Willis spoke alongside new Social Investment Agency chief executive Andrew Coster.

All four other parties in Parliament had decreased in support.

The man was not ordered to forfeit his passport.

Defence Minister explains why she thinks it is necessary to invoke rarely-used power.

It was an emotional and at times, hostile, day as the Government made its formal apology.

Christopher Luxon says sorry to the estimated 200,000 people abused in care over decades.

Luxon will make public apology tomorrow in the House, which will be watched by survivors.

Prison numbers haven't topped 10,000 since 2020.

It comes as Winston Peters has yet to back up claims he's made about Dr Ayesha Verrall.

One last push: Acting mayor says the closures are "unfortunately necessary".

In the interview, he also threatened to poke public servants in the bum with a pitchfork.

Speaker Gerry Brownlee says Peters was not aligned with Parliament's rules in this case.

Costello argues the union and Labour misunderstand her comments.

Christopher Luxon was joined by Education Minister Erica Stanford.

Treasury expects the desired $2b in savings will be extremely hard to achieve.

The man claimed diplomatic immunity as he was taken into custody.

NZ First leader Winston Peters has linked the staffer to leaks from Costello's office.

Costello admits she was angry amid attacks over alleged links to the tobacco industry.

The move comes amid widespread concerns about New Zealand's health workforce.

A law change was recommended after the first national medicines summit this year.

The Small Business Minister has retained all of his ministerial portfolios.

Peters made the claim while speaking under Parliamentary privilege in the House.

The Criminal Bar Association fears the impact the bill will have.

Bayly apologised last week, claiming he thought his comments were 'light-hearted'.

Employee said he felt degraded and embarrassed by minister's treatment of him.

It comes as one minister pursues Crown investment in geothermal energy.

The commission considered whether to refer the late disclosures to the police.

The mayor went into the meeting adamant any outside intervention was unnecessary.

Advocates wanted to be classed as vulnerable road users.

Mitchell spoke of his 'sleepless nights' thinking about losing another officer.

It's the first Question Time since September as MPs had two weeks away from Parliament.

Winston Peters described the protesters as "woke and feral".

Jones is also promising a future for the Marsden Point refinery.

The coalition Government appeared split on what to do about the ferries.

Members are celebrating being back in government as the conference starts.

The policy wasn't in the coalition agreement but Peters is confident he'll get support.

National score lowest result in rankings in 15 months.

Excessive growth in employed nurses was one contributor to the budget blowout.

The roadmap will precede new emergency management legislation.

Health NZ has released a trove of background documents on its finances.

Government open to public-private partnerships in building critical health infrastructure.

The inquiry alleges schools were able to 'jump the queue' by lobbying politicians.

More information on Health NZ's finances is set to be revealed next week.

Marles couldn’t confirm whether the diplomat’s partner remained in New Zealand.

The incident occured in late August and led to a minor injury.

The person was released by police after it was confirmed they held diplomatic immunity.

Also coming is a second action plan on addressing family and sexual violence.

Minister says merger would make NZ better equipped to respond to severe weather events.

The pylon tipped after the removal of the nuts on the tower’s baseplates.

Mitchell didn't approve of Coster's policing by consent approach.

The minister was grilled about her party's reported links to the tobacco industry.

All options for reform are still on the table, according to the minister.

Terse PM: "It’s not about the fricken targets, it’s actually about the outcomes."

Almost 80 officers will staff police's gang disruption units with more to come.

The average duration of a jury trial has jumped from 349 days to 498 days.

Cabinet makes second change to proposed legislation after select committee stage.

About a third of all callouts turned out to be false alarms, MPs were told.

Winston Peters indicated he was having a meeting with PM Christopher Luxon later tonight.

A petition urging MPs to act urgently to support Buller healthcare was delivered.

Mark Mitchell argues Kiwis feel safer but more work needs to be done to address crime.

The Government's target regarding violent crime is considered 'at risk'.

Luxon is expected to be joined by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith.

The Children's Minister says she's encouraged by the results so far.

Police were reportedly investigating claims at the time of the former minister's death.

The level of crime, particularly in Auckland, was a major election issue last year.

Luxon believes a referendum on the Treaty principles would be incredibly divisive.

Three months later, Budget papers have been released.

Targets for ED wait times have been gamed in the past.

The tool has been developed for businesses but could be expanded across the Government.

The woman's death reportedly came after staff had expressed concern about long wait times.

Health inequities have long existed between Pākehā and Māori/Pasifika communities.

It's expected about 2300 people will have the new drugs funded in the next five years.

OPINION: PM Christopher Luxon displayed emotions rarely seen in the public eye.

PM Luxon said he'd anticipated becoming quite emotional as he spoke of the fallen monarch.

Prime Minister may be given time to speak about the King following his passing.