Russell Palmer

The cost of the ACT leader's Regulatory Standards Bill work could be as high as $60m a year, officials say. Audio

The Associate Health Minister says medical conferences can happen in New Zealand now, because the government is lifting advertising restrictions on medicines.

Police have previously formally warned Te Pāti Māori over failing to file a complete and audited 2023 financial statement on time.

The Greens have broken with their opposition party colleagues to vote in support of the online casino bill.

Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds unveiled the polytechnics that would emerge from breaking up Te Pūkenga on Monday.

The Tertiary Education Union says the sector has become a political football. Audio

The revelations come from an Official Information Act response to questions raised by the Taxpayers Union lobby group.

The creation of the group has been led by Justice and Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith.

Anaylsis: Critics of David Seymour's controversial bill are in for disappointment. Audio

The Public Service Census is a voluntary survey that 44,737 out of more than 65,000 public servants took part in.

Andrew Little says a government rates cap would undermine the democratic relationship between mayor and councillors and residents.

Tasman lost much of its mobile and internet coverage during Thursday's extreme weather. Audio

The government's proposed citizen's arrest changes could see a greater chance of people using unreasonable force, particularly on children.

"We accept that this could have caused confusion," says the Ministry of Youth Development.

However, Regulations Minister David Seymour is rejecting the criticism from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

When RNZ sought clarification about the due date for the report, the ministry refused to give one - saying it would be "ideally in July".

The government has denied the speeches were censored.

Changes had been made to at least one speech.

Changes to the government's FamilyBoost scheme are expected to broaden access and increase repayment amounts, backdated to today.

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has agreed to work with his counterparts on the 30-year plan, but the discussion got heated.

It's the first time since 2021 that Labour has been considered more able to handle the cost of living.

Police Minister's office says the use of discretion over recruits who had not passed a literacy test was introduced in 2018 under the Labour government.

Government officials are looking at developing minimum standards for the protection of critical communications infrastructure.

The sport and police minister says the $2.9m Sport NZ is redirecting to new initiatives for reducing youth offending will not go into the government's "boot camps".

A Judicial Conduct Panel will look into the behaviour of Acting District Court judge Ema Aitken, after she allegedly accused Winston Peters of lying.