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At least 140 people are slated to lose their jobs, and unions say the proposal will decimate the agency most relied on for first response in emergencies. Audio

The contract would see a secondary school with a focus on young athletes in Years 11-13 established in Trentham, near Wellington, next year.

This "transitional access" has been criticised by opposition politicians as "a subsidy for private insurers".

It passed with support from all parties other than the independent MPs Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.

But coalition parties would still have a majority, according to a new Curia-Taxpayers Union poll,

Willie Jackson says his party will not consider ousted MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris as candidates.

A dawn karakia at Te Rerenga Wairua marked the beginning of a nationwide march opposing the Treaty Principles Bill.

The Greyhound Racing Association has withdrawn its application for judicial review of the government's legislation banning the sport. Audio

Ten suppliers have been contracted to deliver primary school lunches next year.

Firefighters say they no longer have confidence in their ageing vehicle fleet, and fear it could let them down in life or death situations. Audio

Fire and Emergency is considering cutting jobs and "stopping or slowing" activities in a bid to save money.

The government has released the full draft of its new year 0-10 curriculum, which proposes dropping Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories and adding more international topics.

It has been seven weeks since David Clark went public with his frustration of the resource consent process and its "outrageous costs".

Government ministers have confirmed they are considering measures to move homeless people out of Auckland's city centre - but the exact details remain unclear.

While the week in politics began with another chapter in the ongoing tensions within Te Pāti Māori, the House started the parliamentary week by resuming the consideration of the closely followed…

"It made not an iota of difference for the kids whose learning we're focused on," the cabinet minister says amid criticism from teachers and the opposition. Audio

Explainer - Can a school be 'taken over' by a charter school conversion? Here's what you need to know. Audio

The bill was introduced by ACT and part of National and Act's coalition agreement.

A process is in play for whether Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris are expelled from the party, Rawiri Waititi says. Audio

"Every child has a right to know whose land they stand on."

The minister had been moving to change the requirement, but has announced it will remove it altogether.

It comes after a former All Black-turned-firefighter's claims of at least one truck breaking down every day. Audio