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Benefit fraud prosecutions plummet - but claim 'numbers don't stack up'
Overpayments have dropped from $50 million to $3.5m in five years.
'Lottery of human misery': Inquiry into emergency MIQ allocations begins
Ministry opted not to make special rules for pregnant Kiwis to return.
Brooke van Velden: Kids need to know that crime doesn't pay
OPINION: There needs to be serious consequences for offending in our communities.
Govt proposes giving ComCom new powers to stop supermarket land wars
Parliament to consider empowering ComCom to collect more info from supermarkets.
Minister defends Oranga Tamariki changes amid strong opposition
Majority of submitters and all four other political parties oppose the bill.
Opinion: New Police Minister steps up to bat to find bowler missing
Mark Mitchell had no questions for Chris Hipkins - so Hipkins arranged for one himself.
Law passed to allow fourth dose of Pfizer vaccine
About 850,000 of the country's most high-risk people will be eligible.
PM stands by Mahuta as Nats say Govt contracts show 'pattern of perceived conflicts'
National says Govt must explain emerging pattern of perceived conflicts linked to Mahuta.
Christopher Luxon: We must 'disrupt and dismantle' gangs
Amid a culture of gang chaos, new Police Minister hints at big long-term challenges.
Grant Robertson on consumer confidence
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is asked about consumer confidence being at an all time low. Video / Mark Mitchell
Hipkins and Luxon on gangs and police
Police Minister Chris Hipkins and National leader Christopher Luxon on gangs and police. Video / Mark Mitchell
'Not surprised': Finance Minister Grant Robertson on slump in consumer confidence
Robertson says Govt is doing enough on cost of living but is monitoring it.
PM and Christopher Luxon on Crown's Grounded Kiwis case
Jacinda Ardern and Christopher Luxon comment on the Crown's decision to not appeal the Grounded Kiwis case. Video / Mark Mitchell
Govt: No appeal but also no apology for Grounded Kiwis
High Court found some aspects of MIQ infringed rights of New Zealanders.
Simon Wilson: A laughable mayoral poll, but a big winner anyway
There are things to learn in political polls even when the pollsters get it wrong.
Mayoral candidate Efeso Collins wants more cops on the beat
To go hard on crime, you have to go hard on poverty, says Collins.
MIQ hotel contracts cost nearly $800m over 18 months
Hotels earned an average of $1.3 million a month from being MIQ facilities.
Audrey Young: What to watch in new Labour v National contests
OPINION: Kiri Allan already sounds more comfortable in Justice than Kris Faafoi was.
Ardern heads to Europe to talk war and trade
Jacinda Ardern will fly to Europe on Sunday to talk war and trade.
Pain at the pump: Cost of importing petrol hits a record new high
PM comments on whether Govt will extend the fuel tax cut, as prices hit fresh highs.
Focus: PM outlines her travels plans
The PM outlines her travels plans for the UK, Europe and Australia. Video / Mark Mitchell
Grounded Kiwis: Govt scratching head over costs, appeal
Appealing against Grounded Kiwis decision would be 'nuts', National says.
Watch live: PM Jacinda Ardern to travel to Europe - will meet with Boris Johnson, Nato
Jacinda Ardern fronted her weekly post-Cabinet press conference.
Focus live: PM Jacinda Ardern holds post-cabinet press conference
PM Jacinda Ardern holds a post-cabinet press conference. Video / Mark Mitchell
Man who allegedly attacked Auckland mayoral candidate involved in two crashes
Craig Lord says he will defend any charges brought against him.
Kiri Allan says National's 'soft-on-crime' rhetoric is 'abhorrent'
It comes as National says repealing Three Strikes shows Labour is 'soft on crime'.
PM: 'Very hard to read into' Labour's Tauranga byelection loss
National's Sam Uffindell beat Labour's Jan Tinetti by more than 6000 votes.
Earthquake warning could save your life
Is now the time to invest in an earthquake early warning system for New Zealand?
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of Trevor Mallard
OPINION: Picture the swings, and remember me that way.
Fair Pay Agreements explained: Business bogeyman or helping NZ's poor?
Opponents and supporters have been vocal on the issue of fair pay agreements.
National Party quietly getting behind Viv Beck in Auckland mayoral race
Beck said she is the only centre-right candidate in the mayoral race.
Auckland daily case numbers drop below 1000 first time in 4 months
Meanwhile hospitalisation and mortality rates tell another story.
'Victim-centric approach': Kiri Allan pledges more support for victims
East Coast MP Kiri Allan picked up the justice portfolio, previously held by Kris Faafoi.