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Opinion: Prisoner voting ban shows how few parliamentary power checks there are

OPINION: It will damage a critical but fragile check on Government power.

'Good bloke': Ex-minister surprised at top cop's porn allegation

Jevon McSkimming - already under criminal investigation - resigned abruptly yesterday.

NZ Herald Live: Chris Hipkins' pre-Budget speech

Chris Hipkins delivers pre-Budget speech at the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Video / NZ Herald

Collins eyes scrapping ‘woke’ diversity requirements for public sector bosses

A draft bill is expected to be before the Cabinet in July.

Audrey Young: Why the Waitangi Tribunal review is not a hatchet job

On the face of it, the review into the Waitangi Tribunal looks rather puny.

Wayne's manifesto: Mayor wants bed tax, new China visa, population growth in plan for Auckland

'Auckland knows best what we can and can’t do.'

‘Only talented person you've got in the room?’: PM grilled on Minister fronting raft of policies

PM questioned about the number of new policies the minister was introducing.

Dangerous refugees would be stripped of residence under new law

An immigration lawyer has criticised the Government legislation introduced last month.

Police goal of 500 extra officers by November unlikely

A new police campus in Albany will start training recruits on June 30.

Government promises boy-racer crackdown

Ministers Chris Bishop and Mark Mitchell announced new offences and penalties in Rotorua on Sunday, with Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell. Video / Kelly Makiha

Swift destruction of boy racer vehicles proposed, more powers for police

Boy racers currently get multiple warnings before their cars face being destroyed.

Social media ban for under-16s: A good start, or ineffective, ‘half-baked’ populism?

National MP Catherine Wedd has put forward a member’s bill to introduce an age ban.

$35m boost to help Customs fight against illegal drugs flooding NZ

Last year Customs stopped, on average, 90kg of meth every week from entering NZ.

'Extremely high': Alarming sexual violence rates for NZ teens revealed

Almost 30% of NZ females aged 12-18 experience sexual violence, study finds.

39 minors killed in Sinaloa cartel conflict, ombudsman reports

Nearly 100 minors disappeared after a cartel co-founder was captured.

'Doctor-less' hospital: Alarm raised after stroke patient assessed by telehealth

Sharon's husband was assessed via a digital consult with a US-based doctor after a stroke.