Treasury boss Caralee McLiesh won’t seek reappointment
The Finance Minister values her 'positive working relationship' with the Treasury boss.
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Anti-gang laws softened but still likely to breach Bill of Rights Act
A select committee report ignores suggestions to make the law more Bora-consistent.
Crypto crackdown: Pay up or face consequences, IRD says
Inland Revenue is targeting customers who are actively dealing in cryptoassets.
Govt introduces standardised testing in primary schools
The 'progress monitoring' checks will focus on reading, writing and maths.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: 'If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it' - we need certainty on Whānau Ora
OPINION: 'The Government continues to pursue a narrow-minded, anti-Māori agenda.'
Finance Minister unreceptive to calls for new finance monitoring unit
New Zealand warned it's not immune from the risk that Budgets start lacking credibility.
Editorial: Oranga Tamariki boss must have missed memo on handling leaks and staff morale
OPINION: Chappie Te Kani slams staff leaks as his organisation lets hundreds go.
Luxon compares Govt action plan to 'corporate turnaround'
Law and order will be the Government's focus.
Kāinga Ora CEO resigns, will get $365k payout - Govt changes 'not what he signed up for'
The Government announced sweeping changes at the agency in May.
Government’s $1.2b fund for the regions, who can tap it and what it’ll buy
The new regional infrastructure fund opens to applicants; who can apply, what it'll buy.
Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey
Highly victimised groups were Māori, young people, the disabled and the LGBT+ community.
Chlöe Swarbrick: Climate crisis requires rational, immediate and bold action
OPINION: The climate crisis is no longer some dystopian nightmare.
Relief and rising rates costs: July 1 brings financial changes for Kiwis
If you’ve been struggling with the cost of living, there is some good news in store.
A royal compromise: Why Covid inquiry chair is leaving
Government reveals an inelegant solution to an untenable Covid inquiry problem.
PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024
Christopher Luxon also stayed ahead of Chris Hipkins as preferred PM but the gap closed.
Steve Maharey: Failure to prepare – this Govt can blame itself for the hole it's in
OPINION: To be blunt, it is becoming obvious that the Government did not prepare.
Governing coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gap
How the Government is faring in the first 1News Verian poll since the Budget.
Coalition friction: NZ First invokes first 'agree to disagree' clause
It's the first time the 'agree to disagree' clause has been used during the term.
Three Strikes 2.0: Why the Government has watered down the hardline policy
The 'manifestly unjust' clause will apply to both sentence length and parole.
Mixed reaction from patients to cancer drugs promise
Specific treatments for bowel, liver, kidney, lung and bladder cancer have been named.
Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?
OPINION: 'We can at least be glad there were no tourists on board the grounded Aratere.'
Ministry of Justice staff ask if department is 'lessening its commitment' to te reo
Ministry chief executive Andrew Kibblewhite met with staff in Auckland and New Plymouth.
Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
Opinion: Aratere ferry grounding to increase pressure on Govt
OPINION: The ageing Interislander ferries cannot hang on for much longer.
Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes
Ministers have survived hours of questioning by Opposition MPs during the week.
Liam Dann: Recession or not, economic downturn will get worse before it gets better
Key parts of the economy are crashing while population growth flatters the headlines.
Simeon Brown says proposed cuts for emergency road repairs 'challenging' for councils
NZTA is consulting on changes that will give councils less money for road repairs.
Pharmac Minister won't guarantee National’s 13 cancer drugs will be funded
David Seymour's comments put him at odds with the Health Minister.
Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds slams Te Pūkenga priorities
Govt is defending shifting balance of tertiary education costs from providers to students.
Rabobank survey shows farmers more confident in themselves
The latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey is out.
Pause in Education Ministry job cuts after union challenge
The ministry has made a series of decisions that cut more than 700 roles to save money.
Occupied Northland school pulled from sale after vendor dies
Hapū members have occupied the former Tōwai School site since the end of March.
PM's plane woes risk denting NZ's international reputation, says law expert
Christopher Luxon was forced to use a commercial flight for his official trip.
Editorial: Government must make tough call on ageing Boeings
OPINION: It's time someone bit the bullet and bought a new plane.