Latest from Government Administration and Defence

Claire Trevett: Luxon's big day in DC and the questions he's avoiding like the plague

The Prime Minister was like a kid in a candy shop, but there were questions to avoid.

Editorial: National Party's board appointments of the two Bs is a wise choice

OPINION: Paula Bennett and Simon Bridges are a perfect fit.

NZTA urgently investigated safety concerns raised by train bosses against KiwiRail

The operators of the Auckland and Wellington networks wrote to NZTA about their concerns.

Treasury boss Caralee McLiesh won’t seek reappointment

The Finance Minister values her 'positive working relationship' with the Treasury boss.

Anti-gang laws softened but still likely to breach Bill of Rights Act

A select committee report ignores suggestions to make the law more Bora-consistent.

Crypto crackdown: Pay up or face consequences, IRD says

Inland Revenue is targeting customers who are actively dealing in cryptoassets.

Govt introduces standardised testing in primary schools

The 'progress monitoring' checks will focus on reading, writing and maths.

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: 'If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it' - we need certainty on Whānau Ora

OPINION: 'The Government continues to pursue a narrow-minded, anti-Māori agenda.'

Finance Minister unreceptive to calls for new finance monitoring unit

New Zealand warned it's not immune from the risk that Budgets start lacking credibility.

A royal compromise: Why Covid inquiry chair is leaving

Government reveals an inelegant solution to an untenable Covid inquiry problem.

PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024

Christopher Luxon also stayed ahead of Chris Hipkins as preferred PM but the gap closed.

Governing coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gap

How the Government is faring in the first 1News Verian poll since the Budget.

Coalition friction: NZ First invokes first 'agree to disagree' clause

It's the first time the 'agree to disagree' clause has been used during the term.

Three Strikes 2.0: Why the Government has watered down the hardline policy

The 'manifestly unjust' clause will apply to both sentence length and parole.

Mixed reaction from patients to cancer drugs promise

Specific treatments for bowel, liver, kidney, lung and bladder cancer have been named.

Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?

OPINION: 'We can at least be glad there were no tourists on board the grounded Aratere.'

Ministry of Justice staff ask if department is 'lessening its commitment' to te reo

Ministry chief executive Andrew Kibblewhite met with staff in Auckland and New Plymouth.

Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking

OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.