Politics

Rebalancing roles for mental health responses

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora are working with Police to change some of the ways agencies respond to mental health. The... Read More

Convicted BOP rapist extradited from Australia

A convicted Bay of Plenty rapist who allegedly skipped the country before his district court trial has been extradited from Australia. Lee Richard Josey,... Read More

New board appointments for RNZ & TVNZ

Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith is announcing new appointments to the RNZ and TVNZ Boards. 'I am delighted to appoint Brent Impey, Gracie... Read More

Māori King Kiingi Tūheitia dies

The Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, has died. A Kiingitanga spokesperson say he had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery,... Read More

National Infrastructure Pipeline: $147.6 billion

The latest snapshot report from New Zealand Infrastructure Commission shows that the value of infrastructure projects in the National Infrastructure Pipeline... Read More

'Tightening the gateway' into emergency housing

New rules came into force on Monday making emergency housing harder to get into - and harder to stay in. Ministers signalled in March changes were on the... Read More

Report reveals police use of force with Māori

Concerns about the lack of cultural understanding and respect in police interactions with Māori have been highlighted in a two-year report. The report, Understanding... Read More

Bird flu: What you need to know

As cases of bird flu mount overseas, New Zealand officials are bolstering their plans in case the virus arrives on our shores. Hundreds of millions of birds... Read More

Next steps on electrifying New Zealand

The Government will progress a series of reforms to make it easier and cheaper to consent, build and maintain renewable electricity generation as well as electricity... Read More

New radio network for first responders

The Coalition Government is welcoming the launch of a new national radio network that will provide emergency responders with the modern, resilient, secure radio... Read More

Rotorua kapa haka group joins Luxon overseas

Rotorua kapa haka group Ngāti Rangiwewehi will accompany Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Malaysia and the Republic of Korea next week. Long-time group... Read More

No increase in funding for RSE staff in 17 years

Since 2007, Immigration New Zealand has been receiving $1.3 million dollars a year to administer the scheme, and the Labour inspectorate less than $600,000. Yet... Read More