PM in a huff after questions over 'woke food'
The Prime Minister did not want to answer questions about which foods were woke.
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Government keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacle
Same-day enrolment could go the way of the dodo.
Watch live: Question time - School lunches scheme gets new, cut-back funding
The free school lunch programme was initially launched by Labour in 2019.
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Alleged Ponsonby gunman found dead, two Canterbury houses go up in flames and footage emerges of a terrifying airborne crash in the latest NZ Herald headlines.
Advice suggests Government’s water reforms will cost Aucklanders less than Labour’s - for now
Comparisons are difficult,
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders back MP’s claim Govt is intent on exterminating Māori
Te Pāti Māori has previously the accused the Government of displaying white supremacy.
Double voting found in election result, judges and minister briefed
A small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.
Ministry of Education now producing daily school attendance data
Reporting by schools is voluntary but will become mandatory next year.
Julie Anne Genter speaks as Speaker refers her to Privileges Committee
Genter flew out to the Chatham Islands ahead of Parliament sitting this week.
Audrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget reveal
OPINION: Everybody - including the PM - left yesterday's press conference confused.
NZ First MP Jamie Arbuckle to donate council salary to charity
He will stay on as councillor until October to avoid a byelection.
PM wouldn't accept one of his MPs holding councillor position and salary
An NZ First MP is also a local councillor - with both salaries.
NZ launches trade negotiations with UAE
The country has begun trade negotiations with the United Arab Emirates.
The Shaw bank redemption: Simon Wilson on the former Greens leader and the Fast-Track Bill
OPINION: Everyone likes to call James Shaw a Blue-Green, but what does that mean?
Govt revives Waikato mega-prison plans as $1.9b spend pays for 810-bed extension
About $440m of the spend was coming from cuts from the "back-office", Luxon said.
PM announces $1.9b Corrections investment including 810 more prison beds
Govt will train 470 corrections officers and add 810 beds to Waikato’s Waikeria prison.
MP Julie Anne Genter returns to work ... in the Chatham Islands
The under-fire MP is returning to work this week.
Co-leaders discussing fresh claims of poor behaviour with MP Julie Anne Genter
Act leader David Seymour believes Greens' response to initial incident was a 'cop out'.
Could Wellington be the next region to ink a water deal with the government?
Councils to work together on a plan for a Greater Wellington region water deal.
MP Jamie Arbuckle to keep two jobs – and two salaries
Marlborough councillor settles into two roles and long work hours.
Simon Bridges says NZ wasn't ready for a Māori PM: 'I didn’t think enough about race relations'
The former National leader stepped away for a quiet life away from politics,. Or has he?
Editorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay them
OPINION: It was once commonly accepted one shouldn't talk about money in polite company.
Seymour wanted Ministry of Regulation to have three times more staff than Productivity Commission
David Seymour said red tape and regulation are 'out of control' in this country.
Soaring airfares: Air NZ happy 'to open the books' as political heat grows
Government not ruling out market study of domestic ticket prices.
Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?
MPs spitting the dummy: Who followed through on threats to quit on principle?
OPINION: Some MPs are just plain offended at how they are treated by their party.
Is Winston Peters reluctant to trim MFAT?
Winston Peters says he is still talking with the ministry.
Winston Peters targeted by new protest tactics
Police and protesters are adopting fresh approaches as protest movement digs in.
Claire Trevett: Luxon and Stanford visit the 1980s; method in Shane Jones' fast-track madness
Stanford's education shift has shades of the 1980s about it, but it might work.
Pharmac and Health NZ mull future funding of Covid vaccines and treatments
Pharmac promises to publicly consult on any changes that will affect people’s access.
James Shaw on Greens' MP issues: 'Disappointing' Genter situation happened
James Shaw spoke to On the Tiles about what the party could change when picking MPs
Nats declare massive election donation haul - the most ever in a year
Its largest donation was $500,000 from an Auckland businessman.
University dismissive of public accountability amid former National minister contract probe - Auditor-General
The contract, initially for $288,000, has ballooned to more than $1 million.
Audrey Young: Peters switches from statesman to street-brawler
OPINION: Also in today's political wrap - what on earth is up with Green MPs?