The Labour Party has criticised government spending on an advisory group on retail crime launched by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith in September.

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.

The government is making it easier for teachers coming to New Zealand to apply for residency faster.

A father has unsuccessfully attempted to block his daughter from attending one of the most prestigious private girls' schools in the country, a move her mother says would have been spurning a “golden ticket”.

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly has resigned his ministerial positions after what he says was an "animated discussion" that ended with him putting a hand on a staffer.