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Cost-of-living pressures top of mind for govt: Luxon

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

Cost-of-living pressures top of mind for govt: Luxon

The government has ticked off most of its action plan for the last quarter, as it turns to the next with a continued focus on the cost of living.

NZ First MP Tanya Unkovich quits Parliament

New Zealand First MP Tanya Unkovich. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith

NZ First MP Tanya Unkovich quits Parliament

New Zealand First List MP Tanya Unkovich has resigned, saying she serves New Zealanders better in the private sector.

NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says the government's decision to repeal the ban on new...

NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels

By Eloise Gibson of RNZThe New Zealand government has quietly pulled out of an international coalition for phasing out fossil fuels.

National Infrastructure Plan sets vision for next 30 years

Chris Bishop said the First Home Grant was an "expensive and inefficient way to support first...

National Infrastructure Plan sets vision for next 30 years

The draft National Infrastructure Plan is challenging the government to "lift its game" on project planning, saying it has often been "short-term and reactive".

Govt was advised not to buy rail-enabled ferries

Minister for Rail Winston Peters announcing the Cook Strait ferry replacement plan back in March....

Govt was advised by Treasury not to buy rail-enabled ferries

Treasury advised the government not to buy rail enabled Cook Strait ferries three weeks before it announced it would.

Middle East crisis 'extremely worrying': Peters

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ

Middle East crisis 'extremely worrying': Peters

Foreign affairs minister Winston Peters says the government will gather the facts before taking a position on the United States' airstrikes on Iran.

Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters

Winston Peters out and about in the South Pacific. Photo: supplied

Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters

Few people are as well placed to comment on the shifting sands of international politics in the South Pacific as Foreign Minister Winston Peters.

Cook Islands PM slams NZ over funding pause

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown. Photo: Tiana Haxton via RNZ

Cook Islands PM slams NZ over funding pause

Pausing nearly $20 million in development assistance is "patronising" and "inconsistent with modern partnership", Prime Minister Mark Brown has told the Cook Islands parliament.

Luxon holds talks with Chinese President

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands in front of...

Luxon holds talks with Chinese President

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has held talks with one of the world's most powerful people, Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Luxon plays down Cook Islands funding pause

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the aim is to have one system with "maximum levels of...

Luxon plays down Cook Islands funding pause

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has down-played a pause of nearly $20 million in funding to the Cook Islands during his second day of his trip to China.

Labour moves ahead in cost of living poll

Labour moves ahead in cost of living poll

Labour has overtaken National as the party New Zealanders consider most able to handle the cost of living, according to the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor survey.

Labour MPs caught swearing in heated hearing

Minister for Regulation David Seymour. Photo: RNZ

Labour MPs caught swearing in heated hearing

In a tense select committee hearing at Parliament this morning, two Labour MPs had to apologise for swearing.

Govt launches suicide prevention plan

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey. Photo: RNZ

Govt launches suicide prevention plan

The government has launched a "targeted plan" to prevent suicide, outlining a five-year whole-of-government approach.

No plans to halve sick leave: Minister

The minister charged with looking at changes to sick leave says there is no plan to cut entitlements from 10 days to five.

Luxon secures Xi Jinping meeting in China

Climate change scientists have written an open letter to Christopher Luxon warning that New...

Luxon secures Xi Jinping meeting in China

As he faces criticism at home for weakening ties with Beijing, Prime Minister Chris Luxon has booked a meeting with China President Xi Jinping next week.

Govt moves to boost household solar power

Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk. Photo: RNZ

Govt moves to boost household solar power

Households with solar panels on their roofs will be able to send more power back to the grid - and get faster building consents - under changes announced by the government.

Labour leapfrogs National, coalition keeps power

Poll shows Labour ahead of National, but coalition keeping power

Labour would be the largest party in Parliament - but the coalition would still cling on to power, according to a new poll.

Heat on Ag Minister to deliver KiwiSaver promise

Agriculture Minister Todd McClay. Photo: RNZ

Heat on Agriculture Minister to deliver KiwiSaver farm promise

The heat is on the Agriculture Minister to deliver on a pre-election promise to unlock KiwiSaver so it can be used to buy a first farm, a flock of sheep or herd of cows.

Govt invests another $13.5 million in tourism

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ

Govt invests another $13.5 million in tourism

The government has announced another multimillion-dollar funding boost for Tourism New Zealand in a bid to attract 72,000 more visitors to our shores.

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To infinity and beyond with a possum and sweet chilli sauce

Labour's Ingrid Leary questions if the Suicide Prevention Office is really staying open when it...

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To infinity and beyond with a possum and sweet chilli sauce

One of the things MPs like most about the Budget debate is that it enables them to speak about almost anything so long as it can (sometimes very loosely) be linked back to the Budget.

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