The Government and key players in the wool industry have taken a first step to revitalise the languishing sector, says Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor. Some 40 wool producers, processors and other industry players have met at Wool Summit,...... Read More

A number of New Zealanders who have been extradited to Australia to face charges - only to be sent back here or put in immigration detention centres - is concerning, Justice Minister Andrew Little says. In the past 18 months five New Zealanders accused...... Read More

Leading New Zealand doctor and health system disruptor Dr Lance O’Sullivan says rental properties owned by the government are in appalling third world conditions which is directly burdening the nation’s health system. Dr O’Sullivan...... Read More

Local government leaders have launched a campaign to devolve more powers away from central government. They say New Zealand is one of the most centralised public sectors in the world. In New Zealand, 88 percent of public expenditure is through central...... Read More

Funding for a ground-breaking mental health scheme to ease strain on emergency services has been axed by the government. An $8 million co-response service would see a mental health worker attend all crisis calls along with police and ambulance staff....... Read More

More than 100 people have turned out in Auckland to a free-speech rally calling for two controversial Canadian speakers to be allowed to address a meeting in the city. Mayor Phil Goff has refused to let Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux speak at...... Read More

Hundreds of the country's most volatile and complex prisoners will be in a new home at Auckland's Paremoremo Prison, by October. Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis opened the new east wing of the country's only specialist jail for high security...... Read More

He is the Transport Minister. And he was the Transport Minister. And the two men have been toe-to-toe trading political blows over whether the region’s major roading projects have deliberately stalled.  Simon Bridges, Transport Minister...... Read More

The Government will transform Mangere with an ambitious programme to build 10,000 new homes for families from all walks of life, Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford has announced. Minister Phil Twyford today opened the Mangere Development...... Read More

The government is considering improving the appearance of run-down, unpopular schools as a way of boosting their enrolments, and setting minimum standards for the visual appearance of school property. A Cabinet paper said the appearance of schools...... Read More