Russell Palmer

Tasman lost much of its mobile and internet coverage during Thursday's extreme weather. Audio

The government's proposed citizen's arrest changes could see a greater chance of people using unreasonable force, particularly on children.

"We accept that this could have caused confusion," says the Ministry of Youth Development.

However, Regulations Minister David Seymour is rejecting the criticism from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

When RNZ sought clarification about the due date for the report, the ministry refused to give one - saying it would be "ideally in July".

The government has denied the speeches were censored.

Changes had been made to at least one speech.

Changes to the government's FamilyBoost scheme are expected to broaden access and increase repayment amounts, backdated to today.

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has agreed to work with his counterparts on the 30-year plan, but the discussion got heated.

It's the first time since 2021 that Labour has been considered more able to handle the cost of living.

Police Minister's office says the use of discretion over recruits who had not passed a literacy test was introduced in 2018 under the Labour government.

Government officials are looking at developing minimum standards for the protection of critical communications infrastructure.

The sport and police minister says the $2.9m Sport NZ is redirecting to new initiatives for reducing youth offending will not go into the government's "boot camps".

A Judicial Conduct Panel will look into the behaviour of Acting District Court judge Ema Aitken, after she allegedly accused Winston Peters of lying.

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says it's "not good enough" some providers still don't know if they'll be funded beyond the end of the month. Audio

Opposition parties say the government should be going much further, much faster in sanctioning Israel.

The government will strengthen its proposed law to criminalise stalking, including broadening the criteria to a longer timeframe.

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

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

The minister says a "culture of fear" about the agency needs to change. Audio

The Health Minister has repeatedly avoided answering direct questions about the bonding scheme.

What's billed as a historic change under the Resource Management Act is being released to the public for feedback.

Stronger whistleblowing laws and more emphasis on free and frank advice are needed to balance out a crackdown on leaks, the Public Service Association union says. Audio

Sir Brian Roche says in some cases public servants should be fired. Audio

Former National MP Dame Marilyn Waring has gathered a group of female former MPs to look into the changes.