Luxon’s Government nearly halves food bank funding as demand hits record high – Green
The Green Party says this Government has nearly halved funding for food banks in Budget 2026, extending the $15 million in annual…

The Green Party says this Government has nearly halved funding for food banks in Budget 2026, extending the $15 million in annual…

NZEI Te Riu Roa is supporting four claimant groups asking the Waitangi Tribunal to recommend a halt to proposed government…

Every New Year and every King’s Birthday the same ritual unfolds. Newspapers publish lists of names. Politicians offer congratulations. Television…

New Zealand says it wants productivity, innovation and growth. Then Budget 2026 leaves science funding sliding toward half the level researchers say we need.

New mothers were told three-day postnatal stays were here. Labour says the Government’s own plan shows many will wait years.

The Government lowered its child poverty bar and Budget 2026 still cannot clear it. Now public housing families are being asked to pay more.

Save the Children says Budget 2026 offers little comfort to families choosing between heating, fuel and food, while young people face fewer opportunities.

Greenpeace says Budget 2026 repairs roads wrecked by climate change while refusing to cut the pollution causing the damage. That is not a plan.

Chlöe Swarbrick calls Budget 2026 austerity in slow motion: a country made poorer while corporations profit and public services are left to crumble.

New Zealand’s nuclear-free stance helped define us as an independent country. Chris Hipkins says National should stop hinting it is up for negotiation.