About 10,000 foreign workers on temporary visas are being allowed to stay in the country for another six months to help ease labour shortages while... Read More

Primary and intermediate schools fear a government review is threatening foreign enrolments worth more than $20 million a year in fees. Sector leaders... Read More

Employers with migrant staff are facing what the immigration ministry says is the biggest change to work visas in a generation. The Accredited Employer... Read More

After 30 years, National MP Nick Smith is leaving Parliament after details of an inquiry into a verbal altercation at his Wellington office was leaked... Read More

The government has taken the next step to boost regional economic recovery with the establishment of the new fund to replace the Provincial Growth Fund. Economic... Read More

A youth-led campaign to lower the voting age to 16 will take its case to the Court of Appeal in an effort to push through the change before next year’s... Read More

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to make an announcement about the Governor-General in her post-cabinet briefing to media. She is expected... Read More

The government is being accused of dismissing major funding issues for some community organisations that support people experiencing hardship. Social... Read More

The Government has announced a major redevelopment of Scott Base in Antarctica which will create hundreds of jobs in today’s Budget. Minister... Read More

The National Party state that yesterday’s Budget lacks the plan and ambition needed to grow the economy and reduce the debt burden on future generations. The... Read More

The Government aims to lift up to 33,000 children out of poverty with changes to benefit levels announced in the Budget today. All benefit rates will... Read More

Finance Minister Grant Robertson is announcing the government's 2021 Budget at 2pm. It is expected it will deliver more money into the pockets of... Read More

Today is Budget Day and all signs are it will deliver more money into the pockets of New Zealand's poorest and those hit hardest by Covid-19. There... Read More

Sick leave entitlement is set to increase from five days to 10. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood announced the passing of an amendment... Read More

Bay of Plenty schools and early learning services are among more than 2000 schools that have been funded to help more than 300,000 New Zealand children... Read More