Anneke Smith

National has ruled out repealing the Zero Carbon Act, and poured cold water on ACT's proposal to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles.

工党上周末提出这一政策，获得了包括主要反对党在内的认可。未来新西兰中学生将从学校获得关于储蓄、贷款等全方面的必要财务相关知识储备。

Young people look set to soon learn how to manage money as part of their schooling, after a show of bipartisan support for the idea.

The Ministry for Pacific Peoples says its staff were abused at their Wellington office and it has contacted the police.

Wellingtonians have been enjoying cheaper fares for longer than the rest of the country due to a "systems" issue.

ACT's MPs aren't nearly so well known as its leader David Seymour. Who are they? And what would they do with the power polls predict they will have? Anneke Smith reports.

ACT has not only held onto the 10-fold increase in voter support it enjoyed last election, it's maintained a stable caucus and gained further traction. 

With polls anticipating an even bigger stable…

A political spat has broken out over the government's proposal to extend the period of time asylum seekers can be detained without a warrant.

Tragic circumstances putting a halt to the political career of one of Labour's rising stars, East Coast MP Kiri Allan, was just the start of the party's headaches this week. 

Along with speculation…

The former justice minister says she has let her electorate down, her party down and all those who relied on her.

Figures released to RNZ under the Official Information Act show as of June 2023, the Health Ministry had spent less than a fifth of its promised investment.

A review of New Zealand's electoral laws has received more than 2100 submissions on its draft recommendations in the space of a month.

An economist is warning the Green Party's proposal to introduce rent controls may drive landlords away and leave the rental system worse off.

Four Oranga Tamariki staff appear to be clocking up close to two years of paid leave after being suspended for their involvement in a shut-down children's home in Christchurch.

Politicians went head to head on health equity this week, with opposition parties making a concerted effort to paint a waitlist prioritisation tool as discriminatory. 

With accusations flying from…

A Cabinet Office report has cleared Stuart Nash of further confidentiality breaches but also flagged "lower level" concerns about the government appointment of one of his high school friends.

National said slow progress on the rollout of the Te Ara Oranga programme was a tragedy.

The policy is supposed to take effect on 1 July but Wellington, and potentially Auckland, are not ready for it. Audio

National has announced its plan to reduce agricultural emissions, including pushing back the final deadline by which farmers have to start paying for them - and keeping them off the ETS.

National's deputy leader says Christopher Luxon was joking when he encouraged people to "have more babies".

A plan to price New Zealand's agricultural emissions may be out to pasture before it gets going, as National backs away from supporting He Waka Eke Noa.

The independent panel of experts which considered public submissions on electoral law also recommended a referendum on a longer Parliamentary term. Audio

Power Play - ACT Party leader David Seymour will be patting himself on the back after a sell-out annual conference in central Auckland this weekend.

This proposed ministry would be given the powers to evaluate new regulatory proposals, review red tape and change laws to remove surplus regulation.

Parmjeet Parmar, a former National list MP voted out in 2020, will stand for the ACT Party in this year's election.