Stories by Russell Palmer

Fewer people are being sanctioned under the government's beneficiary traffic light system than last month, new government data shows.

It follows the navy saying they are committed to supporting the ship's removal, and the prime minister saying it's up to the insurers and the navy to work out.

该方案将以专项资金的形式确保新西兰未来几十年的基建经费，Peters自信可以在下次大选前说服联合执政伙伴支持。

Analysis - It's a tall ask, given National's promise to tighten the purse strings, and Peters' own plans to intervene on an ACT policy. Audio

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' keynote speech at the party conference in Hamilton was interrupted by Palestine protesters, and two people were arrested in the conflict. Video

Senator Jacinta Price says both NZ and Australia are leading the way for a conservative cause.

The NZ First leader has opened the party's 31st annual convention in antagonistic style, calling out opponents and the media alike.

Voted out of Parliament in 2020, NZ First clawed its way back to more than 6 percent of the vote, guaranteeing seats in Parliament and at the negotiating table. Audio

The Defence Force ship which has sunk after hitting a reef in Samoa was in a "maintenance period" before being deployed, the navy says.

It comes after documents she relied on to support a heated tobacco tax cut turned out to be inconclusive at best.

It's Nicola Willis' passion project, set to be led by a former top cop. Here's what the Social Investment Agency is meant to do.

However, Nicola Willis says she would not have expected Peters to consult with other parties over a ministerial decision like that.

Two ministers have argued politicians' scrutiny - by Cabinet and Parliament - is enough, and the Attorney-General says it wasn't necessary to examine the changes.

Labour is calling on the government to send the gang patch ban back to select committee for consultation after yet another last-minute amendment.

It's a stark reversal of the government's goal: 20,000 fewer victims by 2030. Audio

The opposition is criticisng the government over two last-minute changes to legislation being added with little or no consultation.

Previously confidential legal advice on the school changes has been revealed.

The first text was sent at 2.38pm, less than an hour before Nicola Willis publicy announced there would be no more funding for the project.

Labour says the focus on big new roads is hypocrisy for a government that came to power promising to cut costs. Audio

Shane Jones says his comments about a judge being a communist were taken out of context, but judicial decisions are "beginning to show elements of totalitarianism".

He says he does believe humans had a role in causing climate change.

The promised National Infrastructure Agency will start operating from 1 December, with the government repurposing and powering up the current Crown Infrastructure Partners.

Paul Goldsmith says his claim customary title will be reduced to a fragment of the coastline was just part of "free-flowing discussion".

The government has back-tracked on contentious parts of legislation aimed at getting NZ "back on track". Here's what you need to know.

The new regional deals announced by the government have some major differences from some of the overseas cities they're modelled on.