'A big overreach' — Govt's sick kids' truancy suggestion slammed
Teachers' association sounds serious concerns about coalition Government's suggested methods in a school attendance action plan.
Teachers' association sounds serious concerns about coalition Government's suggested methods in a school attendance action plan. Keep Reading
The latest job cuts are part of a wave of redundancies across the public and private sectors, prompting concern over a brain drain. Keep Reading
The review into the guidelines won't mean any changes to the law. Keep Reading
There are fears Trans Tasman Resources (TTR) will use the government’s fast-track consenting process after they pulled out of consent hearings for the project off Taranaki’s coast. Keep Reading
"Sometimes you've got to make a call between health and education, and New Zealand's Government needs to bring more balance back in that regard." Keep Reading
The Government's new 36-point "action plan" includes working to restore the policy, which was scrapped in 2022. Keep Reading
David Seymour says he has not made any firm decisions about changing the attendance rules system so parents can be given on-the-spot fines - yet. Keep Reading
The coalition's new plan does nothing for the country's immediate needs and the PM's "running the country like he's the CEO", the opposition says. Keep Reading
A further 40 roles face the axe at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. Keep Reading
Goodbye 100-day plan - The government has a new list of big promises for the next three months. Keep Reading
The Foreign Minister is currently in Cairo, meeting with the Egyptian Government and the Arab League. Keep Reading
Increases in the minimum wage and benefits must be tied to inflation, says Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. Keep Reading
"These decisions by the National Government will make life a lot harder for those doing it the toughest." Keep Reading
Analysis - Nicola Willis is holding firm on tax cuts despite the economic outlook being worse than forecast and critics urging her to wait, writes Peter Wilson for The Week In Politics. Keep Reading
Opposition MPs and unions are criticising a proposal by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples to cut staff by 40 percent. Keep Reading
A Cabinet leak to 1News suggests the government may be rethinking its plans. But not according to Act. Keep Reading
Kermadecs "won't be commandeered by test tube-watching scientists", Shane Jones said. Keep Reading
She added those spaces have existed for decades. Keep Reading
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the Government is looking to prioritise tax cuts this year. Keep Reading
After weeks locked in negotiations, National, Act and NZ First formed a Government – here's the advice they asked officials for during those talks Keep Reading
At least five former National Party politicians have been appointed to senior roles in the public sector recently. Keep Reading
Labour, the Greens and ACT have all responded to the Government's announcement today. Keep Reading
The government's books are in worse shape than thought but the Finance Minister says she will deliver. Keep Reading
The finance minister also wouldn't promise that the tax cuts delivered in the Budget will match exactly what National campaigned on at the election. Keep Reading
The former politician’s unvarnished warning comes in the wake of the coalition Government’s pledge to introduce a Treaty Principles Bill. Keep Reading
The Government has announced it will restore mortgage interest deductibility for residential investment properties . So, what is interest deductibility now... Keep Reading
A round-up of news in brief from around the region. Keep Reading
You may have noticed Parliament has been sent into urgency with some regularity of late – so why the rush? Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories on the current Aotearoa New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading