Stories by Russell Palmer

Green MP Tamatha Paul says there's a feeling of determination in Tokoroa after last night's 'Save our Mill' meeting. Audio

The deputy PM is among those attending a community meeting about the mill, with calls for worker relief heading into Christmas.

The children's minister says she is relieved two youths who were part of the boot camp pilot have been found.

In the worst scenario, we're only months away from hitting the limit, and expansions will be "absolutely critical", Corrections says.

Whaikaha's chief executive told MPs the way its funding problem had been handled "will not happen again".

It is one of several changes Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden has announced to the process.

"Despite all of that cheap Crown capital, despite all of that scale, they've been building houses at a far greater cost," Nicola Willlis says.

The report - which recommended building public health capacity - arrives as thousands of jobs are being culled in the sector. Audio

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has urged the French to keep an open mind about a new path forward for New Caledonia.

Police have confirmed funding for their new Federal Street station comes out of a Budget bid earmarked for recruitment.

That is despite two papers from police that raised the matter with him.

The alternative to policing by consent would be a police state, which New Zealanders don't want, the party says.

Mark Mitchell promised to step down if there was no significant change in law and order statistics in his first 12 months. Audio

A select committee led by coalition MPs has called for the proposed repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act to be softened.

Labour's Māori Development spokesperson was the first to be ejected from the House after calling David Seymour a "liar" - breaking Parliament's rules.

"The government's own lawyers recognise the bill would at first blush undermine Māori people's rights," a law professor says. Audio

Defence Minister Judith Collins has formally told Parliament she is allowing uniformed personnel to fill in for striking civilian staff.

The controversial bill - which only ACT supports - has officially been introduced at Parliament. Here's a first look.

除行动党外的其他党派都承诺将在法案二读阶段投否决票，该法案目前已引起广泛不满和抗议。

Former Treasury Secretary Dr Graham Scott - who previously stood for ACT - will lead the group, with Te Ururoa Flavell and Mike Williams also among the nine members.

NZNO says the cutbacks are a broken promise, that the government cares more about money than patients - and downgrading the hospital will lead to deaths.

Act Party Leader and Minister responsible for the bill David Seymour denies the Treaty Principles Bill has been brought forward and says it is a normal part of parliamentary business.

The On-sold Support Package was set up in 2019 to help homeowners who had bought a home repaired after the Canterbury earthquakes, where those repairs were found to be inadequate.

As the government sets about laying the foundations for tradespeople to sign off their own work, RNZ sits down with the minister responsible to hammer out the details. Audio

Analysis - Despite strong words, questions remain over emissions mitigation and the environmental threat posed by the Manawanui navy ship.