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Watch live: Question time - School lunches scheme gets new, cut-back funding

The free school lunch programme was initially launched by Labour in 2019.

Focus Live: Question Time

Question Time from the debating chamber at Parliament

Chris Bishop makes way for more housing in Wellington but keeps controversial heritage listings

The Minister has delivered his verdict on Wellington's District Plan.

Willie Jackson follows in the footsteps of David Lange

The Labour MP will become the first Māori MP to debate at Oxford Union.

Advice suggests Government’s water reforms will cost Aucklanders less than Labour’s - for now

Comparisons are difficult,

Te Pāti Māori co-leaders back MP’s claim Govt is intent on exterminating Māori

Te Pāti Māori has previously the accused the Government of displaying white supremacy.

Focus: Government to publish school attendance data

Act Party leader David Seymour has announced the Government's plan to publish schools' attendance data every week. Video / Marty Melville

Focus: Deputy PM Winston Peters takes questions

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters took questions from the media. Video / Marty Melville

Double voting found in election result, judges and minister briefed

A small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.

'Catastrophic in terms of their reputation': Can the Greens bounce back from a string of controversies?

Julie Anne Genter is the fourth Green MP in under a year to spark controversy

Julie Anne Genter v businesses: Why the bad blood over cycleways?

A mandate for cycleways in the capital doesn't make for a painless process.

The Shaw bank redemption: Simon Wilson on the former Greens leader and the Fast-Track Bill

OPINION: Everyone likes to call James Shaw a Blue-Green, but what does that mean?

Govt revives Waikato mega-prison plans as $1.9b spend pays for 810-bed extension

About $440m of the spend was coming from cuts from the "back-office", Luxon said.

PM announces $1.9b Corrections investment including 810 more prison beds

Govt will train 470 corrections officers and add 810 beds to Waikato’s Waikeria prison.

OECD warns NZ Govt it shouldn’t borrow to pay for tax cuts

Organisation calls for a capital gains tax, better education and more competition.

MP Julie Anne Genter returns to work ... in the Chatham Islands

The under-fire MP is returning to work this week.

Co-leaders discussing fresh claims of poor behaviour with MP Julie Anne Genter

Act leader David Seymour believes Greens' response to initial incident was a 'cop out'.

'These MPs coming in kind of like we’re subservient to them'

Iwi leader lashes out at Ministers who attend Iwi Chairs Forum.