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A $12 billion plan includes spending on "enhance combat capability, including strike capacity". Audio

Of the $12 billion of spending, $9 billion is new money that will equate to a significant boost in annual funding for the force.

The country needs an entirely new set of laws to manage high-risk offenders safely and more humanely, the Law Commission says.

Stephen Rainbow was fronting MPs when he was asked about his recent apology.

The government's revamp of the school lunch programme has received a lot of attention this term and featured as a topical question in this week's poll.

The Greens say Benjamin Doyle is feeling "scared and worried about their whānau".

Coalition parties campaigned on a law and order crackdown and have now passed legislation they say will make the public feel safer. Audio

Politicians have mixed reflections on the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, five years on from the first lockdown.

Manaaki Tāngata Victim Suppport is phasing out its 37-year-old volunteer-based service in favour of a fully staff-based workforce.

But a 'take it or leave it' approach will make consensus a challenge. Audio

The government says it's the public at large that bear the brunt.

The prime minister says he's "really comfortable" with the public not knowing the reoffending rate for the pilot boot camp programme.

MPs are going to take another look at Parliament's rules, after ACT leader David Seymour drove a land rover up the steps outside.

Public health experts say good gun laws require multiple defence layers, advocating for risk management approach called the 'Swiss cheese model'.

卫生事务专责委员会成员围绕政府的医改方案、人员去留等问题进行辩论，但没有明确结果。

The opposition called for a special debate about the resignations of Health New Zealand's chief. Audio

The government's new Chief Victims Advisor says Seymour was wrong and out of line in the way he handled two criminal cases.

海外买家禁令仍然有效，但优先党表示有"探讨空间"。

The government is shaking up investor visas, but an immigration lawyer says another law will be a "considerable barrier". Audio

The government is overhauling its so called 'golden visa' scheme to lure wealthy investors to New Zealand.

Paul Oliver has taken the unusual step of applying to waive his automatic name suppression so he can openly talk about his experiences. Audio

Ex-president Tim Jago sexually abused two teenage boys he knew through a sports club in mid to late 1990s. Audio

The ACT Party says it took immediate action after learning its former president had been charged with sexual abuse.

Tim Jago indecently assaulted two teenagers he mentored through a sports club between 1995 and 1999.

优先党国会议员Shane Jones抨击绿党国会议员遭抗议，称这会让反移民群体受到来自高层的鼓舞。