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...
As New Zealand prepares to participate in the Seventy-Seventh World Health Assembly (WHA77) starting on May 27, 2024, significant concerns have been voiced by...
It’s being explained as an “inadvertent error”.
However, National MP David MacLeod’s excuse for failing to disclose $178,000 in donations for his election campaign last...
The coalition Government’s legislation to restore the rights of communities to determine whether to introduce Māori wards has passed its first reading in Parliament,...
David MacLeod, the National MP for New Plymouth, faces potential legal repercussions after failing to report nearly $180,000 in campaign donations, according to Otago...
The probe into allegations against Green Party MP Darleen Tana, who was suspended over claims of exploiting migrants through her husband’s e-bike business, has...
Seven months after requesting the number of Members of Parliament (MPs) who received COVID-19 'vaccination' exemptions, Tauranga lawyer and NZ First candidate Kirsten Murfitt...
It’s becoming a classic case study for why lobbying deals with politicians need greater scrutiny.
Former National Minister Steven Joyce runs a lobbying company with...
Speaker Gerry Brownlee has escalated complaints about Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter's behaviour to the Privileges Committee following accusations from National and ACT...
Crown-owned National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) is considering job cuts that could impact a key team of climate modellers, according to...
A new accusation of intimidation has emerged against Green MP Julie Anne Genter, this time involving a heated altercation with a Wellington florist.
The latest...
Multiple complaints have been lodged with Parliament's Speaker following a fiery exchange involving Green MP Julie Anne Genter during a recent parliament House session.
Genter...
Documents have revealed that the previous government allocated $2 million for the production of lapel pins to 'honour' thousands of Covid-19 workers, a decision...
In a significant legal development the High Court has sided with the Government in a dispute arising from the Waitangi Tribunal's unprecedented subpoena of...
Paul Goldsmith will take on responsibility for the Media and Communications portfolio, while Louise Upston will pick up the Disability Issues portfolio, Prime Minister...
Stats NZ is contemplating a shift away from traditional census forms, favouring reliance on existing data rather than the periodic survey conducted every five...
The Olympic gold medallist and world rowing champion is considering joining the Tauranga City Council race.
Considering his family's legacy of civic involvement and inspired...
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners.
“The coalition...
Politicians across the political spectrum are implicated in the New Zealand media’s failing health.
Either through neglect or incompetent interventions, successive governments have failed to...