Minister of State Services Chris Hipkins today welcomed the 2018 State Sector Pay Report, which shows pay increases for chief executives are slowing. Pay increases for public service chief executives slowed to 0.9% in 2017/18, down from 2% the previous...... Read More

Organisations working with people addicted to synthetic cannabis are backing the government's plan to take a less punitive and more health-based approach towards them. Over the past year more than 50 people have died as a result of taking synthetic...... Read More

Minister for Social Development, Carmel Sepuloni, today visited the Otara Work and Income service centre, the first Auckland office with the new and improved security features stemming from the Ashburton tragedy in 2014. “Today is an important...... Read More

A slip of the tongue by National Party leader Simon Bridges has become the winner of this year's best quote. In July, Mr Bridges accidentally referred to his deputy Paula Bennett as "Paula Benefit" during a media interview. The gaffe...... Read More

The NZ Drug Foundation has welcomed the Government’s response to synthetic drug deaths. The response strikes a balance between giving law enforcement the tools they need to target criminal networks and changing drug law to make it easier for...... Read More

The Public Service Workforce Data 2018 report released today shows improvements for women in the public service, says Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter. The annual report by the State Services Commission shows the 2018 public service gender pay...... Read More

After 30 years of talks and nearly 160 years of disagreement, a law's been passed to resolve the long dispute over leasehold land at Waitara. The Taranaki land wars began at Waitara - six kilometres inland from New Plymouth - when British troops...... Read More

State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes has given public service chief executives an extra week's annual leave to make up for the financial hit they have taken as a result of losing their performance pay. In August the Services Minister Chris...... Read More

Renters throughout the country are rejoicing at the official end of letting fees. From today, the law that bans letting agents and property management companies from charging a fee to tenants for their services comes into effect. Renters United spokesperson...... Read More

Minister of Transport Phil Twyford and Associate Minister for Transport Julie Anne Genter today opened a new cycleway along Oriental Parade that will improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians. The new cycleway will form part of the Great Harbour...... Read More