NZ Herald • 10th February 2025

Nearly $19m paid out in energy bill support last year, average grant high

Nearly $19 million was paid out in support to New Zealanders struggling with energy bills last year, an average of more than $500 per grant.

NZ Herald • 7th February 2025

Revealed: NZ’s elite soldiers were required to ‘look after’ 501s in MIQ

New Zealand’s most elite military force was required to “look after” 501 deportees from Australia in a managed isolation quarantine facility (MIQ) during the height of Covid-19.

NZ Herald • 28th January 2025

Analysis: David Seymour’s privatisation talk pushes his agenda back into spotlight

Christopher Luxon claims no one is talking about privatisation - but his future deputy Prime Minister certainly is.

NZ Herald • 23rd January 2025

Exclusive: David Seymour expected to blow open controversial privatisation debate

Act leader David Seymour is today expected to blow open what will likely be a controversial public debate on privatisation, the Herald understands.

NZ Herald • 22nd January 2025

Analysis: Inside National's caucus retreat as MPs accept reshuffle fate

Christopher Luxon began the political year early on Sunday with his National Cabinet reshuffle, framed around creating a “refreshed team” with an intense focus on “economic growth” – two words we’ll likely hear a lot this year.

NZ Herald • 22nd November 2024

Exclusive: ‘Urgent’ texts with National staff after Andrew Bayly’s notorious ‘loser’ incident

A series of frantic mid-Question Time text messages from Andrew Bayly to Government staffers amid scrutiny over his actions at a winery in October have been revealed in a release of documents from his office.

NZ Herald • 21st November 2024

Minister won't take personal responsibility for inappropriate actions in youth boot camps

The Children’s Minister won’t take personal responsibility if there are inappropriate actions in her proposed military-style academies scheme (MSAs) for young offenders.

NZ Herald • 17th November 2024

Exclusive: Leaked email reveals government departments’ concerns about boot camp proposal

A leaked email shows government departments had concerns about how military-style academies would uphold the rights of children.

NZ Herald • 5th November 2024

PM claimed no conversation on use-of-force in boot camps, despite Cabinet already agreeing to it

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon claimed to have not had conversations about providing military-style academy providers with use-of-force powers, despite those powers already existing in some circumstances and Cabinet agreeing to expand them months ago.

NZ Herald • 4th November 2024

Exclusive: Leaked document reveals minister's admission of risks of allowing boot camp staff to use force against children

A leaked ministerial document from the Children’s Minister shows an admission that giving military-style academy providers the power to use force against children may be seen as “increasing the potential risk of abuse in custody”.

NZ Herald • 3rd November 2024

Second Auckland Harbour crossing: Next steps revealed, technical work to begin soon

The Government has tasked NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) with considering two potential options for an additional Waitematā Harbour crossing in Auckland, with technical work expected to begin in the coming months.

NZ Herald • 11th October 2024

Christopher Luxon interview: PM says Kiwis ‘want me to try’ to fulfil election promise despite hurdles

The Prime Minister says he has no regrets when it comes to promising a free trade agreement (FTA) with India this term despite the significant hurdles he faces and his own admission that New Zealand needs to deepen its relationship with India first.

NZ Herald • 8th October 2024

East Asia Summit: Why Christopher Luxon's latest trip could be ‘hugely valuable’ for NZ

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s flying to Laos today for a meeting of world leaders, a trip being described as a “hugely valuable opportunity for New Zealand” in terms of bolstering our economic and security relationships.

NZ Herald • 7th October 2024

Fast-track project list blows cover on proposal to double high-security prison capacity

The Government’s new fast-track project list has blown the cover on a proposal that would allow the capacity at the high-security Auckland Prison to be almost doubled.

NZ Herald • 26th September 2024

Gagged health staff freed from ‘North Korean’ NDAs, agency admits ‘improvements’ could be made

Gagged Health New Zealand staff have been released from their non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) less than a week after Labour challenged the agency’s “North Korean” orders.

NZ Herald • 2nd September 2024

Shane Jones interview: Judith Collins ‘sought to school me’ after judge comments, to change approach

Shane Jones said Judith Collins ‘sought to school me’ after judge comments, to change approach

Newshub • 29th May 2024

Exclusive: Govt extends fog cannon subsidy, but won't commit to new money after current funding runs dry

Newshub can reveal the Government isn't committing to giving any new money to the fog cannon subsidy scheme. The Government is going to extend it past its current June cut-off but it will have to rely on funding already allocated to it from the past financial year. After that runs dry the minister will reassess.

Newshub • 28th May 2024

Exclusive: Govt doesn't fulfil coalition agreement commitment on time, changes timeframes

Newshub can reveal the Government hasn't fulfilled one of its coalition agreement commitments on time.

Newshub • 21st May 2024

Exclusive: David Seymour accuses Waitangi Tribunal of meddling after it makes confidential Treaty Principles docs public

David Seymour has accused the Waitangi Tribunal of political meddling after it made confidential documents about the proposed Treaty Principles legislation public. The briefings reveal officials told the Government the policy could threaten social cohesion and ACT's proposed principles were a novel interpretation with the backing of no expert opinion.

Newshub • 23rd April 2024

Exclusive: Police wanted significant new powers as part of gang patch crackdown

Newshub can reveal police wanted significant new search and seizure powers to make the Government's gang patch crackdown effective. They include the ability for officers to search the properties and vehicles of anyone suspected of displaying gang insignia for up to seven days.