Anna Whyte

John Allen, Victoria University of Wellington chancellor and chief executive of WellingtonNZ, has been recommended by Parliament to take over as the new Chief Ombudsman.

ANALYSIS: It's a new year - can we expect a new, refreshed Labour party?

Labour is kicking off the political year with its annual caucus retreat in Palmerston North today - but don't expect any announcements on wealth or capital gains taxes.

Labour is promising a return from a hermit year of listening to “hard truths” of what led to its disastrous 2023 election result, pledging to roll

The long shadow of the Treaty Principles Bill has followed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon into another political year yet again, with criticism lobbed at him during annual Rātana celebrations.

While the clouds weren't covering Rātana Pa, the Treaty Principles Bill shadow continues to chew even deeper into Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's

The country's new Public Service Commissioner introduces himself with a handshake and the greeting: “Hi I'm Brian”.

Willis isn't mucking around - it's understood a growth announcement is scheduled for Monday.

Submissions on ACT's contentious Treaty Principles Bill start being heard by the Justice Committee at Parliament on Monday.

It's the who's who in the political zoo turning up the heat on the Treaty Principles Bill on Monday - marking the first day of submission hearings.