) Amendment Bill, intended for its first reading in Parliament, was unexpectedly discharged after no minister was available to present...
A former worker at the centre of allegations against ex-Green MP Darleen Tana's husband's e-bike company discovered his income taxes were unpaid, according to...
Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has indicated openness to using the waka-jumping legislation to remove Darleen Tana from Parliament after Tana's resignation from the Green...
MP Darleen Tana has firmly rejected a report on allegations of her involvement in her husband's business, claiming it significantly misrepresents her role.
In a...
Two Ministry of Justice employees have come under fire for describing academic researcher Barbara Sumner as a "bitch" in an online conversation.
Sumner, conducting PhD...
Oranga Tamariki (OT) has reversed its decision to eliminate six dedicated record-keeping jobs after facing backlash for its initial proposal under public sector cuts.
The...
The coalition Government welcomes the presentation of the final report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State and Faith-Based Care...
Green MP Darleen Tana, suspended since March over allegations of migrant exploitation at her husband’s bike business, is now facing fresh scrutiny.
According to a...
In the US, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries for the last century we have only seen continual cycles of Labour and Conservative governments...
The investigation into Peter Scott, the chairperson of Environment Canterbury (ECan), continues five weeks after he stepped down from his role on May 3.
The...
An independent inquiry has been initiated to investigate claims that Te Pāti Māori misused personal information collected during the census and Covid 'vaccine' drives...
The Public Service Commission will conduct an independent inquiry into allegations that Te Pāti Māori misused private data during the 2023 election campaign.
Former workers...
Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Auckland, with similar demonstrations taking place across Nelson, Whakatāne, Christchurch, and Tākaka, to oppose the coalition Government’s Fast-Track...
Acting Public Service Commissioner Heather Baggott has called a meeting with the heads of nine government departments to address allegations of data misuse by...
The Electoral Commission has referred National MP David MacLeod to the police for failing to report $178,394 in donations.
Initially, MacLeod's candidate return for the...
A whistleblower from Manurewa Marae has accused the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) of being complicit in the misuse of public funds intended for...
A six-year-old was caught on camera making faces during a floor speech.
An American preschooler has gone viral after rolling his eyes and sticking out...
The government is coming under increasing pressure to conduct an independent investigation into allegations that Manurewa Marae misused census data to support Te Pāti...
Former New Zealand First MP Barbara Stewart, remembered for her pivotal role in implementing free healthcare for under six-year-olds in 2007, has passed away...
The full list of King's Birthday honours announced today.
Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Theresa Gattung for services to women, governance...
The recent controversy surrounding a proposed law to make tech giants like Google and Facebook pay for local news content highlights a clear disconnect...
Toxicity and disinformation are becoming a big part of New Zealand politics. And much of this relates to debates about ethnicity, race, and racism.
We...
Nicola Willis's inaugural budget has been criticised by the Taxpayers’ Union, which has labelled it “The Mother of All Disappointments,” accusing it of failing...
Full text of Finance Minister Nicola Willis' speech to the House of Representatives on Budget Day 2024.
Mr Speaker,
I move that the Appropriation (2024/25 Estimates)...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Budget 2024 delivers on the Government’s promises, with savings across the public sector being reinvested in frontline services and...
Associate Finance Minister David Seymour says this Budget makes a good start in reducing low value government spending, and there is more efficiency to...
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has welcomed the passage of legislation giving the New Zealand Superannuation Fund a wider range of investment opportunities.
The New Zealand...
ACC Chief Executive Megan Main has come under fire for her taxpayer-funded business class trip to Europe which coincides with the organisation's proposal to...
The European Commission president‘s campaign features an unprecedented preventive crackdown on wrongthink.
One of the hallmarks of the European Union is that if something sounds...