Politics

Did you get your enrolment pack?

Voters who haven't received an enrolment update pack in the mail need to act now to make sure they are enrolled and ready to vote in the October election.... Read More

Politicians set for a pay rise

Politicians are likely to get a significant pay rise after the election. What they are paid has been frozen for the past six years. But a revision of their... Read More

Election 2023: Live updates on September 1

On your marks, get set ... campaign! The race for Election 2023 is on. There are now six weeks to go until the election which is on October 14. Yesterday... Read More

Legislation to support media heads to Parliament

The Government is introducing a scheme to support New Zealand media companies in their bid to get fair deals from big online tech companies when their news content... Read More

National Party unveils its tax plan

National plans to introduce new taxes on foreign property buyers, offshore online gambling and immigration levies to pay for its tax cuts. It would also reinstate... Read More

Mental health co-response teams to be rolled out

The government has announced a nationwide rollout of better support for people in mental distress who call 111. Existing programmes in six police districts... Read More

Spending cuts don't go far enough - National, ACT

The government's plan to cut $4 billion in spending is too little, too late, the National party says, and the public sector has grown lax while middle income... Read More

National confirms it would reinstate 90-day trials

National's leader Christopher Luxon has confirmed the party would bring back the old settings for 90-day trials. He also says he has no plans to reverse... Read More

Bottom-trawling ban for most of Hauraki Gulf

Public consultation is opening tomorrow on a proposal to ban bottom fishing from the vast bulk of the Hauraki Gulf. The announcement is part of the government's... Read More

Govt shaves off $4b: Where Robertson found savings

Here's where the nearly $4b in cuts, savings, delays and reprioritisations announced by the government have come from. The government on Monday announced... Read More

WorkSafe making broad cuts to services

WorkSafe, under fire already for not doing enough to enforce workplace safety, is cutting back on what it does to save money. Its chief executive met with... Read More

Empowering communities to control alcohol sales

The Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Amendment Bill is one small step away from becoming law with the passing of its third reading in Parliament... Read More