Stories by Anneke Smith

Explainer - MPs are about to get a pay bump, but is it fair and how does it compare to other countries?

本次调薪后，在今年7月还将再上调2.9%，明年继续上调2.4%，然后在2026年上调2%。

The Remuneration Authority has set an ordinary MPs' salary at $168,600 a year, and the PM's salary will rise to $520,000 by 2026.

There is no doubt vape manufacturers will find and exploit gaps in new regulations, an experts say. Audio

"We need to make sure that every dollar we're spending is actually for the benefit of our young people," Karen Chhour says. Audio

Nicole McKee has repeatedly said more than 6600 NZers are licensed to possess semi-automatics - but the data says otherwise.

The man was filmed talking about hitting his children with a cane.

A petition urging the government to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people has been tabled in the House.

奥塔哥大学教授表示，新西兰当下的回应方式是恰当的，但如再发生同类事件，则难以排除制裁的可能。

New Zealand has sent a clear message to China: stop interfering or it will escalate its response, says an international relations expert. Audio

Voters are ready to talk about a capital gains tax, a leading experts says, as Chris Hipkins puts "all options on the table.

A member of the public momentarily derailed the meeting with abuse of an MP.

Autism NZ's chief executive Dane Dougan says their inboxes have been flooded by people wondering what's next during a "scary time". Audio

Survivors of abuse will likely have to wait longer to read the report of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care.

The Prime Minister is refusing to rule out changing semi-automatic gun laws, saying no decisions have been made on the issue.

But a mother whose son was killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings fears what will happen if the rules are relaxed.

The head of Oranga Tamariki says he has confidence in his staff - even if the public does not.

The Justice Minister says if the ban being imposed on gang patches is found to breach the Bill of Rights, that would not stop the government enforcing it. Audio

MPs have heard arguments for and against allowing competitive shooters to use outlawed semi-automatic firearms.

The opposition has been told not to lick its wounds for too long, so it can join the fight against the new government's policies affecting Māori.

The government has been warned to "be careful" with its policies affecting Māori at the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) today.

The Minister for Māori-Crown Relations was told to stop making jokes about Seymour at the National Iwi Chairs Forum.

The ACT leader is the architect of the Treaty Principles Bill that proposes to rewrite the treaty principles before putting them to a public vote.

ACT leader David Seymour attacked the Clark, Key, and Ardern governments, but Labour MP Willie Jackson said he "doesn't know what he's talking about."

The Labour Party is condemning the coalition government's deployment of Defence Force troops to the Middle East.