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New website encourages Kiwis to push back against council charges

RCR Bites -

Quantity surveyor David Baker has launched a new website designed to make it easier for Kiwis to challenge council costs and hold local government...

Peters says gene technology overhaul unlikely before election

RCR Bites -

NZ First leader Winston Peters said a major overhaul of genetic modification laws would not pass before the election and was likely to become...

Peters launches broadside against India trade deal and ‘woke’ policies

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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has intensified his party’s election campaign, attacking the Government’s newly signed free trade agreement with India while positioning...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party: Billion-dollar LNG experiment will triple electricity fuel costs

DTNZ Politics -

New Zealand is sleepwalking into an energy crisis, and the Government’s proposed solution will cost every household and business in the country dearly for...

NZ First blasts ‘Coward Punch’ Bill changes as mandatory sentences dropped

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New Zealand First has criticised changes to proposed "coward punch" legislation after a select committee report removed mandatory minimum sentencing provisions, arguing the reforms...

‘Hands off our backyard’: NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party slams govt’s ‘Rogernomics style’ corporate takeover of Conservation Land

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party is calling on all everyday New Zealanders, hunters, fishers, 4WD clubs, jet boaters, and outdoor enthusiasts to fiercely...

Police chief rebukes cop over Labour candidacy

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Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has criticised Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo for failing to disclose earlier that he was seeking a place on Labour’s election list,...

Hipkins defends using MP Super Scheme for holiday home purchase

DTNZ Politics -

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has defended using a private superannuation scheme, supported by substantial taxpayer-funded contributions available to MPs, to help pay down the...

Labour unveils election line-up

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Labour has released its candidate list for the November election, featuring 30 new names from sectors including policing, law, unions, local government, and community...

Marsden Point diesel storage upgrade completed

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Work to bring an additional 93 million litres of diesel storage capacity back into service at Marsden Point has been completed, paving the way...

Peters defends KiwiRail appointee amid attendance and conflict of interest questions

DTNZ Politics -

Rail Minister Winston Peters has defended former KiwiRail director Scott O'Donnell after figures revealed he received $44,630 during a board tenure lasting less than...

‘The game is over’: Hickey says NZ’s property boom is finished

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Economic commentator Bernard Hickey says New Zealand's long-standing reliance on rising house prices as a driver of wealth and economic growth has reached a...

Ferguson appointed new ERO Chief Executive

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has appointed David Ferguson as the new Chief Executive and Chief Review Officer of the Education Review Office, with Education Minister Erica...

Anti Money-Laundering ID rules eased

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealanders are set to face fewer hurdles when proving their identity under changes to the country's anti-money laundering (AML) rules announced by Internal...

24-year-old man arrested over Luxon office arson

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A man has been charged with arson in relation to a small fire at a Northpark electoral office yesterday. Emergency services responded to Millhouse Drive...

Merit is now the law: Public Service Amendment Act ends statutory DEI mandate

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Public Service Amendment Act 2026 came into force on June 3 2026, repealing the statutory provisions that required New Zealand public service agencies...

Fire at Luxon’s electorate office treated as suspicious

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Police are investigating a fire at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s Auckland electorate office in Botany after emergency services were called to the Millhouse Drive...

Government moves to restrict Council committee voting to elected members

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government is changing local government laws to ensure only elected councillors can vote on council committee decisions, saying the move will 'strengthen democratic...

Corrections conducts privacy checks after leaks to state media

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Department of Corrections says it carried out internal assurance checks after concerns were raised that staff members’ personal employment information may have been...

NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party founder and author Alan Simmons recognised in King’s Birthday Honours List

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Co-founder of the Outdoors and Freedom Party, prominent author, and steadfast anti-1080 campaigner Alan Simmons has been named in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours...

King’s Birthday Honours List 2026

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has praised the 178 recipients recognised in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours, thanking them for their contributions to making New...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party demands Hipkins resign over Covid vaccine safety claims

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party (NZ OFP) is calling for the immediate resignation of Leader of the Opposition, Chris Hipkins, following an investigation...

Democracy lost and a regulatory system in retreat

J. R. Bruning -

Important note: The HSNO Amendment Bill and ACVM Amendment Bill submission deadlines are midnight 15 June 2026, five weeks from introduction. Centralisation of powers and no voice from human...

$40m funding for Early Childhood Education sector brought forward

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Associate Education Minister David Seymour says early childhood education providers will receive financial relief six months earlier than expected, with increased subsidy payments now...

Budget 2026 unveils fuel relief, major infrastructure spending and cyber security boost

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has unveiled a wide-ranging Budget 2026 package aimed at balancing fiscal restraint with new spending on infrastructure, frontline services and support measures...

Manurewa Local Board member referred to SFO over corruption allegations

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Auckland Council has referred Manurewa Local Board member Marshal Ahluwalia to the Serious Fraud Office after social media allegations accused him of seeking payments...

Here’s why many Western leaders’ approval ratings are tanking

Tarik Cyril Amar -

The difference between ideology and citizens’ lived experience is becoming explosive. Every political and social order comes in two flavors: What its small elite and...

Government clears way for creation of new MCERT ‘super ministry’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has passed legislation paving the way for the creation of the new Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT), a major...

Government launches investigation into Wellington and Hamilton planning rules

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has launched formal investigations into whether planning rules in Wellington and Hamilton are obstructing housing development, infrastructure upgrades, and economic growth, with...

OIAs expose Ministers suppressed youth myocarditis risks from public at un-minuted meeting

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A bombshell collection of internal government files, calendar entries, and Official Information Act (OIA) responses has exposed active executive concealment of decisions about youth...

The Noble Savage

Sofia Karstens -

Eisenhower warned us: “Beware the military-industrial complex.” Those words are widely remembered. Less so the companion warning: “Holding scientific discovery in respect, as we should,...

Peters targets Labour, immigration and globalism in wide-ranging Whangārei speech

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Winston Peters has used a major speech in Whangārei to unveil a series of economic and political proposals, including a Special Economic Zone at...

Leadership

Alwyn Poole -

When I was 20yo (1987) - and weighed approx. 70kg (dripping wet - with sinkers in my pockets) - I had the privilege of...

Eat your tyranny, it’s good for you!

Maree Guenole -

(The Science says so?!) Sincerely held beliefs are wonderful things. Matters of faith then are not often subjected to the scrutiny of how they hold...

Parliament tightens security amid cyber gaps

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Parliamentary Service says it is bolstering security measures despite restructuring parts of its office security operations and ongoing vacancies within its cyber security leadership...

Bill defining ‘woman’ and ‘man’ passes first reading

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A bill seeking to formally define the terms “woman” and “man” in New Zealand law has passed its first reading in Parliament, sparking sharp...

Senior public servant replaced after historic cocaine admission

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A senior public servant was quietly replaced as acting chief executive of a government agency after an investigation revealed she had admitted to trying...

Government launches review of Dairy Industry Restructuring Act

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has announced the start of a statutory review into the Fonterra regulatory framework under the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA). The...

New Chair appointed to Fire and Emergency NZ board

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden has announced the appointment of Raveen Jaduram as the new chair of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand...

Major Public Service overhaul announced

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of New Zealand’s public service, promising to reduce the number of government agencies, expand the use of...

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