Policy

Government agencies are admitting failure in their attempts to make roads safer.

The road toll has soared this year and targets set under the nationwide Road to Zero plan - which is supposed to see… Audio

Oranga Tamariki is warning children might be put in danger by changes to the Privacy Act.

The Government is moving to change the law in line with tighter data privacy regulations in the European… Audio

Government agencies are admitting failure in their attempts to make roads safer, and now say their target to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 40 percent over a decade is unrealistic.

The road… Audio

A more hands on approach from the government in order to tackle inflation is being urged by the Council of Trade Unions.

CTU economist Craig Renney says short sighted governments haven't helped with… Audio

Climate change activists are furious with the government's changes to the Agricultural Emissions Pricing Plan.

Despite advice from the Climate Change Commission to base behavioural change on the… Audio

Auckland councillors voted to put its budget forward for consultation yesterday in a contentious meeting.

Major cuts to transport and community funding were among the main points of debate.

Wayne… Audio

The Green Party is urging the government to tax wealthy New Zealanders more to help raise extra revenue with a recession on the horizon.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson yesterday confirmed a… Audio

Better late than never has been the response of many to the government's widening of its green list immigration settings.

Nurses, doctors and midwives can now get a straight to residence visa when… Audio

The National Party is demanding Nanaia Mahuta be sacked as a Minister over her role in the Three Waters entrenchment saga.

Labour performed an almighty backdown yesterday, voting out the… Audio

The government has announced a Royal Commission of Inquiry into its Covid pandemic response.

It will look at the laws and decision-making that drove the government's pandemic response - and the… Video, Audio

The government is likely to shelve its work on co-governance.

It's part of this country's response on how to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or UNDRIP.

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Farmers at this year's Fieldays have plenty to think about, with the government launching its Climate Action Centre, to tackle emissions.

The annual gathering to swap tips and pick up new toys is… Audio

New funding beginning today means thousands will have access to a drug that helps with the symptoms of menopause.

Journalist and author of This Changes Everything: The Honest Guide to Menopause and… Audio

The Health Minister has admitted the country's drug laws are out of date.

Critics of New Zealand's drug legislation say it's not in line with other countries, which treat drug use as a health rather… Audio

The Health Minister admits  the country's drug laws are out of date.

Critics of New Zealand's drug legislation say it's not in line with other countries, which treat drug use as a health rather than… Audio

Despite a global downturn, primary industry exports are set to reach a new record high of $55 billion in 2023.

The government this morning released its export revenue projections, which show a 4… Audio

Professional property managers want all landlords to be created equal, when it comes to regulations for tenancies.

The government's regulating residential property managers - saying it will improve… Video, Audio