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Conservative Party Update

Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 9:45 am | Conservative Party

The New Conservative Party will now be campaigning under the name Conservative Party, dropping the "New." This change reflects our confidence in the enduring strength of our Conservative values – principles that speak for themselves without the need ... More >>

Action On Puberty Blockers Too Little; Too Late, Women's Rights Party Says

Monday, 20 January 2025, 6:54 pm | Women's Rights Party

Women’s Rights Party Co-leader Jill Ovens says the questions are odd, given there are no safety measures currently in place, and the use of puberty blockers (GnRH) to treat conditions related to “gender distress” is not a registered use of the ... More >>

Fears High Country Land Could Be Planted In Pine Under Government's Climate Plan

Monday, 20 January 2025, 9:05 am | RNZ

Critics say it is a half-baked scheme that will not work - and could undo the millions spent removing wilding pines. More >>

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LGNZ Welcomes New Local Government Minister

Monday, 20 January 2025, 8:47 am | Local Government NZ

"I'm looking forward to sitting down with Minister Watts to work through how best we collaborate and build an authentic and enduring partnership - to make a positive difference for all New Zealanders," LGNZ President Sam Broughton said. More >>

Former Minister Russell Marshall Dies Aged 88

Monday, 20 January 2025, 8:43 am | RNZ

The Methodist minister who became a Cabinet minister is being remembered as a "principled voice". More >>

Shuffling Ministers Ignores Need To Increase Funding For Health And The Public Service

Sunday, 19 January 2025, 3:18 pm | PSA

We wish the new Ministers well, but their success will depend on their ability to secure increased funding for health and the public service, not more irresponsible cuts. More >>

NZTU Welcome Govt Reshuffle – Looks Forward To Working With New Ministry To Deliver Growth & More Efficient Local Govt

Sunday, 19 January 2025, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Taxpayers’ Union Co-founder, Jordan Williams, said “Economic growth isn’t everything, but it is almost everything. Our ability to afford a world-class health, education, and social safety system depends on having a first-world economy. Nothing is more ... More >>

NEW POLL: Labour Leapfrogs National In Taxpayers' Union–Curia Poll For First Time Since April 2023

Friday, 17 January 2025, 1:18 pm | Taxpayers' Union

The poll, conducted between 9-13 January, shows National down 4.6 points to 29.6%, while Labour have risen 4.0 points from last month, overtaking them with30.9%. More >>

Hearings on Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill to start on Monday, 27 January 2025

Thursday, 16 January 2025, 7:11 pm | Justice Committee

The committee has agreed to split into two sub-committees to increase the number of people it can hear from in the time available. Each sub-committee will meet for 30 hours total, together making up 60 of the 80 planned hours of hearings. More >>

‘Unreasonably Secretive’ – Otago Regional Council Refuses To Release Potentially Damning Correspondence

Thursday, 16 January 2025, 10:56 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Requests for official information involving potentially damning correspondence are totally legitimate – but have been put in the ‘too hard basket' by officials refusing to properly follow the Local Government Official Information and Meetings ... More >>

'A Good Direction': Departing US Ambassador Talks Trade, AUKUS, And Climate

Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 8:54 pm | RNZ

Ambassador Tom Udall has been in New Zealand since 2021. More >>

The Regulatory Standards Bill: What You Need To Know

Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 8:52 pm | RNZ

About 23,000 submissions have been received on the bill which is set to pass under National and ACT's coalition deal. More >>

Government Prepares New Anti-strike Law

Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 8:51 am | Socialist Equality Group

The only way forward is for workers to build a new party that fights for the socialist reorganisation of society, on the basis of human need, not private profit. This is the program of the Socialist Equality Group in New Zealand and the International ... More >>

Revealed: Ministry Of Regulation Senior Managers’ $260k Golden Payslips

Monday, 13 January 2025, 3:42 pm | Taxpayers' Union

Every story about the Ministry of Regulation seems to be about staffing cost blow-outs. The red tape slashing Ministry needs teeth, sure, but all we seem to hear about are teething problems, says axpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager James ... More >>

Regulatory Standards Bill Slammed As 'Dangerous' Call For 'Alarm Bells'

