It found little favour with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who said it would only "punish and hurt our farmers."
Politics
Tue, Sep 2
NZ First is also continuing its rise, while the Greens have taken the biggest slide.
Mon, Aug 11
Erica Stanford said any unused funding allocated to charter school conversions would "no doubt" be repurposed into other parts of the education sector.
Sun, Aug 10
The two MPs in question, Deborah Russell and Duncan Webb, both withdrew and apologised for their off-the-cuff remarks.
Tue, Jun 17
Changes have been made to the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Act 2024 to make the legislation "more workable".
"There was a huge culture of fear around our regulator for health and safety," the Workplace Relations Minister says.
Sun, Jun 8
Both National and Labour slipped in the latest poll, released last night.
Wed, Jun 4
It could potentially save patients up to $105 a year in GP fees, Health Minister Simeon Brown said, and give doctors more time with those with complex health needs.
Health
Thu, May 22
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon talks about his party’s recent disagreements with ACT on the firearms registry review and the potential social media ban for under-16s.
Mon, May 12
The post was reshared on the Labour Whangaparāoa Facebook page a day after changes to pay equity legislation were announced.
The review was part of the coalition agreement between National and New Zealand First.
Te Ao Māori
Fri, May 9
National rises for the first time in a year in the latest 1News Verian poll, while NZ First hits highest rating since 2017.
Mon, Apr 7
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said there were "positive signs of the economic turnaround this Government was elected to deliver".
The Prime Minister has hit back at claims made by an ACT MP that farmers are irate with the National Party over its Paris Agreement climate commitments.
Wed, Mar 19
It would be the first time candidates had stood in local council elections under the party's banner.
Tue, Mar 18
Education Minister Erica Stanford has had her meeting with Associate Education Minister David Seymour, with issues facing the school lunch programme on the agenda.
Wed, Mar 12
The Government has agreed to introduce legislation that would allow the parliamentary term to be extended to four years - subject to a referendum - Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says.
Thu, Feb 27
Analysis: We need to ask why the resources being channelled into charter schools can’t be made available to state schools instead, says the University of Auckland's Jude MacArthur.
Sun, Feb 16
The ACT leader was stopped by security after he tried to drive a near 80-year-old Land Rover up the stairs of Parliament.
Tue, Feb 11
The coalition partners have disagreed over Seymour's sending a letting on behalf of Philip Polkinghorne before the eye surgeon was charged with murdering his wife.
There was better news for Labour which saw its support rise in in the 1News Verian poll.
Mon, Feb 10
The near 80-year-old Land Rover was at Parliament as part of a fundraising effort.
Paul Oliver spoke in an emotional interview with 1News, describing the impact of abuse that occurred in the 1990s when he was a teenage club member.
Crime and Justice
Sat, Feb 1
The ACT Party has released a statement after it was revealed today that its former president Tim Jago abused teenage boys in the 1990s.
Fri, Jan 31
"It’s a no from me," the Prime Minister said during Rātana commemorations yesterday.
Sat, Jan 25
