Latest from Government Administration and Defence

$1000/year to drive your EV: Road user charges for electric vehicles from April

The other shoe has dropped. How it will work.

Rob Campbell: Self-serving managers and scared civil servants need an overhaul

OPINION: The left is often wrongly too defensive of poor performance - and I'm a leftist.

$200 billion deficit: Why our 'Number 8 wire' philosophy is costing NZ

This country has a habit of failing to invest in infrastructure.

Editorial: Luxon must keep pressure on over 501 deportees

OPINION: Albanese has softened Australia's stance but more needs to be done.

Speaker warns MPs after PM’s wife raised in debate over discounted Tesla

Brownlee forbids further questions on topic; Luxon to fly to Australia tomorrow.

Sir Bill English to lead Kāinga Ora review, Luxon says te reo lessons make him better PM

Housing Minister has received “worrying advice" about financial situation of Kāinga Ora.

Jenée Tibshraeny: Mini-Budget to be a scene-setter, not a Christmas treat

Treasury's forecasts are likely to be rosier than reality.

Thomas Coughlan: Nicola Willis' fiscal cliffs and the most boring week of my life

I spent the last fortnight reading 2000 pages of Budget documents.

Editorial: New Govt can't let economy get lost in the coalition noise

OPINION: It's been a tumultuous start but it shouldn't forget why it won the election.

Letters: What about education and health inequality?

OPINION: 'I’d be interested to hear Peters' and Seymour’s plans to remedy these issues.'

'Not quite plausible': David Seymour calls out Winston Peters' media criticisms

Peters accused media of taking bribes. Seymour disagrees, still wary of policy generally.

'Tell the public what you signed up to' - Peters lashes out in tense first Cabinet meeting

Tension as Christopher Luxon tries to put Winston Peters' war with the media behind him.

'Scrapped the world's first generational smoking ban' - Global media's shock at NZ law repeal

The new Government's scrapping of smokefree laws has made headlines all over the world.

'Strong, productive, unified': Luxon sworn in as PM

The new coalition Government will be sworn into office today.

Editorial: Pointless byelection held in Port Waikato

OPINION: The law could swing an election unfairly and it causes voters needless trouble.

Beehive Diaries: Luxon's humblebrag by song; will Weet-Bix be safe from taxes?

Weet-Bix played a leading role in the talks — will it save Sanitarium from being taxed?