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Changes to surrogacy laws set to be fast-tracked after Government adopts bill

A bill to change and streamline the law has been going through Parliament.

Minister under investigation, scrap yard fire burns & Loafers Lodge inspections revealed | Focus Morning Bulletin: 31 May, 2023

Minister investigated over accusations she misled Parliament, fire crews fight blaze in South Auckland and Wayne Brown lashes out on the eve of his final budget proposal, in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Labour and National in standoff over housing density

Neither seems likely to budge over their approach.

Nato's gang of four in the Indo Pacific

NZ's defence minister is expected to have a meeting with one of China's bit hitters.

Home-based childcare services under threat from Govt’s $1.2b free hours policy

The policy threatened to diminish the diversity of providers in New Zealand.

Education Minister investigated over accusation she misled Parliament

Jan Tinetti might be the first MP in 15 years to be found in contempt.

Ministers considered exempting clean utes from ‘ute tax’

Ministers considered changes to exempt some utes from the 'tax'.

Treasury warns fuel tax hike may be needed next year

Treasury warns a hike may be needed as soon as July 1 next year.

National’s Christopher Luxon 'not opposed per se' to bilingual signs

The language used for safety signs like stop or give way signs will not be changed.

PM unconvinced as review finds intelligence committee lacks independence

The relevant act currently requires the committee to be chaired by the Prime Minister.

Police Commissioner accepts greater risk of deaths after pursuit policy revision

The number of fleeing driver incidents has doubled since the policy was changed in 2020.

MSD debt balloons to $2.4 billion, family debt rises 25 per cent in a year

Campaigner says Govt inquiry needed to reveal true extent of poverty in NZ.

Exclusive: Police intend to start chasing more fleeing drivers

Whether police chase or not will depend on what crime has been committed and the risk.

Govt open to changing rules after National abandons housing deal

Further bipartisan efforts on housing seem unlikely after Nats' about-face on density.

Claire Trevett: Energy aplenty at Labour congress, but where were the new ideas?

Labour faithful did their job now Hipkins must do his and it's not talking about National.

Focus: Hipkins on apprenticeships, National housing u-turn and his parents

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins spoke to apprenticeship boosts, the National parties housing u-turn, and his parents at the Labour Party’s Congress in Wellington. Video / New Zealand Labour Party / Claire Trevett

Sasha Borissenko: No housing crisis for our well-off MPs

OPINION: The gifts and other interests disclosed by MPs revealed.

'Backing the tradies': PM promises to make apprenticeship support permanent

Of the 57,000 apprentices in 2019, about 25,000 were in the building sector.