The Latest Breaking News from Govt

Another day, another Three Waters announcement. A generation on from the Mangawhai fiasco, NZ is dithering over fixes to rundown drinking water and wastewater plants and pipes – everybody wants control, nobody wants the bill. But one way or the other, we'll all pay.

The data giant says it's giving back to NZ – giving back renewable electricity, giving back water, giving back jobs and investment. What it's not giving back is much in the way of tax. Jonathan Milne reports.

Next step: the actual referendum. It's happening, folks.

HUMZA Yousaf has backed Gary Lineker after Downing Street called the BBC presenter’s criticism of its migrant policy “unacceptable”.

Five accused have been arrested for forging the Govt IDs of 95 celebrities and eminent citizens to dupe banks of over Rs 90 lakh. Must read further on Dynamite News:

The Government will this week announce next steps in dealing with forestry slash after it contributed so extensively to the damage on the East Coast during Cyclone Gabrielle

The Govt is bailing out a skifield operator; of course it's not going to allow a major utility providing the public with safe drinking water and wastewater services to go under.

Local investors, iwi Māori and major global supermarket brands share the view that establishing a third supermarket chain is not commercially viable. The Govt's supermarket divestment review is the last hope.

Residents in Patrick Rosevear's apartment block in Beijing are part of a pushback that is forcing President Xi Jinping to loosen tough Covid controls.

Almost three years after a damning report into government procurement practices, it seems nothing has changed.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun approved on Sunday the resignation of the caretaker government, fulfilling a warning he had made in recent days. Aoun had stirred debate when he said that the caretaker government would be deemed resigned in wake of the May parliamentary elections. Also on Sunday, Aoun demanded that…