Latest News

Explore what we've been doing in the community.

28 Aug 2026Christopher Luxon

Realm leaders meet in Auckland

Realm leaders meet in Auckland Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and the leaders of the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau have met in Auckland today for the

28 Aug 2026Scott Simpson

Turnaround Plan a win for injured New Zealanders

Turnaround Plan a win for injured New Zealanders Injured New Zealanders are returning to sport, work and their communities sooner as the Accident Compensation Corporation puts

28 Aug 2026Mark Mitchell

Laws passed to strengthen emergency management system

Laws passed to strengthen emergency management system New legislation to strengthen New Zealand’s emergency management system has passed its final reading in Parliament today, Minister for

28 Aug 2026Christopher Luxon

PM and Foreign Affairs Minister to attend PIF

PM and Foreign Affairs Minister to attend PIF Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will attend the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’

28 Aug 2026Louise Upston

Improvements made to welfare system

Improvements made to welfare system A Bill that better targets financial assistance to those most in need and improves the fiscal sustainability of the welfare system

27 Aug 2026Todd McClay

Putting wine waste to work

Putting wine waste to work The Government is backing a programme to turn a winemaking by‑product into a valuable resource, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. “Marlborough

27 Aug 2026Simeon Brown

NZ Post delivers improved profit

NZ Post delivers improved profit NZ Post’s return to profitability after several years of losses is encouraging, but a sustained commitment to continued improvement is required,

27 Aug 2026Scott Simpson

Cross-government plan to deliver stronger data

Cross-government plan to deliver stronger data Information collected by government agencies through their ordinary day-to-day interactions is to be made more useful, Statistics Minister Scott Simpson

26 Aug 2026Simeon Brown

Five new taxes a bottom line for Te Pāti Māori

Five new taxes a bottom line for Te Pāti Māori Te Pāti Māori has put five new taxes on the table that could be used to

26 Aug 2026Nicola Grigg

Gender pay gap stays near record low

Gender pay gap stays near record low New Zealand’s gender pay gap remains at a near-record low, thanks to the work of government and employers to

26 Aug 2026Simeon Brown

Labour leaving door open to ditch rates cap

Labour leaving door open to ditch rates cap Labour’s refusal to commit to passing a rates cap shows it is paving the way to ditch it

25 Aug 2026Chris Bishop

Consultation launched on illustrative National Policy Direction

RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Parliamentary Under-Secretary Simon Court have launched an illustrative National Policy Direction (NPD) for the new planning system for feedback. “NPD

25 Aug 2026Simon Watts

Government to cap rates

Council rates increases will be capped at 4 per cent as the Government moves to help keep rates affordable for households and businesses, Local Government Minister

25 Aug 2026Tama Potaka

Goats and deer in the sights of $9.7m IVL funding

A four-year funding boost of $9.7 million, announced by Minister for Conservation Tama Potaka today, will help protect New Zealand’s national parks and native ecosystems from

24 Aug 2026Simeon Brown

Chris Hipkins rules in Bed Tax

Less than 24 hours after Chris Hipkins misleadingly told New Zealanders that a Capital Gains Tax would be his only new tax, he has accidentally confirmed

24 Aug 2026Christopher Luxon · Erica Stanford

Government moves to ban U16s from social media

The Government will today introduce the Online Safety Bill which will ban under-16s from social media and put greater responsibilities on technology companies to protect children

24 Aug 2026Mark Mitchell

Five Country Ministers meet on security challenges

The Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence Mark Mitchell is this week representing New Zealand at the annual Five Country Ministerial meeting in Sydney, Australia.

23 Aug 2026Christopher Luxon · Nicola Willis

No new taxes under National

National is committing to no new taxes if re-elected on November 7, Leader Christopher Luxon and Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis confirmed today. “National believes that New