Jamie Ensor

The Ministry of Health has admitted it didn't tell Associate Health Minister Casey Costello that a staffer working on smoking regulation policy was a relative of Labour's health spokeswoman Ayesha Verrall.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has criticised the Ministry of Health for failing to declare to minister Casey Costello that a staff member working on smoking regulation reform was a relative of Labour's Ayesha Verrall.

The Auditor-General has launched an inquiry into how conflicts of interest were identified and managed as ministers made decisions about what

Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris is under fire after he was heard saying “f***ing racist” following a submission at a parliamentary select committee on amendments to foreshore and seabed legislation.

Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris' “f***ing racist” remark at a parliamentary select committee this week has “fallen short” of the party's expectations, its co-leaders say.

Newly released documents are exposing how fearful the Treasury was for Health New Zealand's financial position and how officials believed “no one inside HNZ appears to have a clear picture of what is going on”.

The Transport Minister described it as a 'priority' for the Government.

A leaked ministerial document from the Children 's Minister shows an admission that giving military-style academy providers the power to use force

The Prime Minister claimed to have not had conversations about providing military-style academy providers with use-of-force powers, despite those

The Children's Minister is defending proposing giving “third-party providers” the ability to use force against young people in bootcamps – although she can't yet say who those providers could be.