Monday, 13 January 2025, 11:13 am | RNZ

But proponents of the proposal say it is about better regulation and more transparent lawmaking. More >>

Regulatory Standards Bill Should Be Stopped In Its Tracks

Monday, 13 January 2025, 10:50 am | Environmental Defence Society

The proposed Bill cuts across existing and soon-to-be-implemented frameworks, including Part 4 of the Legislation Act 2019, which is slated to come into force next year, and will make sensible improvements to regulation-making. More >>

Foreign Interference Bill Prepares New Attacks On Democratic Rights

Sunday, 12 January 2025, 2:27 pm | Socialist Equality Group

The bipartisan support in parliament for the Foreign Interference Bill is a warning that there is no constituency in the New Zealand ruling class for the maintenance of basic democratic rights. There has been no critical reporting on the bill in the ... More >>

Act Now On The Proposed Regulatory Standards Bill

Friday, 10 January 2025, 4:18 pm | Melanie Nelson

The proposed RSB would make the ACT Party’s libertarian values central to our laws, give power to the Minister for Regulation, currently David Seymour, and a Regulatory Standards Board, while ignoring te Tiriti o Waitangi and broadly held values. More >>

The Bill For Individualism, Corporations And Neoliberalism

Friday, 10 January 2025, 10:57 am | Climate Justice Taranaki

Driven by a minor party’s libertarian ideology, the Regulatory Standards Bill, alongside the Treaty Principles Bill, would have sweeping constitutional implications, if enacted. More >>

Three Hundred Leaders Gather - Plan Pan-Māori Assembly To Challenge Government

Friday, 10 January 2025, 10:24 am | RNZ

They are meeting today at Omāhu near Hastings to discuss the creation of a new pan-Māori assembly. More >>

New Zealand Still Considering Sharing Criminal Offending Info With Five Eyes Nations

Thursday, 9 January 2025, 6:23 pm | RNZ

They already work together on broad issues, but may even share details of their citizens' criminal offending. More >>

Parliament Website Issues Could Be Cost-cutting - Tech Experts

Thursday, 9 January 2025, 6:19 pm | RNZ

People have expressed frustration and outrage this week, after persisent technical issues stopped them from submitting on the Treaty Principles Bill. More >>

Justice Committee Reopens Submissions For Principles Of The Treaty Of Waitangi Bill To Tuesday 14 January

Thursday, 9 January 2025, 3:15 pm | Justice Committee

The Justice Committee has reopened submissions on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill. The new deadline for submissions is 1.00pm, Tuesday, 14 January 2025. The committee unanimously agreed to reopen submissions due to the technical issues ... More >>

Hate Speech Masquerades As Free Speech

Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 5:58 pm | Media Matters NZ

Freedom of Speech is not a license to say anything you like. More >>

What The Trump Administration Might Mean For New Zealand Trade

Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 3:43 pm | RNZ

What the return of Donald Trump to the White House might mean for New Zealanders. More >>

Large Scale Public Engagement Should Be Celebrated, Not Seen As A Hindrance By Select Committee

Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 3:20 pm | Hobson's Pledge

The large number of New Zealanders sharing their thoughts on the Bill means that the select committee needs to take the appropriate time to process all submissions and not be tempted to arbitrarily dismiss submissions that have come via a third ... More >>

PETA To Minister McClay: Mandate Webcams In All Shearing Sheds

Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 3:03 pm | PETA Asia Pacific

Despite recent footage revealing extreme cruelty and violence, the wool industry has failed to stop this rampant abuse, even on so-called “sustainable” and “responsible” farms. More >>

MBIE’s Spine-Chilling $500k Bill For Spine-Straightening Consultants

Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Over half a million dollars has been wasted by one government department alone teaching bureaucrats how to use a desk and chair, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager James Ross said. More >>

New Zealand Government, Opposition Parties Glorify Deceased Māori Party Founder

Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 8:43 am | Socialist Equality Group

The chorus of praise for Turia underscores the fact that TPM does not represent any real alternative to the political establishment. It is a right-wing party that for the past two decades has represented the interests of indigenous capitalists, who ... More >>

