Politics
Reconsider Crafar farms deal, Government told
A new recommendation on the Crafar farm deal is expected soon following a High Court decision.
Mathers gives maiden speech
Green MP Mojo Mathers delivers her maiden speech to Parliament, the first of its kind to be translated into sign language.
Turia misses Whanau Ora meeting
Whanau Ora Minister Tariana Turia did not turn up at a select committee hearing on the contentious programme this morning.
TPK boss pays back wife's travel money
The chief executive of the Maori Affairs Ministry has paid back the $1806 of taxpayer money spent on flying his wife around the country.
Get on with it, Mr Speaker
ANDREA VANCE
Blog: It seems bloody-minded of the Speaker and Parliamentary Service to drag out solving the Mathers funding problem.
Greens: Faster Mojo money decision wanted
The Green Party is seeking to speed up a decision around funding to enable deaf MP Mojo Mathers to participate in Parliament debates.
Activists hacked McCully's emails
Labour calls revelations Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully's email account was broken into a "wake-up call".
Speaker refuses extra cash for deaf MP
Parliamentary Service cannot find an extra $20,000 to $30,000 to allow deaf MP Mojo Mathers to participate in debates.
Speaker hits back in deaf MP row
Speaker Lockwood Smith accuses Green MPs of inexperience in the row over deaf technology.
TPK travel money to be paid back
Maori development boss will pay back tax-payer cash spent to fly his wife to a fashion event.
Labour reveals PM's emails over radio show
PM's office helped draft documents for Electoral Commission approval for a radio show.
Maori doubtful of Key's leadership
Most Maori don't think Prime Minister John Key provides good leadership on Maori issues and they're not sure about Labour leader David Shearer, a new poll shows.
Nats to discuss Mondayising holidays
National will today consider giving workers Monday off whenever Anzac and Waitangi days fall on the weekend.
Air NZ example for high-tech public service - Key
Prime Minister John Key is citing Air New Zealand check-in times as a model for the public service to follow.
Radical trial system shake-up proposed
Proposals for a radical shake-up of NZ's trial system could include dumping of 12-person juries in favour of "semi-professional" trained jurors.
PM backs plane flu scare response
LATEST: John Key says officials did not overreact to a health scare on board an Air New Zealand flight from Japan yesterday.
What should the MMP threshold be?
Farrar's blog: In reviewing MMP, an important issue is what percentage of the vote a political party needs to get, to gain list MPs in Parliament.
MMP review may slam door on MPs
Prospective MPs may have to choose whether to stand in an electorate or go on their party's list in future elections.
Ex-MP 'ashamed' of his drink-driving
Disgraced former ACT MP David Garrett says he is "deeply ashamed" of driving drunk.
Old dog won't let go of the bone
OPINION: Winston Peters has slipped back into Parliament with the look of a man who has just been reunited with a favourite pair of ratty old slippers.
'Mondayising' could cost $200m
The Department of Labour opposes "Mondayising" Waitangi and Anzac days because of an estimated $200 million drag on the economy, PM says.
Voting on New Zealand's electoral system
Voters with a view on how the electoral system should be changed can now have their say.
Mana activist on mission to Antarctica
The Mana Party says it supports a party activist aboard an illegal mission to Antarctica but was unaware of his actions.
Extra taxes could fund Auckland transport
Higher petrol prices, road tolls or more taxes could fund proposed transport projects but John Key says Aucklanders can't afford it.
Tainui leader ousted from board
Controversial Tainui leader Tukoroirangi Morgan has failed to get back on the tribe’s new executive board.
State of economy top of Kiwis' concerns
People are more worried than ever about the state of the economy and the high cost of living, a poll shows.
Transmission Gully ruling waits upon five wise heads
After decades of debate, the fate of Transmission Gully will be in the hands of five people charged with deciding whether the road will go ahead as planned.
Mana activist on mission to Antarctica
A Mana Party activist on a mission to Antarctica with a rogue Norwegian adventurer plans to place his party's flag on the frozen continent.
Prime Minister John Key wins hearts if not minds
He's still our sexiest politician, but the teapot tapes and the furore over a radio stunt have driven John Key's overall popularity to its lowest ebb.
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CHANGING TECHNOLOGY PROMPTS 111 REVIEWWill bill make food safer or be a form of control?
Almost a decade in the making, the controversial Food Bill will make its way through Parliament this year.
Shake-up heading in EQC's direction
You have to be a certain age – but not old exactly – to remember it was once the Earthquake and War Damage Commission.
Agency mulled to run emergency 111 system
The Government will consider setting up a dedicated agency to run the 111 emergency call system, following a review.
Wait for new oil law before awarding permits, Govt urged
The Government should halt the awarding of the permits for oil and gas exploration until a law to protect New Zealand's seas is passed, Opposition parties say.
MPs' travel bills leap during election
MPs' travel bills leapt by $1 million during the election period despite rules that bar them from using their taxpayer-funded travel perk for electioneering.
Remedial work for navy's problem ship
The navy's $177 million flagship will be out of action for seven months while it undergoes a long list of repairs.
Brownlee turns up heat on council over rebuild
Gerry Brownlee has apologised for calling Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker a clown – but not for anything else.
TVNZ included in police Electoral Act investigation
TVNZ has now joined MediaWorks in a police inquiry over election coverage.
Parker accepts apology for 'clown' comment
Christchurch mayor Bob Parker has accepted Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee's apology for calling him a clown.
Travel bill for politicians hits $3.1m
Politicians spent more than $3.1 million on domestic travel and accommodation in the last months of 2011.
Sea law 'an environmental risk'
A new law designed to protect New Zealand's seas won't ''serve'' in the event of an offshore oil spill disaster, critics say.
Maori queue-jumping for SOEs raised
The Finance Minister says there have been no discussions about iwi jumping the queue to purchase a stake in state-owned power companies.
More claims about PM's man and doco funding
The Government faces fresh claims of political interference in television documentaries.
Govt defends 50c an hour minimum wage lift
Outrage has greeted a 50c-an-hour rise in the minimum wage.
Call for McElrea to resign from NZ On Air
The PM's electorate chairman sat on a working group that committed funding to a documentary about the Government's Whanau Ora scheme.
Peters demands apology over Whanau Ora row
Winston Peters demands apology after his partner was dragged into a funding row.
Earthquake stress blamed for murder
Council rules 'limited' building repair
Woman stabbed, strangled by partner
Sex trap organiser sent to jail
Man headbutts neighbour during argument
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Banging heads against EQC wall
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Cathedral slowly 'rocking to pieces'
Council rules 'limited' building repair
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Wall of silence on Merivale Mall
Owner confirms Holiday Inn to be demolished
Foodstuffs move away from at-risk space
Red-zoners push up city house sales
Banging heads against EQC wall
'Jesus is a c...' retailer fined in Invercargill
Cop mistakes chocolate bar for cellphone
Woman felt sex life was on trial
Cathedral slowly 'rocking to pieces'
Council rules 'limited' building repair
Show home ruined in weekend melee