Stories by Lillian Hanly

Analysis: Peters heads home from Washington DC armed with fresh intel on what the new US administration is thinking, and the impact it might have on New Zealand and the wider Pacific.

The Foreign Minister says he's deeply concerned about renewed fighting. Audio

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says his Washington meetings are extraordinarily important in the global economic circumstances. Audio

The Foreign Minister is keeping his cool in the US ahead of the main event.

Analysis - The Foreign Minister's trip to Washington comes at a time of global volatility, where rules seem to be constantly changing. Audio

A couple in Auckland were sleeping in a hospital waiting room just to have a roof over their heads. "It's like smashing your head against a brick wall."

The PM says he would expect someone "taking on a directorship job" to "know what you're signing up for", following Prebble's resignation from the Waitangi Tribunal.

"Māori are very political people," Rawiri Waititi who performed at Te Matatini with new group Te Taumata o Apanui, said.

Former Finance Minister Ruth Richardson has spoken in support of the Treaty Principles Bill, saying it is legislation of "consequence, whose time has come".

The Independent Children's Monitor says Oranga Tamariki "need to do better".

The party plans to deliver a Green Budget this year to offer an alternative to "trickle-down economics and austerity politics".

The Treaty Principles Bill will "whitewash" the Crown and Māori partnership, and "elevate the oppression of my people", says the daughter of Joe Hawke, who led the Bastion Point land occupation.

Senior National MP Andrew Bayly has quit his ministerial roles after what he says was an "animated discussion" that went "too far" and ended with him putting a hand on a staffer. Audio

The military activity is likely to have a strong effect on public opinion, a defence expert says. Audio

Answering on behalf of Minister for Women Nicola Grigg, Collins glanced at Mark Mitchell after his remarks about "perimenopausal" women was questioned.

Fisheries NZ says it is still considering the Court's findings and next steps.

The Prime Minister acknowledged that there would be "some reoffending", but would not get into individual cases to "respect people's privacy".

However, the minister behind the bill defends it as the "best possible use of Parliament's funding".

Hekia Parata has told a select committee the bill is "unnecessary" and a waste of resources and tolerance.

The courts, not Tiktok, should deal with illegal fishing, Shane Jones says.

Two potential coalition partners, Labour and Te Pāti Māori, are "pretty much in the same camp" around protecting Te Tiriti.

The Parliamentary pōwhiri is a chance each year for politicians to have their say, and for the hau kāinga - home people - and te ao Māori, to respond.

The handling of their contract review process with providers has not met expectations, Karen Chhour says.

Providers are grappling with having to do more with less, and experts say the country will see much bigger costs down the line. Audio

Views ranged from it being an attempt to "oppress iwi Māori" to providing the chance to ease New Zealanders' anxiety over the Treaty. Audio