Dame Tariana Turia Laid To Rest At Her Marae Near Whanganui

Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 8:18 pm | RNZ

The founder of Te Pāti Māori and champion of te ao Māori is being buried at her marae at Whangaehu. More >>

Labour Should Apologise To Dame Tariana Turia's Whānau - Willie Jackson At Tangi

Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 7:59 pm | RNZ

Willie Jackson was among politicians past and present paying respect to Dame Tariana - and made the call for an apology. More >>

Unprecedented Number Of Submissions On Treaty Principles Bill

Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 7:51 pm | RNZ

Parliament's website has been flooded with submissions, as the deadline to submit feedback on the Treaty Principles Bill draws close. More >>

ACC Bills For Lawbreakers Coming Back To Bite Taxpayers

Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 1:19 pm | Taxpayers' Union

Commenting on this, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “ACC is funded by levies. Taxpayers shouldn’t be picking up the bill for hardened criminals who get themselves hurt whilst out committing crimes." More >>

REVEALED: Which Ministry Is Being Naughty On Taxpayers’ Time?

Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “Taxpayers don’t pay bureaucrats to sit watching adult videos, so why does it keep happening?” More >>

This Past Year Saw Policing Get 'Back To Basics' - Minister Mark Mitchell

Monday, 6 January 2025, 7:28 pm | RNZ

RNZ sat down with Police Minister and Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell for a year in review, across his portfolios. More >>

Countering Foreign Interference Bill A Dramatic Attack On Free Speech And Rights

Sunday, 5 January 2025, 2:08 pm | Peace Action Wellington

We know that the impact of this kind of legislation is to silence legitimate political activity. In particular this is likely to be the case where people are advocating for policies that are contrary to the position of the current government. More >>

A year in The House: Law and order, deregulation and repeal

Saturday, 4 January 2025, 8:04 pm | RNZ

In its first year this Parliament has passed 46 new laws, with another 37 underway. We outline some of the government's major changes. More >>

Honouring Kahurangi Tariana Turia: A Legacy of Courage, Leadership, and Tino Rangatiratanga

Friday, 3 January 2025, 5:04 pm | Lady Tureiti Moxon

Her decision to take a stand against the Labour Party’s anti-Māori and racist policies—crossing the floor and founding Te Pāti Māori—was a defining moment in our nation’s history. Today, Te Pāti Māori continues to uphold her vision ... More >>

Animal Justice Party Condemns Planned Mass Euthanasia Of 1,000 Canada Geese In Christchurch

Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 5:55 pm | Animal Justice Party

"This mass slaughter is an ineffective, inhumane, and costly waste of ratepayers' money," says Danette Wereta, General Secretary of the AJP. "It’s a short-term fix that fails to address the root causes of the issue and risks exacerbating the problem ... More >>

Opposing The Normalization Of Apartheid Through Sport

Monday, 30 December 2024, 1:35 pm | Palestine Forum of New Zealand

Welcoming Israeli athletes to Aotearoa is not a neutral act. It normalizes the systemic injustices perpetrated by the Israeli state against Palestinians. More >>

Protest Against Israeli Tennis Player At The ASB Tennis Classic Today

Monday, 30 December 2024, 1:27 pm | Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa

Glushko has served in the Israeli military and is an Israeli army reservist. She is representing the rogue, apartheid state of Israel at the tournament. More >>

Government Coy On Police Plan To Target 'At Risk' Children For Social Investment

Saturday, 28 December 2024, 2:10 pm | RNZ

The "prevention support" would be targeted at primary school-age children, but the police minister will not say if the idea is being progressed. More >>

Hui, Protests, Kotahitanga, And A New Kuini - A Historic Year For Māoridom

Saturday, 28 December 2024, 2:05 pm | RNZ

A hīkoi, a haka, and the rise of a new generation - RNZ unpacks a contentious and momentous year for Māoridom. More >>

Black Saturday Protest At Devonport Naval Base, Tāmaki Makaurau, 28 December 2024

Friday, 27 December 2024, 7:35 pm | Michel Mulipola

The protest action isn't only to mark the historical acts of violence the NZ govt has enacted against Sāmoans but also to highlight the responsibility this current govt and navy have for the environmental and societal impacts of the Manawanui shipwreck. More >>