Lillian Hanly

Explainer - Why all the fuss about the Treaty Principles Bill? What's it about and where will it all end up?

Its chief executive says the organisation is looking "at everything possible" to achieve cost savings and ensure the next 20 years for Whakaata Māori.

Patient Voice Aotearoa delivered a petition to Parliament today calling on the government to urgently fix staffing shortages at Buller Hospital.

That will take the ACT-led debate past Rātana celebrations and Waitangi Day next year - when the government will likely be challenged again on the issue.

Cabinet has agreed on the outline of the Treaty Principles Bill that will be introduced to Parliament, with a change to include specific acknowledgement of the rights of hapū and iwi. Audio

The ACT leader says churches are abandoning their core beliefs, after 400 Christian leaders condemned his controversial Treaty Principles Bill.

The move comes after months of criticism of the Bill, which seeks to redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

All eyes are now on how Kuini Nga Wai Hono i Te Po will continue her father's call for Māori to unite against government policies. Audio

Tributes are flowing from across Aotearoa and around the world after Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died early on Friday morning. 

It ends a fortnight in which the question of whether…

Party leaders are staking clear positions where they have previously tip-toed, as a debate over whether Māori ceded sovereignty flares up. Audio

A raft of measures to ease energy security and affordability includes a review of the performance of the electricity market.

The shake-up of NZ's planning laws continues, with a second bill to focus on infrastructure, energy, housing, farming and natural hazards. Audio

The Opposition says it's all the more reason for Casey Costello to show she is not being influenced by lobbyists.

The former Green MP is relying on one quote from one judge, Andrew Geddis says. Audio

The Finance Minister says she's expecting "action" on the Commerce Commission's recommendations for the banking sector.

Analysis - Luxon says he wants to get things back on track. But how does that align with the government's cancelling of infrastructure projects, asks Lillian Hanly.

The PM warned kiwis to be more than just an "interested bystander" in an increasingly complex and difficult world. Video

Analysis: Security and defence will be front and centre when the Prime Minister mets Anthony Albanese, amid concerns over any potential AUKUS involvement.

Opposition parties have slammed the government's move to crackdown on beneficiaries, saying work-for-dole type schemes are a "reheated, failed approach". Audio

The repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act was front and centre at Parliament this week, with former Minister in charge of the legislation Tracey Martin telling the government to rethink its…

A series of discussions about the AUKUS security pact between New Zealand and Australian officials has been revealed in newly released documents.

"Remediating damaged adults" is much more expensive than the cost of not causing the damage in the first place, they say.

Had Te Rangitepāia been asked, they would have said the boot camp "doesn't sit right" with their hapū's kaupapa, a representative says.

A social service provider is gutted that funding for the government's boot camp pilot is not going directly into community organisations.

A trial involving 10 boys aged 15-18 starts this month but there has been little detail about what exactly it will look like. Audio