Stories by Russell Palmer

The government says it's ticked off 37 out of 40 goals in its last plan - but there's some big milestones in the next.

The Greens are urging the government to go back and carry out a competitive tender process as Cabinet considers whether to push ahead with a new Waikato medical school.

But the select committee also put a limit on how much cultural education was required.

The flat 10 percent duty being applied to US imports will apply on top of any existing tariffs, but there are some exceptions.

It comes after thousands of submissions were to be excluded from the record.

The committee has "rammed it through with outrageous haste", with a report now expected tomorrow, but excluding thousands of submissions, Duncan Webb says.

The managers of the New Zealand Super Fund say they apply a climate lens to every activity. Audio

But legal scholars warn the move sets a worrying precedent.

Labour says it might not have shelled out the millions required either, but the government should have tried harder.

Winston Peters has unveiled details about the Interislander replacement plan, including a new timeline.

The next steps in replacing the Interislanders are set to be revealed, more than 15 months after the coalition scrapped Labour's plan. Audio

Labour's Justice spokesperson Duncan Webb says committee staff do not have enough time to process the unprecedented number of written submissions.

Housing Minister Chris Bishop says the funding boost for the agency will level the playing field with Kāinga Ora.

New 'money management' cards can't be used to cover accommodation, raising concerns about rising homelessness. Audio

The prime minister said the RMA was "the culture of 'no' that I spoke about earlier in the year brought to life".

President Sam Broughton said the government's proposal for a cap on rates increases would only make things worse, with Australian examples showing it would do the opposite to what the government…

Analysis - A record-low rating of government performance will be unwelcome news for Christopher Luxon in a political week focused offshore. Audio

Labour is closing in on National on inflation, the economy and crime, as voters give the government a "4.2 out of 10". Audio

The Greens co-leader says just six government MPs could get her member's bill imposing sanctions into Parliament, skipping the biscuit tin.

The US forcing Ukraine into a peace deal that favours Putin would set a disastrous precedent "unacceptable" to New Zealand, an international relations expert says.

The voluntary survey includes questions on how productive their office is, how much they use AI, and whether they're overloaded with meetings

Peters argues the requirements are rife in the public sector, but that's news to Public Service Minister Judith Collins.

提案人表示，在过去，被雇主克扣工资的劳动者很难进行维权索赔，复杂的流程阻碍了人们寻求正义。

A Labour member's Bill making it a crime for employers to steal workers' wages has passed in Parliament.

"There's one thing more powerful than doing the haka on your own, is doing the haka alongside your people."