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The Minister moved a motion of urgency to introduce the bill.

The first ever National Infrastructure Plan lays out an independent roadmap for infrastructure investment in the coming decades.

The plan lays out 16 changes and 10 priorities needed to fix and update the nation's struggling roads, water, hospitals, schools and courts.

The government has promised to change a contentious clause in legislation the could leave the door open to a future water tax for farmers.

Coroner Janet Anderson report found everything possible went wrong for the 5-year-old in the last six months of his life.

Minister for Child Poverty Reduction Louise Upston acknowledged the delays after the coroner released a damning report into the death of five-year-old Malachi Subecz.

Deputy leader Shane Jones says he will campaign on a system where politicians "failed or flourished" by making big calls.

New Zealand is in talks about the supply of rare minerals, as Donald Trump seeks to reduce reliance on China. Audio

New Zealand is in talks with the United States about the supply of rare and critical minerals, as Donald Trump seeks to reduce their reliance on China. Audio

National and New Zealand First have been clashing over the deal.

The result will be a worry for the National Party, having battled two years of economic headwinds after promising to get the country back on track.

The party announced the bill at Rātana celebrations this afternoon.

The coalition is taking another look at housing intensification plans in Auckland after pushback - but the mayor and councillors know nothing about it.

The Foreign Affairs Minister had said the government was rethinking development support after the country's president cancelled a visit here.

The government has announced five new tourism campaigns to lure more visitors from the United States, Canada and Australia.

RNZ spoke with a range of politicians about their experiences going bush: the highs, the lows and the whys.

Peters says New Zealand has a 'good reputation', but it is not the reputation it once had.

Experts say the government is stuck between a rock and a hard place off the back of Treasury's latest economic forecasts. Audio

The documentary makers' 'access agreement' outlines exactly what the filmmakers and police signed up to back in March.

The prime minister is reminding people he rebuilt the party after "a state of civil war".

The Conservation Minister has re-classified swathes of stewardship land on the West Coast of the South Island.

The finance minister has issued the advice after Westpac raised its home loan rates by 30 basis points.

Minister Chris Bishop says legislation rolling over most consents until the new RMA system kicks in is a temporary transition measure.

Support for the party dropped to one percent in the latest poll after weeks of in-fighting, two expulsions and one court order.

The Taxpayers' Union is poised to launch a "pressure campaign" targeting Nicola Willis.