Stories by Anneke Smith

Autism NZ's chief executive Dane Dougan says their inboxes have been flooded by people wondering what's next during a "scary time". Audio

Survivors of abuse will likely have to wait longer to read the report of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care.

The Prime Minister is refusing to rule out changing semi-automatic gun laws, saying no decisions have been made on the issue.

But a mother whose son was killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings fears what will happen if the rules are relaxed.

The head of Oranga Tamariki says he has confidence in his staff - even if the public does not.

The Justice Minister says if the ban being imposed on gang patches is found to breach the Bill of Rights, that would not stop the government enforcing it. Audio

MPs have heard arguments for and against allowing competitive shooters to use outlawed semi-automatic firearms.

The opposition has been told not to lick its wounds for too long, so it can join the fight against the new government's policies affecting Māori.

The government has been warned to "be careful" with its policies affecting Māori at the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) today.

The Minister for Māori-Crown Relations was told to stop making jokes about Seymour at the National Iwi Chairs Forum.

The ACT leader is the architect of the Treaty Principles Bill that proposes to rewrite the treaty principles before putting them to a public vote.

ACT leader David Seymour attacked the Clark, Key, and Ardern governments, but Labour MP Willie Jackson said he "doesn't know what he's talking about."

The Labour Party is condemning the coalition government's deployment of Defence Force troops to the Middle East.

The Finance Minister has carved out $7.47 billion of savings and extras, and says the government can still afford its promise.

The coalition government will have to make some tough calls on defence spending this term to help the force address staff shortages and ageing infrastructure.

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has set his government's "number one" goal as "fixing the economy", but economists say that task could prove a steep hill to climb.

The freshly-passed Resource Management Act (RMA) reforms look set to be first on the chopping block as the new coalition government settles into power.

A protester with the Restore Passenger Rail group could get a compensation payout after being arrested for putting up posters.

A former National prime minister says the ACT party has "zero" chance of getting a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi through government negotiations.

A woman whose brother was murdered in the Christchurch terror attacks says "the pursuit of truth" is not just the responsibility of the affected whānau.

FIANZ spokesperson Abdur Razzaq says now - during the coronial inquest - is not the time for politicking, after Winston Peters' false tweets about the mosque attacks.

However, National is promising to put a stop to the renewable energy reservoir in its first 100 days in office.

Muslim and Jewish communities say they feel vulnerable in New Zealand as the Israel-Gaza conflict escalates, and spy agencies reach out to some groups - but not others.

A Linton-based soldier accused of spying is applying for a stay of proceedings on the basis of delay.