Latest fromNZ Parliament
![Claire Trevett: PM's Nato trip perfectly timed for US, UK schmoozing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Claire Trevett: PM's Nato trip perfectly timed for US, UK schmoozing
OPINION: There'll be plenty of high-level chat about what Trump 2.0 might bring.
![Treasury boss Caralee McLiesh won’t seek reappointment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Treasury boss Caralee McLiesh won’t seek reappointment
The Finance Minister values her 'positive working relationship' with the Treasury boss.
![Anti-gang laws softened but still likely to breach Bill of Rights Act](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Marama Davidson’s surgery and youth crime targets | Focus Morning Bulletin July 3, 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Marama Davidson’s surgery and youth crime targets | Focus Morning Bulletin July 3, 2024
This morning, Chereè Kinnear reports Marama Davidson's surgery, no public media merger, and the Police Minister's youth crime goals. VIdeo / NZ Herald / Whakaata Māori
![Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: 'If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it' - we need certainty on Whānau Ora](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Luxon compares Govt action plan to 'corporate turnaround'
Law and order will be the Government's focus.
![Judge's full reasons for ex-MP Golriz Ghahraman's case ending with conviction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Judge's full reasons for ex-MP Golriz Ghahraman's case ending with conviction
The former Green Party standout said a conviction might derail her legal career.
![Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
!['Witchcraft': Psychotic man who died in police custody saw ghosts before brutal attack on pensioner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Witchcraft': Psychotic man who died in police custody saw ghosts before brutal attack on pensioner
A coroner says it is possible the prisoner suffocated while wearing a spit hood.
![PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Governing coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Three Strikes 2.0: Why the Government has watered down the hardline policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Thomas Coughlan: Think the Budget is over? $85 billion says you’re wrong](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thomas Coughlan: Think the Budget is over? $85 billion says you’re wrong
OPINION: Details of the biggest health spend-up in NZ's history are imminent.
![Winston Peters’ demand Sport NZ re-writes transgender policy disappears in ‘no comment’ vortex](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Winston Peters’ demand Sport NZ re-writes transgender policy disappears in ‘no comment’ vortex
It's unclear whether the NZ First leader will follow up on his demand.
![Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes
Ministers have survived hours of questioning by Opposition MPs during the week.
![Simeon Brown says proposed cuts for emergency road repairs 'challenging' for councils](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds slams Te Pūkenga priorities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds slams Te Pūkenga priorities
Govt is defending shifting balance of tertiary education costs from providers to students.
![Labour leader Chris Hipkins sets out hopes for a one-term National-led Government](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Labour leader Chris Hipkins sets out hopes for a one-term National-led Government
Hipkins was speaking at Labour's regional conference in Wellington.