47 verified items · each with a primary source on the party's official site, parliament.nz or beehive.govt.nz
The Environmental Reporting Amendment Bill, which aims to improve New Zealand's environmental reporting regime, passed its first reading in Parliament and will now proceed to the E…
The Government will remove controversial provisions on disposal or exchange of conservation land from the Conservation Amendment Bill, following public concerns.
The National Party pledges to make KiwiSaver compulsory if elected, affecting retirement savings for New Zealanders.
New Zealand's GDP grew 0.8 percent in the March 2026 quarter, with manufacturing up 1.9 percent and driving the largest contribution to growth. The sector contributed around 8 perc…
Stats NZ figures released 18 June 2026 show GDP growth of 0.8% for the March 2026 quarter, with economy growing 2.1% over the nine-month period to March—more than double Treasury's…
Australian and New Zealand governments announced enhanced military integration and coordination, with an anti-China strategic focus, as of June 2026.
Recovery contracts are in place for State Highway 2 damage in Waioweka Gorge following January 2026 weather events. The Government committed $75 million in Budget 2026 for resilien…
The Government has introduced legislation amending the Environmental Reporting Act 2015 to improve environmental data quality, accessibility, and reporting frequency, with $61 mill…
The Government released its formal response to the independent National Infrastructure Plan on 16 June 2026, agreeing to all 16 Commission recommendations and committing to legisla…
The New Zealand government is facing a potential $5 billion bill related to carbon credits, according to Treasury findings revealed on 10 June 2026.
The Government and industry launched the AgriZeroNZ Early Adoption Accelerator on 10 June 2026, committing up to $51 million in Crown funding matched dollar-for-dollar by industry …
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey announced Budget 2026 will invest over $100 million over four years in mental health services, including $20.18 million for maternal mental healt…
The Government released a Science Investment Plan in June 2026 setting a 10-year framework for public science funding across four priority areas (primary industries, advanced techn…
The Government is implementing a Winter Energy Reliability Obligation requiring major power companies and large electricity users to secure back-up energy ahead of dry winters, wit…
The National Government is progressing two LNG import facility providers to the Request for Proposal stage, projecting up to $800 million annual savings on power bills and aiming t…
The Minister for Energy outlined the government's vision for abundant, affordable, and reliable energy, announcing two shortlisted providers for an LNG facility procurement to addr…
The Government has completed recommissioning 93 million litres of diesel storage capacity at Marsden Point in Northland, funded with $21.6 million from the Regional Infrastructure …
The Government is investing $62.5 million through Budget 2026 to build 59 additional classrooms across South Island schools and upgrade others, with seven schools in Canterbury rec…
Budget 2026 allocates $90 million to fund mandatory training for 20,000 children's workers and increase system capacity at Oranga Tamariki and Health NZ to better identify and resp…
The Government is investing $10 million over five years in Auckland to accelerate predator elimination efforts as part of Predator Free 2050, funded through the International Visit…
The New Zealand Government announced multiple world-class events including the Snow League World Challenge at Cardrona in September, Post Malone's concert at Mt Smart on 21 October…
The Government released new National Environmental Standards for Papakāinga (NES-P) on 4 June 2026, permitting up to 10 homes on ancestral Māori land in specified zones. The standa…
The new radiation oncology service at Whangārei Hospital has completed construction, funded at $60.9 million, with capacity to treat around 370 patients annually once it opens in 2…
Commerce Commission has released a draft decision recommending reduction of interchange fees on company card transactions; retailers expected to save up to $290 million annually ac…
The Government is investing $30 million to install solar panels and battery systems on up to 500 schools across New Zealand, with the first 80-100 schools receiving installations i…
The Government is proposing changes to the Copyright Act to strengthen creators' rights and allow not-for-profit cultural institutions to make digital copies of works for preservat…
The first shipment of New Zealand's diesel strategic reserve, loaded on 31 May, is en route to Marsden Point in Northland and expected to arrive 16-18 June, with a second shipment …
The New Zealand Government has established five new marine reserves along the Otago coast protecting 308 square kilometres of habitat, increasing mainland marine reserve protection…
Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay is heading to the United Kingdom to chair the NZ-UK FTA Trade Committee meeting and to Paris to vice-chair the annual OECD Ministerial Cou…
Budget 2026 allocates $4.77 billion in baseline funding over four years to the Ministry for Primary Industries, including $109 million for wilding pine control, $437 million for ag…
The Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament on 29 May 2026, enabling broader use of automated decision-making in welfare processing wh…
Budget 2026 invests $34.4 million over four years to increase maternity bed capacity and staffing to enable mothers to stay in hospital or primary maternity units for up to three d…
Budget 2026 invests $400 million in a housing fund, more than $1 billion in rail infrastructure, $1.6 billion in education, and funds for South Auckland Hospital and health upgrade…
Revenue Minister Simon Watts announced Budget 2026 measures strengthening NZ's tax system — including additional Inland Revenue compliance funding, transparency rules and avoidance…
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Louise Upston and Revenue Minister Simon Watts announced Budget 2026 changes to tax rules affecting registered charities. See primary source…
Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivered Budget 2026. Headline figures: $2.1B net operating package (vs $2.4B set allowance), $3.8B average new spending per year, $1.7B savings + r…
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford announced Budget 2026 funding to expand the response to migrant-worker exploitation. See primary source for the inspector headcount, enforcement…
Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced $69.2 million in Budget 2026 for 1,800–2,250 additional social homes over three years from 2028/29. A new "Flexible Fund" replaces fragmente…
From 1 July 2026, the four major gentailers — Contact, Genesis, Mercury and Meridian — must offer identical hedge-contract terms to competing retailers, ending preferential treatme…
From midnight on 25 May 2026, the Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Act is in force. Stalking is defined as a pattern of behaviour — two specified acts within …
From 1 June 2026, applicants for Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) skill-level-3 roles must meet an IELTS 4.0 (or equivalent) English baseline, aligning them with the rules for …
Budget 2026 commits $880M in new operating funding and $700M in new capital — $1.6B total this year, $5.8B cumulative since the Defence Capability Plan. Funded items include two dr…
The New Zealand Government has updated official branding to prioritise English over te reo Māori in May 2026.
The Coalition Government will cut 10,000 core public service roles by mid-2029 — shrinking headcount from 65,000 to 55,000 and freeing $2.4 billion for health, education, infrastru…
In his 13 May 2026 pre-Budget speech, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon committed to LNG and strategic-coal energy reserves at Huntly, 90 million litres of diesel stored at Marsden …
The Ministry for the Environment is amending the Climate Change Response Act, indicating potential legislative changes to New Zealand's climate policy framework as of April 2026.
Bishop's bill rewrites parts of the Resource Management Act 1991. It sets statutory limits for air, freshwater, land, soil and indigenous biodiversity, and tells councils what thei…
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