Latest from NZ Government

Derek Cheng: Why Delta variant makes Sunday's alert level decision more complicated

Delta variant gave compelling reasons to adapt level 2 in Wellington, but nothing happened

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster wants fewer people charged for drug use

'Health referrals are a good thing because we want demand for drugs to decrease'.

Covid case's NZ visit: Why the next 48 hours are critical

'Within the next 48 hours, we'll have a clearer picture of [any] community transmission.'

Derek Cheng: Lockdown looming in Wellington? Very possibly, but depends how the dice roll

Restrictions in Sydney (37 cases) and Wellington (no cases) will start at the same time.

Auditor-General urges ports against spend-ups with shareholder dollars

Port sector has enough issues to earn its own first report, says public audit watchdog.

Sir Brian Roche: 'The big worry, of course, is the Delta variant'

'The big worry': About 2400 border workers remain without a single vaccine dose.

Developer responds to release of $1b+ infrastructure fund

"You have to say it's going to get things moving." - Shane Brealey welcoming new fund

'Ideological vanity project': National slams planned Auckland harbour cycle bridge

'[It is] an ideological vanity project that the majority of New Zealanders oppose.'

NZ First, Winston Peters and election 2023: Should he stay or should he go?

This weekend's AGM will include discussions on the party's failed election campaign.

NZ's Top Blokes - how does Clarke Gayford measure up?

Clarke Gayford is NZ's third man to support a woman at the top. What does that involve?

Shane Jones, a former staffer, and a $1.532m PGF project. National Party seeks review

Jones says he can't recall if he declared a conflict of interest about the project.

Audrey Young: Jacinda Ardern's new US strategy

OPINION: Jacinda Ardern signals New Zealand is ready for a new relationship.

Revealed: The regions where police are most likely to charge drug users

Data shows how police use prosecutorial discretion by region for all drugs, cannabis and P

Father threatened to send his son to Lake Alice if he didn't behave. At 13 the threat came true

'I'd wave and he would just ignore me, so that was pretty hard.'

Ardern calls on US to get back to trade talks

PM is quizzed on US, China and Covid by US Council on Foreign Relations.

Leaked document reveals proposals to revive Hauraki Gulf

Included are proposals to expand marine protected areas, ban trawling in vast areas.