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· March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents around the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant’s oxidation ponds have been complaining of the stench coming from the plant. Christchurch City Council Fisheries Minister Shane Jones...
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· March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Mark Papalii Selling off Wellington City Council’s cars, slashing consultant and climate budgets and bringing some traffic management in house...
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· March 5, 2026
Source: Green Party The Government today passed legislation entrenching nearly 40,000 people, including many sexual abuse and abuse in state care survivors in debt. Pushing survivors of sexual abuse, survivors of...
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· March 5, 2026
Source: Green Party The Green Party says scrapping the Clean Car Standard will mean New Zealanders end up paying more to run their cars, “Less efficient cars burn more fuel...
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· March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is brushing off accusations of naivety from the opposition over plans to pursue a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal as...
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· March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Southland livestock grazing company was fined close to $50,000 for allowing hundreds of cattle to graze in mud. Supplied / MPI Warning some of the...
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· March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister admitted he “misspoke” when he said New Zealand supported “any actions” to prevent Iran having nuclear weapons. The Prime Minister has admitted he...
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· March 3, 2026
Source: SAFE For Animals An alliance of 21 animal protection organisations is delivering a petition to parliament at midday today, calling for the establishment of an independent Commissioner for Animals. Representatives...
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· March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People mourn the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, in Tehran AFP / ATTA KENARE...
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· March 1, 2026
Source: Green Party “Trump and Netanyahu’s unilateral attack on Iran must be condemned as an illegal and unprovoked act against the people of the region and any genuine pathway to...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Green Party The Green Party is calling out this Government’s record on child poverty following the release of the latest child poverty statistics. “It’s clear this Government has done...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Dental for All A new report published today by Dental For All explores eight overseas approaches to oral healthcare and shows another way is possible for Aotearoa New Zealand....
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government is deciding whether the United States should get access to New Zealanders’ biometric data. RNZ New Zealanders’ biometric information and other sensitive data may...
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· February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Immigration Minister Erica Stanford. Nick Monro Immigration officers will soon have the power to ask suspected overstayers for identification in homes and workplaces. The government said...
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· February 24, 2026
Source: Green Party The Green Party has welcomed the release of the report from the People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity. “This report makes clear what we have said all...
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· February 23, 2026
Source: Green Party The Green Party is calling on Christopher Luxon to hold Winston Peters accountable for making false claims about union engagement on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill. “Winston...
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· February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has confirmed it will give police powers to issue move-on notices. Nick Monro The government insists move-on orders are just one tool in the...
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· February 22, 2026
Source: Green Party The Green Party is imploring the Government to choose actual solutions to homelessness, after Ministers today announced the Government’s plan to effectively criminalise it. “Christopher Luxon’s Government...
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· February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has confirmed it will give police the power to issue move-on orders – not just in Auckland, but all town centres across the country....
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· February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First’s Winston Peters fiercely defended a bill to make English an official language. RNZ / Mark Papalii Parliament’s last order of the week was to...
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· February 19, 2026
Source: Green Party The Green Party is condemning the Government’s decision to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment. “This is failure by a Minister who has turned her back on the...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Green Party The newly released National Infrastructure Plan stands in stark contrast to the Government’s actual spending priorities, the Green Party says. “We welcome today’s National Infrastructure Plan, which...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Green Party “The passing of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill is a dark day for Aotearoa, and shows this government is on the side of big corporates and against the workers.” says Green...
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· February 17, 2026
Source: Greenpeace New polling shows overwhelming support from New Zealanders for a ban on bottom trawling in the South Pacific high seas, says Greenpeace. The Horizon polling, commissioned at the end...
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· February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Support for both major parties has dipped – while New Zealand First is up on double digits – in the latest 1News Verian poll. The...
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· February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Judith Collins will remain an MP and continue to hold her portfolios until she moves to her new position as Law Commission president in the middle...
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· February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Former Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash is supportive of the government’s decision to review the Bank’s...