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A draft Cabinet paper has been prepared setting out the next steps the government could take in response to the report on achieving the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The government will have to pass legislation to make the purchase of the land at Ihumātao lawful, because the ministry did not seek the right approvals for using the $29.9m.

It’s a hard road finding the perfect parliamentary question, but this week had some pointers on tactics. 

Parliament has been told acting as judge and jury would be 'unwise' in response to a request for an urgent debate today.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the death of Prince Philip is a "hugely significant loss" for New Zealand and the organisations he supported. Audio

Week in Politics - The travel bubble is the best good news story for a long time, the government has another go at Auckland light rail and Kiri Allan faces the "fight of her life", writes Peter Wilson…

MPs have held an urgent debate on the recent announcement of a date for no-quarantine travel between Australia and New Zealand

Political pundits and media experts are warning that artificial grassroots organisations - nicknamed "astroturfs" - are being used to manipulate and mobilise public opinion for political gain.

The government is estimating Australian tourists' spending will recover to about 80 percent of the pre-Covid level by next year.

The minimum wage and benefit levels get a boost today, but there's criticism of both - and for different reasons. Audio

Analysis - The government sets a date for setting a date on the trans-Tasman travel bubble and attacks the housing crisis, this time with serious money and an assault on property speculators.

The change allows for a scenario where if the family home is not used as such for more than a year, it becomes subject to the bright-line test.

Parliament has gone into urgency to ram through changes to the bright-line test in its housing package, unveiled this morning.