The Bill ends same-day voter enrolment, bans prisoners from voting, allows for larger anonymous political donations, and clarifies the ban on giving out food at voting places.
Politics
4:12pm
Labour said the hotline was officially one of the Government's "most absurd wastes of public money".
1:01pm
Mike Pannett has served in the police for more than 40 years, and is 2010 was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM).
9:30am
1:30
Experts say the government is stuck between a rock and a hard place off the back of Treasury's latest economic forecasts.
Business
8:50am
10:10
Housing, Transport, RMA Reform and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop said the current system was too fragmented and uncoordinated.
Environment
Tuesday 7:20pm
The judge ruled that irregularities materially affected the result of the original election in the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board.
Tuesday 3:56pm
Transport Minister Chris Bishop said subsidies would drop from 75% to 65% from July 1, 2026, blaming unsustainable rising costs.
Tuesday 3:25pm
New forecasts from the Treasury reveal a surplus is now not expected until 2030 – when the books will be in the black by $2.3 billion.
Tuesday 1:10pm
3:41
Nicola Willis' performance as Finance Minister is under scrutiny as expectations grow for an economic recovery.
Tuesday 6:00am
1:29
Dr Anna Breman spoke exclusively to 1News in her first one-on-one interview since she took the reins of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
Mon, Dec 15
2:37
"The country's moved on. The challenges facing the country are different, and so the solutions have got to be different too."
Sun, Dec 14
The PM also says renters should negotiate with their landlords, saying he's heard stories of people taking "$50 to $100 off a week".
Young children getting burnt by playground equipment has sparked a petition calling for every new or upgraded playground to have mandatory shade from the sun.
Sat, Dec 13
Around 1200 tonnes of rubbish has been illegally dumped throughout the region this year.
Fri, Dec 12
The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is required by law to review the minimum wages annually to take effect April 1 each year.
Officials are analysing and summarising close to 11,000 submissions received during the two-month public consultation period.
A storm on November 12 caused masses of weed from the CBD-sized bed on the bottom of Lake Rotorua to detach, surface and collect on the foreshore.
David Seymour says the current licensing rules are heavy-handed and outdated, and will be replaced with new rules.
Thu, Dec 11
"There's no proposal for a tax cap that's been put forward, which seems highly ironic," says Infometrics chief economist Brad Olsen.
Speaker Gerry Brownlee called the decision "very disappointing" but necessary given protesters had indicated they intended further action.
Wed, Dec 10
New app – govt.nz – allows users to access government information and services from their phones.
One-liners from under pressure politicians, some frank conservationists and one of our most successful athletes are in the running for Massey University's Quote of the Year.
Louise Upston has asked for advice after the Supreme Court ruled two people caring for their disabled children were government staff.
Anika Wells' office facilities costs spiked by tens of thousands of dollars in the quarter between July and September 2024, when they increased to AUD$125,000.
On Tuesday morning, Willis challenged Richardson, who was finance minister from 1990 to 1993, to a debate.
Tue, Dec 9
