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The New Year's Honours list for 2024 was published today.
The full list is below.
Dame Companion (DNZM)
Sarai-Paea Bareman – of Zürich, Switzerland. For services...
The role of lobbyists, interest groups and advocacy campaigners is in the spotlight a lot at the moment, especially with the new government forming,...
The Government will extend financial support to more displaced homeowners affected by the severe weather events in late 2022 and early 2023, Social Development...
The Serious Fraud Office has filed charges against a former project manager and two associates alleging bribery and corruption were involved in the award...
The coalition Government is taking decisive action to repair the Government books and support income tax relief in next year’s Budget, Finance Minister Nicola...
Surveying Labour's savagely diminished caucus, only two MPs stand out as credible future leaders: Keiran McAnulty and Ginny Andersen.
Before such a combination could accede...
The Government has announced an independent review into Kāinga Ora, fulfilling another of its first 100-day plan commitments.
Housing Minister Chris Bishop has today announced...
An agreement to dissolve Let’s Get Wellington Moving has been reached by Infrastructure & Housing Minister Chris Bishop, Transport Minister Simeon Brown, Mayor of...
“The ACT Party’s coalition commitments will form a core part of the government’s first 100 days of office,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“ACT, National...
Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau revealed this week she is getting professional help for a drinking problem.
The admission came as news of a second incident...
Each nation in the world has its own culture, governance structures, traditions, property, borders, and peoples.
We must preserve the diversity and sovereignty of nations...
Filled jobs rose by 13,046 when seasonally adjusted in October 2023 compared to September 2023, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
The increase...
National Party leader Christopher Luxon was sworn in as Prime Minister today.
The ceremony took place at Government House in Wellington.
He later said it was...
Yesterday’s coalition policy announcements validated our lobbying efforts and those of multiple others over the last two years.
Some key research findings and concerns finally...
The Electoral Commission has released the preliminary results for the 25 November 2023 parliamentary by-election in the Port Waikato electorate.
The preliminary results are based...
The National / NZ First coalition agreement has been released, and includes provisions relating to a COVID inquiry, WHO health regulations, Marsden Point and...
In a statement released on Twitter (X) this evening, the NZ Outdoors and Freedoms Party (NZOFP) congratulated the new government but warned more needed...
“The coalition agreement ACT has negotiated with National and NZ First and announced today will deliver the real change so many New Zealanders voted...
The COP28 countdown is on.
Over 100 world leaders are expected to attend this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),...
New Zealand’s rules to regulate money in politics can now officially be declared broken.
Although, in theory, political parties are required to publicly declare any...
A signing ceremony was planned to take place tomorrow at Parliament, National leader Christopher said today.
Luxon tweeted the outcome late this afternoon, confirming that...
Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is now being openly mocked and ridiculed by political commentators for his failure to achieve a coalition government.
There are...