Politics

Budget 2023: What the govt has promised so far

Finance Minister Grant Robertson will have the weight of the country and the Labour Party on his shoulders when he delivers Thursday's Budget for 2023, his last... Read More

Luxon unveils trio of fiscal transparency policies

National is promising new ways of ensuring fiscal discipline, including tying department heads' pay to performance again. In a speech to Auckland's Chamber... Read More

Crime prevention: 500th fog cannon installed

The Government's fog cannon subsidy scheme has hit a major milestone, with the installation of the 500th fog cannon at a store in Lower Hutt on Friday, says Small... Read More

Tauranga man to chair Local Government Forum

Matt Cowley is the new Chair of the Local Government Forum, a group of major business organisations with an interest in promoting efficient and effective local... Read More

New political poll: Main parties in a tight race

Five months out from the election, the latest Newshub-Reid political poll shows Te Pāti Māori could hold the keys to power, with the two main parties running... Read More

LIVE: Hipkins and Tinetti make pre-Budget speech

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Education Minister Jan Tinetti are making a pre-Budget announcement. Speaking at Ridgway School in Wellington, Hipkins says... Read More

Govt to repair or rebuild all weather-hit schools

Thirty-eight damaged schools in the Bay of Plenty Education Region are amongst over 500 North Island schools which have been identified by the Ministry of Education... Read More

Govt transport investment to ease council burden

The Government says it is stepping up to repair the North Island transport network hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and the January floods to ease the financial pressure... Read More

More mental health support including in schools

The Government says their cyclone recovery package is providing dedicated investment into mental health and wellbeing support. The package includes extending... Read More

Budget 2023: progress to eliminate violence

The Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Violence of New Zealand since 2020 says Budget 2023 continues the Government's year-on-year investment... Read More

Wairoa and Napier link to reopen on Sunday

State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier will be reopening to traffic on Sunday morning. A blessing was held today to mark the completion of the Bailey bridge... Read More

Govt to speed up 5G rollout to regional towns

The Government is signing contracts with major telecommunications network operators today to speed up the rollout of 5G to regional towns across New Zealand. 'The... Read More