At a public forum presentation to ECan on 26 March 2025, AJP raised urgent questions about both environmental and animal welfare impacts of duck shooting. More >>

Govt Cuts Will Undermine Access To New Zealand’s History

Friday, 13 June 2025, 1:35 pm | PSA

The proposal to cut historians threatens the existence of Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand, which is a vital online resource for New Zealanders and a window to the rest of the world to learn about our rich history. More >>

Kahungunu Submission Rejects The Regulatory Standards Bill In Its Entirety

Friday, 13 June 2025, 1:19 pm | Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc

The bill's numerous flaws and its potential for far-reaching negative consequences, as highlighted by extensive expert analysis, necessitate its withdrawal. More >>

Huge Victory For Free Speech: Journalist Gagged For Exposing Chinese Communist Party Interference In NZ Wins Court Case

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 8:27 pm | Free Speech Union

The Free Speech Union is embarking on extensive work to thoroughly review the HDCA, analysing all decisions ever made under it, and will present this to the Minister of Justice later in the year. We cannot stand by while individuals like Portia are ... More >>

A Bold Dream Gets A Cut As Predator Free 2050 Ltd Is Disestablished

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 5:14 pm | RNZ

Predator Free 2050 was hit by a budget blow, and now the 'moonshot' goal is under threat More >>

Defence's Waiouru Housing Project Fails To Break Ground After Deal With Ngāti Rangi Falls Over, Sources Say

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 5:09 pm | RNZ

RNZ understands a deal with Ngāti Rangi that underpinned the project fell over at the last minute. More >>

‘Devil Will Be In Detail’: Luxon Reacts To Possible USA-China Trade Deal

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 5:05 pm | RNZ

But the prime minister says it can only be a good thing as the global trading environment seeks more certainty. More >>

New Poll: Labour Becomes Largest Party, Economy Top Concern

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

The Economy more generally is the most important issue to voters at 20.2 percent (+3.7 points), followed by the Cost of Living at 18.1 percent (-8.3 points), Health at 11.9 percent (-5.0 points) and Employment at 5.8 percent. More >>

Shane Jones Indicates NZ's Entire EEZ Now Open For Oil And Gas Free-for-All

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 4:48 pm | Greenpeace

The climate science is clear. We cannot afford to burn known fossil fuel reserves, let alone search for more. This latest move by Shane Jones is climate denial in action. More >>

Statement from RBNZ chair Neil Quigley about OIAs on Adrian Orr's resignation

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 1:21 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand

“We are taking into account the feedback that we have received on our management of these OIA requests and looking carefully at how we can improve our response times in the future," Mr Quigley said. More >>

New Zealand’s Ability To Monitor Geohazards Weakened By Science Job Cuts

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 11:01 am | PSA

The National GeoHazard Monitoring Centre, operated by GNS Science, provides round the clock monitoring of potential tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides, and was set up after the Kaikoura Earthquake in 2016. More >>

IRD Offers Tax Tips For Destroying Precious Wetlands

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 8:08 am | Forest and Bird

On one hand, the Government has policies to protect and restore our critically endangered wetlands. On the other, the tax department is using the destruction of those same wetlands as a helpful hint for a tax write-off. More >>

“Look Busy – The People Are Angry” In The Face Of Genocide – Government Brings Shame On Us All

Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 9:01 pm | Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa

PSNA Co-Chair, Maher Nazzal, says the just announced move is simply to placate New Zealanders angry at the government’s complicity with the mass killing of Palestinians and deliberate starvation of Occupied Gaza. More >>

The Pentagon, NZ And The New Nuclear Overlap

Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 4:55 pm | RNZ

The US is modernising its nuclear weapons command and control system - but what does that mean for New Zealand? More >>

Documents Reveal Why Adrian Orr Suddenly Quit As Reserve Bank Governor

Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 4:51 pm | RNZ

The Reserve Bank Governor resigned in March after seven years of service. More >>

Unions Take Pay Equity Fight To The ILO

Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 4:48 pm | NZCTU

Our response to massive undervaluation of pay in female-dominated industries must be how do we fix this, not how do we shirk these costs, having benefited so long from underpaying women. More >>

The Regulatory Standards Bill: What Is It, What Does It Propose And What's Next?

Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 7:30 pm | RNZ

Explainer - The public has been asked to give feedback on David Seymour's new bill this month. Here's what it would do, and some of the concerns. More >>

Scientists Hit Back Over Prime Minister's 'Worthies' Insult

Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 7:18 pm | RNZ

Scientists have raised concerns about plans to lower the country's methane emissions target. More >>

Labour Keeps Door Open For Te Pāti Māori, But Urges Focus On 'Core Areas'

Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 7:13 pm | RNZ

Chris Hipkins says Te Pāti Māori needs to focus on important issues such as jobs, health and homes, like Labour is. More >>

Government Warned Corruption And 'Insider Threats' Increasing In New Zealand

Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 7:11 pm | RNZ

That's despite New Zealand's longstanding reputation as a country largely free of such issues. More >>

Climate Legal Action Necessary Response To Govt Inaction

Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 2:42 pm | NZCTU

“We strongly support legal action to ensure that the Government is held to account for its legal obligations under the Climate Change Response Act,” said NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff. More >>

Legal Experts Sue Climate Minister Over Glaring Holes In Emissions Plan

Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 2:25 pm | Lawyers for Climate Action

Lawyers for Climate Action NZ and co-applicant the Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) allege the Government’s plan fails to meet key requirements of the Climate Change Response Act. More >>

Palestine Forum Of New Zealand Calls For Safe Passage Of Madleen And Urgent Sanctions Against Israel

Monday, 9 June 2025, 6:29 pm | Palestine Forum of New Zealand

The unlawful blockade of Gaza — now in its 18th year — has turned the region into what human rights organisations have described as the world’s largest open-air prison. More >>

Israeli Attack On Gaza Aid Flotilla Is State Piracy, Genocidal Violence — New Zealand’s Silence Is Complicity

Monday, 9 June 2025, 6:11 pm | Thyme4Action

Aid is not terrorism. International waters are not Israel’s territory. And silence in the face of evil is complicity. More >>

Government Response Makes A Mockery Of The Abuse In Care Royal Commission Recommendations

Monday, 9 June 2025, 12:51 pm | Cooper Legal

Our Government has failed to rise to the challenge the Royal Commission set for it, and has chosen a miserly response that in no way meets our international obligations to provide effective redress. More >>

Federated Farmers Launches KiwiSaver Petition

Monday, 9 June 2025, 9:10 am | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers has launched this petition: to hold the Government accountable and send a clear message that it’s time to follow through on their promise. More >>

Understanding School Absence: David Seymour Warns Of Prosecutions This Year In School Truancy Crackdown

Monday, 9 June 2025, 8:30 am | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC

QPEC holds that the country should extend the community-based programme above to work as closely and positively as possible with families for long-term effects. More >>

Rally Auckland 2pm To Protest Suspension Of 38 Disability Workers

Sunday, 8 June 2025, 1:21 pm | PSA

Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau Trust is the country’s largest kaupapa Māori community disability provider. It operates residential whare in Te Tai Tokerau/Northland, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, Waikato, Waitaha/Canterbury, and a residential mental health whare ... More >>

Suspension Of Te Roopu Taurima Workers Unacceptable

Sunday, 8 June 2025, 1:13 pm | NZCTU

“We condemn the actions of Te Roopu Taurima in the strongest possible terms and call on them to lift the suspensions on their workers and get back around the negotiating table,” said NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff. More >>

1st NZSAS Regiment Marks 70th Anniversary

Saturday, 7 June 2025, 6:23 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

From its humble beginnings the NZSAS has since grown to become a full Regiment that gives the Government of the day a range of high-readiness, highly effective military options to advance and protect its interests. More >>

Families Continue Fight To Expose Cover-Up Of Pike River Mine Disaster

Saturday, 7 June 2025, 5:56 pm | Socialist Equality Group

“The world is watching this case today, as they have done all the way thorough. All we’re trying to do here is [bring back] confidence that there is a justice system in New Zealand,” says family member Bernie Monk. More >>

Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer On The Longest Suspension In Parliament

Saturday, 7 June 2025, 5:06 pm | RNZ

She says the Privileges Committee process is not equipped to deal with the haka issue. More >>

The House: Parliamentary Week Achieves Two Out Of Three Goals

Saturday, 7 June 2025, 5:04 pm | RNZ

Sanctions against Te Pāti Māori MPs were historic, but they weren't the only thing that happened in the house. More >>

Suspended Te Pāti Māori MPs To Embark On National Tour

Saturday, 7 June 2025, 4:48 pm | RNZ

Te Pāti Māori says it will continue to stand its ground as three MPs begin their record suspensions. More >>

Resignation Of PM’s Press Secretary Highlights Gaps In NZ Law On Covert Recording And Harassment

Friday, 6 June 2025, 4:13 pm | The Conversation

Criminal law struggles to keep up with predatory uses of the technology for ‘image-based sexual abuse’. It’s time to step back and build future-proof protections. More >>

Proposed Punishment For Te Pāti Māori MPs For Treaty Principles Haka Stands

Friday, 6 June 2025, 4:03 pm | RNZ

Opposition parties tried to reject the recommendation, but did not have the numbers to vote it down. More >>

The David Seymour ‘Bots’ Debate: Do Online Submission Tools Help Or Hurt Democracy?

