Education Ministry reverses plan to remove agriculture subjects from schools
Allen, who is also an agribusiness teacher at St Paul’s Collegiate, told RNZ that not every student wanted…
One in four schools struggling to hit Government attendance goal, 600 schools need extra support
The ministry said it was working to be more systematic in how schools at greatest risk of not…
Government’s plan for more ‘flexible’ funding for disabled community
Upston then announced an independent review into the support system funded by the Ministry of Disabled People –…
Revealed: Leaked data show major hospitals failing emergency department wait-time targets
Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora and the Acting Health Minister stress the leaked data shouldn’t be considered…
Inside story: The bitter battle to curb ETS-driven forestry conversions of land
Most plantations are in “production” – for the harvesting of logs – while planting under the ETS is…
Military style bootcamps: Seven participants reoffended but official says there were ‘successes’
“We were never going to completely turn around 10 out of 10. The reality is far more complex…
Homelessness: Government reluctantly open to policy backdown as it seeks ‘urgent’ advice amid rough sleeping rise
Potaka had been at the centre of this but repeatedly stated no official data confirmed an increase, instead…
Trump’s tariffs shake global markets, new rates set to hit August 7
But the muscular approach has raised fears of inflation and other economic fallout in the world’s biggest economy.…
Use of urgency to upend pay equity scheme decided after PM’s meeting with senior ministers
Urgency first appeared after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met with van Velden, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Public…
What the Government’s passport decision says about priorities – Editorial
Since 2021, newly issued passports have carried the words “Uruwhenua Aotearoa” printed in silver above the “New Zealand…
Nicola Willis criticised for cost of living ‘sermon’ during post-Cabinet press conference
“Spending more, taxing and borrowing more as Labour and other parties advocate for, didn’t work in the past…
The Government’s homelessness problem; Christopher Luxon and his minced oath – Audrey Young
Major hurdles ahead for Waikato Lobbying by Waikato University paid off and, after convincing National to promise a…