The idea of banning young people from social media is to be formally investigated, the government has announced. Watch the prime minister speak about the plan here: The possibility of restricting ...

The Prime Minister says the Government is making work on restrictions to social media for New Zealanders under the age of 16 part of its official programme ...

Christopher Luxon’s Government repealed pay equity legislation, affecting low-paid workers, mostly women, without ...

"I think they thought it would sneak through and no one would bat an eyelid but they were so wrong." ...

Leaders from Asia and the Pacific are congratulating the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, expressing hopes for his fruitful ...

Leaders from Asia and the Pacific are congratulating the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, expressing hopes for his fruitful ...

Leaders from Asia and the Pacific are congratulating the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, expressing hopes for his fruitful ...

But $774 million will be put into the current system instead, minister-in-charge Erica Stanford has announced.

The major parties' gains came at the expense of the others.

The money will be split across health, education, defence, transport, Christopher Luxon has said in a pre-Budget speech, because "keeping our word matters".