Friday, 6 June 2025, 4:00 pm | RNZ

The ACT leader's comments raise questions about how forms are changing the way people engage with politics. More >>

'Sad Day In Parliament': Winston Peters On Te Pāti Māori Suspension Debate

Friday, 6 June 2025, 3:46 pm | RNZ

Te Pāti Māori co-leaders and one of its MPs are beginning suspensions from Parliament after performing a haka without prior permission. More >>

Care-Experienced Rangatahi Concerned Response To Royal Commission Won’t Stop History Repeating

Friday, 6 June 2025, 2:20 pm | VOYCE Whakarongo Mai

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai has been advocating for care experienced tamariki since 2017, and CEO Tracie Shipton says 99 recommendations are being considered further, and 23 have been declined. More >>

France, UK Preparing To Recognise Palestinian State, NZ Must Join Them

Friday, 6 June 2025, 9:54 am | Justice for Palestine

“The Minister said New Zealand recognising Palestine was “a matter of when, not if”. The time has come to join not only France and the UK, but 147 out of 193 UN member states that recognise the State of Palestine,” says Kate Stone, Justice ... More >>

Changes To Fish & Game Continue Coalition’s Handover Of Power To Polluters

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 7:49 pm | Choose Clean Water

Choose Clean Water spokesperson Tom Kay says the changes announced today are clearly designed to remove Fish & Game’s ability to advocate for the health of rivers. More >>

Interim Financial Statements Of The Government Of New Zealand For The Ten Months Ended 30 April 2025

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 7:03 pm | The Treasury

The majority of the key fiscal indicators for the ten months ended 30 April 2025 were slightly better than forecast. The Government’s main operating indicator, the operating balance before gains and losses excluding ACC (OBEGALx), showed a deficit More >>

Why Wasn't PM Told About Police Investigation Into Senior Press Secretary Michael Forbes?

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 6:02 pm | RNZ

Michael Forbes has left his job after accusations he recorded audio of sessions with sex workers. More >>

More Than Half Of Voters Back Proposed Penalty For Te Pāti Māori MPs, Poll Suggests

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 5:57 pm | RNZ

The Privileges Committee proposed a 21-day suspension for three MPs over the Treaty Principles haka. More >>

Wellington Brothel Madam Speaks On PM's Former Press Secretary's Alleged Recording Of Sex Workers

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 5:19 pm | RNZ

A Wellington brothel manager has spoken of the moment she was told Michael Forbes had allegedly recorded audio of a session with a sex worker. More >>

Petition Launched To Save Rauaroha - Segar House Psychotherapy Service

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 2:39 pm | PSA

Rauaroha - Segar House received notice in May that Te Whatu Ora is considering its disestablishment, 50 years after it was first opened in Auckland. More >>

Left Bloc Would Have Enough Support To Turf Coalition Government Out Of Power - Poll

Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 6:12 pm | RNZ

And the leadership ratings in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll - taken after the Budget - are also bad news for the government More >>

Support For National And Labour Fall In Latest 1News-Verian Poll

Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 6:07 pm | RNZ

Support for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon remains steady. More >>

More Kiwis Oppose Than Support Government's Pay Equity Changes, New Poll Shows

Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 6:04 pm | RNZ

Nearly two thirds of the public believe the government should have first sought feedback on the controversial change, the latest RNZ Reid Research poll shows. More >>

In Her Memoir, Jacinda Ardern Shows A ‘Different Kind Of Power’ Is Possible – But Also Has Its Limits

Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 6:33 pm | The Conversation

Her new book weaves an authentically retold personal story with high political drama. But Ardern misses an opportunity to reflect more deeply on her time in power. More >>

Judith Collins Tells Security Summit NZ Setting Up Space Squadron

Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 3:56 pm | RNZ

Judith Collin told those at the inter-governmental conference the Air Force's 62 Squadron would be reactivated. More >>

Chris Bishop Frustrated By 'Politicised' Stan Walker Aotearoa Music Awards Performance

Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 3:42 pm | RNZ

"It's not about Stan Walker ... It was just the sort of politicisation of it," the Cabinet Minister says after declaring "what a load of crap" during a Aotearoa Music Awards performance. More >>

Government Guts WorkSafe

Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 2:18 pm | NZCTU

“The Minister’s decision to gut WorkSafe is a reflection of a government that is prioritising profits over people,” said Wagstaff. More >>

WorkSafe Needs More Investment To Keep Workers Safe, Not A Road Cone Hot Line

Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 12:18 pm | PSA

WorkSafe has received no extra Budget funding from this government and almost one in five workers has been shown the door in recent years. More >>

VUWSA Calls For The Winter Energy Payment To Be Extended To Students

Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 11:27 am | VUWSA

The Winter Energy Payment, introduced in 2017 by the Labour Government, currently supports most beneficiary groups — except students. VUWSA believes this is an unjust oversight and is urging the Government to correct it. More >>

$200 Million For Oil And Gas An Affront To The Youth Of Aotearoa

Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 11:14 am | Climate Justice Taranaki

Driven by corporate greed, Jones, McLeod and the current government are quite happy to sacrifice the future of a liveable climate for coming generations for short-term profits for their mates in the oil and gas industry, says Urs Signer, from the community ... More >>