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9 Sep 2026Mark Mitchell

Reducing child and youth offending through sport and recreation

Reducing child and youth offending through sport and recreation The Government is investing $2.4 million across six community programmes using sport and physical activity to support

9 Sep 2026Erica Stanford

Disadvantaged students drive significant closing of education equity gap

Disadvantaged students drive significant closing of education equity gap New Zealand’s latest OECD PISA results show a significant narrowing of the socio-economic achievement gap, driven by

9 Sep 2026Erica Stanford

Results stabilise but more work to do

Results stabilise but more work to do Results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 indicate achievement is stabilising after years of decline but

8 Sep 2026Erica Stanford · Chris Bishop

AIP Visa Growth Category expands to support Build to Rent

AIP Visa Growth Category expands to support Build to Rent Investor migrants in the Active Investor Plus Growth category will soon be able to invest in

8 Sep 2026Erica Stanford

Government funds more classrooms for growing schools

Government funds more classrooms for growing schools Staff and students at ten schools with significant roll growth pressure will benefit from 34 additional classrooms and a

8 Sep 2026Matt Doocey

Telehealth review released with new initiatives

Telehealth review released with new initiatives An independent review into mental health and addiction telehealth services has been released today, alongside new initiatives that respond directly

8 Sep 2026Simeon Brown

Labour’s Bed Tax means higher costs for Kiwis

Labour’s Bed Tax means higher costs for Kiwis Labour’s promised Bed Tax will leave New Zealanders out of pocket for travelling around their own country, National’s

8 Sep 2026Paul Goldsmith

New Zealand continues its support to Ukraine

New Zealand continues its support to Ukraine The Government has renewed the deployment of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel in support of Ukraine’s self-defence, Foreign

8 Sep 2026Nicola Willis

International Visitor Levy reset to keep taxes low

International Visitor Levy reset to keep taxes low National will reset how the International Visitor Levy (IVL) is spent so councils receive a direct return from

8 Sep 2026Simon Watts

Labour’s climate policy… more tax!

Labour’s climate policy… more tax! Labour’s climate policy shows they are going back to what they do best and, you guessed it, levelling yet more tax

8 Sep 2026Louise Upston

New Zealand secures prestigious PSA Squash World Championships

New Zealand secures prestigious PSA Squash World Championships The world's top squash players will compete in the 2028 PSA Squash World Championships in Auckland, supported by

8 Sep 2026Chris Bishop

Road renewal investment through National Land Transport Fund continues

Road renewal investment through National Land Transport Fund continues Transport Minister Chris Bishop says a $740 million state highway renewal programme for the upcoming summer construction

7 Sep 2026Chris Bishop

Stella Passage Development fast-tracked

Stella Passage Development fast-tracked The Stella Passage Development enabling a major expansion project at the Port of Tauranga has been granted fast-track approval says Infrastructure Minister

7 Sep 2026James Meager

Progress flies on ambitious Aviation Action Plan

Progress flies on ambitious Aviation Action Plan Strong progress has been made on the ambitious Aviation Action Plan, with more than half of its 25 priorities

7 Sep 2026National Party

Jessica Rowe selected as National’s candidate in Kaipara ki Mahurangi

Jessica Rowe selected as National’s candidate in Kaipara ki Mahurangi Former journalist and foreign policy officer Jessica Rowe has been selected as National’s candidate in Kaipara

7 Sep 2026Louise Upston

More visitors set to discover regional New Zealand

More visitors set to discover regional New Zealand The Government is backing six initiatives to attract more international visitors into regional New Zealand and support tourism

6 Sep 2026Nicola Willis

KiwiMart must go in the bin next to KiwiBuild

KiwiMart must go in the bin next to KiwiBuild The Green Party’s answer to high grocery prices is to put taxpayers on the hook for a

6 Sep 2026Chris Bishop

National is backing first home buyers

National is backing first home buyers A re-elected National Government will back more first home buyers by widening access to 5 per cent deposits under the