17 September 2026
Dodging taxes is coming back to bite, with hundreds before the courts – and some losing their livelihoods.
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17 September 2026
In a week of urgency the first bill finalised enables the India FTA, and had arch enemies New Zealand First and Green voting together, while Labour joined National and ACT.
17 September 2026
The powerful privileges committee has been called to an unscheduled meeting on Thursday by its chair to discuss how to handle a complaint about a leaked report.
17 September 2026
The Waitangi Tribunal says the government's rewrite of the school curriculum was ideological, aided by people hostile to Māori knowledge, and breached multiple Treaty principles.
17 September 2026
The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.
17 September 2026
National's finance spokesperson has pushed back against criticisms from supermarkets and businesses of the party's policy to break up Foodstuffs.
17 September 2026
Education spokesperson Ginny Andersen announced the party would also create an independent body lead decisions on what was taught in schools and how it is assessed.
17 September 2026
FENZ Minister Brooke van Velden says she no longer has confidence in the organisation's chief executive, following a "serious breach" of the 'no-surprises' clause.
