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PM refreshes ministerial team, pays tribute to Shane Reti

PM refreshes ministerial team, pays tribute to Shane Reti

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a refreshed ministerial lineup to continue fixing the basics and protecting New Zealand’s future. “New Zealanders are facing economic challenges brought on by conflict in the Middle East and its effect on fuel supply across the world,” says Christopher Luxon. “Having a strong ministerial team with real-world experience to deliver our response is crucial. … Read More

Jesse’s last hope: whānau turns to Australia after NZ cancels life-changing surgery twice

Jesse’s last hope: whānau turns to Australia after NZ cancels life-changing surgery twice

For most teenagers, life revolves around sports, friends, family and the freedom to be outside. But 17-year-old, Jesse James Hereora, every day is shaped by pain. For the past three years this rangatahi from Taranaki has been living with severe abdominal pain that strikes every time he eats, a condition that has caused significant weight loss and steadily deteriorating health. … Read More

Government launches inquiry into fatal Tauranga landslides

Government launches inquiry into fatal Tauranga landslides

Cabinet has officially agreed to the Terms of Reference and membership for a government inquiry into the fatal landslides in Tauranga, an announcement made by Emergency Management and Recovery Associate Minister Chris Penk. The decision follows the devastating events of January 22, 2026, which claimed the lives of eight people. Minister Penk said “These events have caused profound grief. For … Read More

Māori health providers raise concerns over proposed Pae Ora changes

Māori health providers raise concerns over proposed Pae Ora changes

Māori health providers in South Auckland say their work with whānau stretches far beyond the clinic walls. In Māngere, Hinekura Ngataki, a lead clinician for Ngaa Pou Hauora oo Taamaki Makaurau, is bringing rangatahi together through equine therapy, helping secondary school students facing mental health challenges reconnect and build confidence. The initiative is part of wider community outreach led by … Read More

’No need for panic’: Minister Shane Jones on fuel supply amid Middle East war

’No need for panic’: Minister Shane Jones on fuel supply amid Middle East war

Associate Minister for Energy, Minister Shane Jones is calling for public calm regarding global oil supplies amid the war in the Middle East. The Government’s newly established Ministerial Economic Security and Supply Chains Group met for the first time last night to discuss New Zealand’s situation and potential next steps on fuel security in response to the Middle East conflict. … Read More

Govt Ministers open to talk with Te Ohu Kaimoana regarding the 1992 Māori Fisheries settlement

Govt Ministers open to talk with Te Ohu Kaimoana regarding the 1992 Māori Fisheries settlement

High-profile Māori Ministers and Members of Parliament say their doors are open to Te Ohu Kaimoana as the organisation pushes to defend the integrity of the 1992 Māori Fisheries Settlement, declaring the landmark agreement to be “non-negotiable.” The move by Te Ohu Kaimoana, the body established to look after the Māori fisheries asset on behalf of iwi, comes in response … Read More

Proposed ‘move-on’ orders targeting disorderly behaviour criticised by former Police officer and homeless advocate

Proposed ‘move-on’ orders targeting disorderly behaviour criticised by former Police officer and homeless advocate

An advocate for the homeless says he has a solution in Tāmaki Makaurau that could work to provide housing for those that need it most. Te Puea Marae spokesperson Hurimoana Dennis says plans to build housing at the marae in Mangere could be a solution to the governments proposed changes to give Police ‘move-on’ orders to rough sleepers in the … Read More

Te Arikinui launches $100m Kotahitanga Fund to drive long-term Māori investment.

Te Arikinui launches $100m Kotahitanga Fund to drive long-term Māori investment.

A new $100 million Kotahitanga Fund aimed at building long-term, intergenerational Māori wealth was launched this evening by Te Arikinui Kuini Nga Wai hono i te po at the Ōhanga ki te Ao Indigenous Economic Investment Summit in Kirikiriroa. The announcement brought together more than 200 iwi leaders, Māori enterprises and global investment fund managers, and coincided with the Kohinga … Read More