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19 Jun 2026Simeon Brown

GPs overwhelmingly back funding deal

Local GP clinics will receive a major funding boost to help more New Zealanders get an appointment when they need one, with investment targeted to where

18 Jun 2026Nicola Willis

GDP shows underlying economic strength

Today’s GDP figures confirm the economy had real momentum at the beginning of this year, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. Stats NZ figures put GDP growth

18 Jun 2026Simeon Brown

Funding boost for community pharmacies

Community pharmacies will receive a funding boost to help more New Zealanders access timely healthcare closer to home, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “Community pharmacies are

18 Jun 2026Cameron Brewer

Commonsense change to insurance reporting

The Government is bringing more common sense to mandatory climate reporting by removing health and life insurers from a regime they were never well suited to,

17 Jun 2026Tama Potaka

Boost for predator control to protect endangered wildlife

Threatened native wildlife will get a reprieve from predators with a $14.1 million boost to predator control funding, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says. The investment from

17 Jun 2026Chris Bishop · Tama Potaka

Additional $14.5 million support for rough sleepers

More support is on the way for people experiencing homelessness, with the Government expanding outreach and support services to six new locations, and extending proven initiatives

17 Jun 2026Simon Watts · Chris Penk

Speeding up council reports to get building faster

New changes are halving the amount of time councils can take to issue Project Information Memorandums (PIMs), allowing building work to get underway more quickly, Building

17 Jun 2026Erica Stanford

220,000 students take the SMART test

More than 1300 schools and 220,000 students have used the Student Monitoring Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART) since it was introduced in February, Education Minister Erica

16 Jun 2026Cameron Brewer

Government backs AI support for small business

New Zealand's small businesses are getting a boost of AI-powered support to unlock new growth opportunities with new Government funding announced today, Minister for Small Business

16 Jun 2026Chris Bishop

Fixing the basics with a statutory spring clean

More than 150 outdated and obsolete laws are likely to be repealed as part of the Government’s statutory spring clean, Attorney-General Chris Bishop says. The legislative

16 Jun 2026Tama Potaka · Nicola Grigg

Funding to investigate historic mine impacts

The environmental impacts of a former mine site on conservation land in the Marlborough Sounds are being investigated for remediation, Environment Minister Nicola Grigg and Conservation

14 Jun 2026Nicola Willis

Labour challenged to come clean on $18.2b bill

Labour challenged to come clean on $18.2b bill Labour needs to come clean about how it is going to close the $18.2 billion gap between its

11 Jun 2026Chris Penk

New Zealand signs defence arrangement with Timor-Leste

New Zealand and Timor-Leste have signed an updated defence cooperation arrangement, Defence Minister Chris Penk says. “This was an excellent opportunity to review and restate our

11 Jun 2026Erica Stanford

Nearly 1400 classrooms fully funded in two and a half years

Education Minister Erica Stanford announced a $160 million investment to deliver new classrooms that will support growing communities across Auckland and the upper North Island. “This

11 Jun 2026Simeon Brown

New Labour policy, same Labour maths

True to form for the Labour Party, the maths behind its very first election-year policy simply doesn’t add up, National Party Campaign Chair Simeon Brown says.

11 Jun 2026Simeon Brown · Matt Doocey

New doctors to train in the regions that need them most

The regions that will host clinical training for the University of Waikato's new medical school from 2028 have been confirmed, alongside a new nationwide approach to

11 Jun 2026Todd McClay

Food and fibre exports set to hit record $64.3 billion

New Zealand’s farmers and growers are powering the economy with exports set to reach a record $64.3 billion, Forestry and Trade Minister Todd McClay announced today.

10 Jun 2026Todd McClay

Land Use Flexibility: empowering forestry and wood through tech

The Government is backing the New Zealand’s forestry sector’s innovation and sustainable productivity, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. “Greater land use flexibility results in prosperity through