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Simeon Brown: Health Minister on the Government's changes to the Medicines Act
GP fees could be frozen for 12 months from July under a proposed Health NZ shake-up of the funding system. Under the proposals, around 60 percent of practices would receive increased funding through…
Adam Pearse: NZ Herald deputy political editor on Chris Luxon's visit to Australia
Christopher Luxon has returned from Queensland, after meeting with Anthony Albanese with a group of New Zealand businesses. No announcements have been unveiled, but the leaders discussed defence…
Simon Watts: Auckland Minister says Budget 2026 delivers for Auckland, despite Mayor's pessimism
The Government says this year's budget especially strengthens Auckland's role as New Zealand's economic engine room. They point out that they're investing in health, including funding to purchase…
Chris Penk: Defence Minister on increasing military spend to align with partners
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says New Zealand is "freeloading" from the American military because of our low military spend. The remarks were made at an Asia-Pacific security conference in…
Cameron Bagrie: Economist says NZ Super reform is crucial but unpopular ahead of budget
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will be presenting the 2026 budget on this coming Thursday. A number of pre-budget announcements have already been made including money directed to maths and literary…
Andrew Hoggard: Biosecurity Minister announces $79 million to axe wilding pines
Today Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard, along with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour, announced a $79 million boost over three years for tourism and farming…
Al Gillespie: Vladimir Putin suggests the war is coming to an end
Russian president Vladimir Putin says the war in Ukraine is coming to an end. The conflict has been ongoing since Russia's initial invasion in 2022, and Putin had been speaking in the Kremlin…
David Seymour: Fees-free doesn't result in more education
Winston Peters has leaked, and the Government has confirmed, that this will be the final year of fees-free support for tertiary students. The support was first introduced as a first year free…
Dr Geoffrey Miller: "New Zealand could be quite useful" for Iran-U.S. relationship
New Zealand has received a preliminary proposal from the United States requesting help in opening the Strait of Hormuz - possibly as part of a coalition that would restore access to the strait. So…
Nick Hill: Govt should support SailGP in City of Sails
SailGP won't be going ahead in the city of sails next year as the Government has pulled funding. Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston wrote in a letter to mayor Wayne Brown that the event…
Maurice Williamson: Some parties are too far gone for a coalition
After much deliberation, the Labour Party has announced they'll back the India free trade agreement. We do see cross party agreements, but just how important will bipartisanship be for this year's…
Chloe Swarbrick: Funding solar panels through rates
The Green Party have just had their annual State of the Planet Address, and this year they're calling for a National Electrification Plan. They say it's in response to the current fossil fuels…
Ernie Newman: Duopoly to blame for increase in food costs
New Zealand First has announced they will be campaigning on a new policy to end the supermarket duopoly. The policy would give the Commerce Commission powers to enforce increased penalties for…
Peter Dunne: National Party calls in former broadcaster for comms help
The National Party have called in former broadcaster Rachel Smalley to help Auckland based MPs, including the prime minister, with their communications and media work ahead of the election this…
Mark Mitchell: Emergency Management Minister on Cyclone Vaianu
Cyclone Vaianu has hit our shores and some regions are being hit particularly hard. The East Coast has seen gusts of up to 130 kilometres an hour, thousands of homes in Northland and the Bay of…
Helen Clark and Maurice Williamson: What can we expect from the build-up to the election?
It's election year again in New Zealand, and it's a process that we're all familiar with. But few are more familiar than Former PM Helen Clark and Former National MP Maurice Williamson, who joined…
Josh Ellison: Fuel crisis good news for renewable energy sector
The latest numbers, as at one week ago, there were 24 days of petrol and 18 days of diesel in the country. Things are looking to worsen for the foreseeable future, although an uptick in public…
Winston Peters: More mining royalties back into the regions
New Zealand First will be campaigning on a policy that would see half of all mining royalties go to the region from which it came, rather than Wellington. The party says it would build up wealth and…
Liam Hehir: NZ First in solid position ahead of election
Winston Peters has delivered NZ First's State of the Nation address - the final one ahead of the looming election. Peters also announced a National Energy Strategy that would break up power…
Kelly Eckhold: We have to look at the fuel situation "day by day"
New Zealand has just over 50 days worth of petrol, and a week less of diesel, while the war in Iran wages on. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to impact the global oil supply, and the…
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