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NZ First leader Winston Peters says NZ needs to have a public voice and that means RNZ needs to be protected. Video

A Waikato support trust is thrilled the region will be getting an alcohol and drug treatment court after lobbying for one for the past 18 months.

Cabinet ministers have ordered more work to be done on the Northport proposal, to report back to Cabinet mid next year.

National is asking its supporters whether District Health Board elections should be scrapped in favour of an appointment process.

Whakatāne District Council has announced it is closing public access to a section of wooden wharf used by White Island Tours.

Government books are now expected to go into the red this financial year with a forecast deficit of $900 million, down from a Budget forecast surplus of $1.3 billion.

The mayor of Whakatāne wants tourist trips to Whakaari / White Island to continue, despite the eruption which has killed six people, but locals aren't convinced that tourists should return. Audio

Police Minister Stuart Nash has defended the police decision not to mount a rescue operation at Whakaari / White Island and says he's confident they did everything they could.

Eight people are missing after the eruption at White Island which left five people dead, and reconnaissance flights show no sign of survivors. Video

Cabinet minister Kris Faafoi has apologised to the Prime Minister for his messages to Jason Kerrison regarding an immigration case, but will not lose his job.

The Prime Minister should deal urgently with reports Cabinet Minister Kris Faafoi offered to help a friend over an immigration case, National Party leader Simon Bridges says. Audio

Despite New Zealand First lobbying hard at the Cabinet table, the Finance Minister says the case to move Auckland's port operations up north has not yet been made.

National leader Simon Bridges has attacked the government's proposal to curb foreign political donations, saying it does not go far enough, but refused to commit to broader changes himself.

Green Party's drug reform spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick says legalising and regulating cannabis is necessary to fight inequity in social justice for Māori who are disproportionately convicted over the… Audio

National leader Simon Bridges has attacked the government's proposal to curb foreign political donations, saying it does not go far enough, but refused to commit to broader changes himself. Audio

Police Minister Stuart Nash has no intention of resigning over the gun buyback data breach, he says.