Lauren Crimp

The law change means iwi and other unelected members will lose voting rights.

More food banks will "undoubtedly" close after government funding dries up next year, the Salvation Army says, despite a Budget commitment to keep pumping some money into the system.

to highlight the "aggressive recruitment strategy". The Security Intelligence Service (SIS) is warning the Chinese military is trying to

Several New Zealanders have come close to unwittingly giving sensitive information to China's military, the Security Intelligence Service boss says.

The ACT Party will campaign on bringing down the "absolutely ridiculous" cost of school uniforms

The changes have been revealed in an in-principle agreement between Health NZ and the primary care sector.

The minister of energy says the government's scrapping a planned power bill levy because he made the call that households should not have to pay to secure the country's electricity supply.

The ACT Party is promising to make it easier for farmers to graze sheep on conservation land, aiming to get rid of invasive plants and reduce fire risk.

The prison population is expected to grow by more than a third in the next decade.

The number of women serving time in prison is expected to surge 63 percent over the next decade, due to stronger punishments for theft.