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More than 150 outdated and obsolete laws are likely to be repealed as part of the Government’s statutory spring clean, Attorney-General Chris Bishop says.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

10 Jun 2026Todd McClay

Land Use Flexibility: empowering horticulture

The Government is empowering New Zealand’s horticulture sector with greater land use flexibility, enabling innovation and sustainable productivity, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. “Greater land use

10 Jun 2026Todd McClay

Land Use Flexibility: Improving the environment while producing more

The Government is empowering New Zealand’s agricultural sector with greater land use flexibility, enabling innovation and sustainable productivity with a better environmental footprint, Agriculture Minister Todd

10 Jun 2026Christopher Luxon · Todd McClay

Optimising land use to power rural productivity

A thriving food and fibre sector depends on lifting productivity through greater flexibility, and the Government is backing that future, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Agriculture

10 Jun 2026Simeon Brown

Same old Labour

Labour’s first election year policy shows they are straight back to their old ways of throwing money around rather than solving underlying problems, National’s Campaign Chair

8 Jun 2026Christopher Luxon

National backs farmers - QEII National Trust funding added to list

Today’s announcement that National is doubling the permanent, baseline funding for the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust for the first time since 2015, is yet another

8 Jun 2026Todd McClay · Tama Potaka

National backs farmers and conservation - doubles QEII National Trust funding

In a huge win for conservation, National is committing to permanently double baseline funding for the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust if elected, says National Agriculture

8 Jun 2026Erica Stanford

Ensuring safer drinking water in schools

The Government is investing $30m through the Drinking Water in Schools Programme to ensure more rural and remote schools can upgrade their drinking water, Minister of