Associate Education Minister David Seymour has unveiled the new school lunch programme and says it is "seriously good food".
At the same time, Mayor Whanau refuted claims of financial mismanagement at the council, and has accused the government of “punching down”.
The government is reviewing the management of the highly-disputed land at Ihumātao almost four years after the Crown purchased it.
On November 12 the government and opposition parties will apologise on behalf of the nation for the failures of the State across many governments.
After months of drama between Darleen Tana and the Green party, the Speaker has officially booted Tana out of Parliament.
Minister Nicole McKee is defending the coalition government’s new ‘three strikes’ law, saying if violent criminals are “locked up in prison”.
It called for voluntary redundancies in August as it tries to cut costs to head off a huge deficit.
A new comedic advertising campaign suggests the bill is culturally embarrassing and belongs in the 1970s.
The Solicitor-General has backtracked on new prosecution guidelines released this week asking judges and lawyers to "think carefully" about how Māori are impacted by the criminal j
In a unanimous vote by 185 Green Party delegates, it would invoke the waka jumping legislation on Tana.