The Government’s recent decision to cease funding for the only Māori Centre of Research Excellence - Ngā Pae o te Maramatanga - is a slap in the face for Māori research knowledge, said Labour’s Associate Research, Science and Innovation spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta.

The Prime Minister has misled the public over advice he received on Judith Collins’ visit to the Shanghai office of her husband's company, Oravida, Labour MP Grant Robertson says.

"John Key has been covering up for Judith Collins for the past week.

David Cunliffe’s trickery appears to be contagious, with Labour’s Clare Curran the latest to demonstrate an on-going, casual relationship with the facts, Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams says.

Maori Party congratulates newly announced Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples by the United Nations.

Hamilton City Council’s Psychoactive Substances Policy, which was adopted by Council on 27 February 2014, will be enforced by the Ministry of Health.

The Twyford Irrigator Group are working closely with Hawke’s Bay Regional Council on a global consent trial. It sees irrigators sharing their individual water consent allocations and expertise to manage use, with particular value during low flow periods.

Energy Minister Simon Bridges’ claim in Parliament today that electricity prices are estimated to rise by just 2.6 per cent over the next few months is laughable, Labour’s Energy spokesperson David Shearer says.

Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has welcomed the Psychoactive Substances Regulatory Authority’s (PSRA) decision to suspend the interim retail licences for 6 psychoactive substance product retailers in the Hamilton area.

The law governing private trusts in New Zealand will be updated and made more accessible, Justice Minister Judith Collins says.

The Government has today strengthened Chorus’ monopoly in the fibre rollout and effectively handed it a backdoor bailout with taxpayer’s money, Labour’s associate ICT spokesperson Clare Curran said today.