Cabinet goes into damage control over disability allowances
Chris Hipkins says move is a "massive vote of no confidence" in minister Penny Simmonds.
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Audrey Young: Luxon executes delicate diplomatic dance over China hacking case
OPINION: The situation demanded some delicate diplomacy from Christopher Luxon.
Watch live: NZ spy agency bosses grilled after China-backed espionage revelations
They represented a 'major national security risk' training those with different values
‘Very low’: Former security minister on the risk of MPs’ personal information being stolen in China-sponsored cyberattack
Little responds: Paul Buchanan says NZ considered Achilles heel of the Five Eyes network.
Watch live: PM faces Question Time amid Chinese spying claims, Budget lead-up
Luxon will face questions from the Greens' Chloe Swarbrick and Labour's Chris Hipkins.
Audrey Young: Collins keeps her cool as spy revelations heat up
OPINION: For the first time, hackers have targeted the heart of NZ's democracy.
Chinese hackers stole MPs' data, spies confirm; Govt says no sanctions
The Chinese ambassador has been called in by Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
Govt boosts early childhood rebate by up to $75 a week, 100,000 families eligible
Up to $75 a week is there for eligible households as National keeps an election promise.
PM bemoans ‘red tape’ after dolphins scupper SailGP racing
Luxon's coalition partners have already expressed their frustrations.
Watch: Willis announces early childhood boost of up to $75 a week for parents
All families earning up to $180,000 with childcare costs are eligible.
TVNZ reveals new political editor
The veteran reporter says she will bring a unique perspective to the role.
'Called me a Māori-loving' c***': Finlayson on Treaty referendum division
Chris Finlayson addresses Pākehā angst against Māori and the Treaty.
Audrey Young: Hipkins' bid to control division over tax
OPINION: Hipkins cannot take the support of Labour members for granted.
Claire Trevett: The rolling maul of cuts begins but how much will it hurt?
Opinion: Hard sales jobs lie ahead as National tries to find savings to pay for tax cuts.
Govt doesn’t understand cuts impact, staff say, amid computer systems warning
Officials at the centre of this week's job losses say services will be impacted.
Police Minister accused of passing the buck over challenging policy behind 500 new cop recruits
Associate Police Minister Casey Costello has not commented publicly on the policy.
Chhour defends boot camp pilot in controversial youth justice facilities
The Government remains committed to operating the academies by the next election.
How and why the GCSB came to be running a spy operation for a foreign power
Analysis: It harvested metadata in vast quantities, likely to find targets.
Audrey Young: Willis blindsided by disability support controversy
OPINION: The Finance Minister was not best pleased to start her week with a PR disaster.
Greens eye gains from big two's landlords stoush
The Greens want to broaden a property managers bill.
Labour's transport plans 'unaffordable and undeliverable', officials say
Officials warned revenue, mainly fuel taxes, would need to double.
Jacinda Ardern slams politics of fear and takes veiled swipe at Winston Peters
The former PM said Asian Invasion attacks made by politicians in the 1990s were horrific.
PM blames Labour for recession, says they should spend a ‘generation’ out of power
It comes on the same day as New Zealand enters a recession.
Act's Brooke van Velden defends tweet about public service staff cuts
Van Velden said redundancies also happened in the private sector all the time.
‘Improper’: NZ spy agency slammed for secretly hosting foreign spying
GCSB had no visibility on whether the capability was contributing to military strikes.
Anti-trans rant and abuse of MP disrupts select committee
A member of the public has momentarily derailed a parliamentary select committee.
Hipkins admits that promised Auckland light rail and KiwiBuild weren't going to get on track
Hipkins has also accepted Labour's tax policy in 2023 failed to impress voters.
Grant Robertson talks RBNZ, Covid and what he and Don Brash agree on
Moving away from the OCR as the Reserve Bank’s primary tool is worth looking at, they say.
‘You’ve got to give them hope’: Grant Robertson’s final message as he leaves politics
The PM was in the House for Robertson's speech.
Revealed: What Act spent in bid to keep NZ First out of Parliament
Expense returns show how much Act laid out trying to stymie Winston Peters.
Revealed: Govt restricts access to veteran VIP scheme
Veterans' Affairs is reducing access to its Veterans Independence Programme.
Watch: Winston Peters plays Chumbawamba while walking through Parliament
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told political leaders to ‘grow up’.
Hipkins hits out at PM over tax cuts for landlords, disability support funding
Question Time began in quite a comical fashion, prompting mockery from several Labour MPs.
What extent will the courts read in Treaty obligations, an expert asks
The Government's move may be shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.