Parliament stories
Policy change, fuel resilience and green power projects are set to dominate infrastructure again as reform timelines tighten in 2023.
New Zealand patients could see fewer supply disruptions as locally grown and made medicinal cannabis medicines reach the market for the first time.
New rules are set to speed up consents and cut costs for infrastructure, as the Government scraps the 30-year-old Resource Management Act.
Employers warn the reforms could raise costs and trigger conflict, as a new income insurance scheme and fair pay laws go out for comment.
Tenants will gain stronger eviction protections and annual rent caps, but landlords warn the new law could shrink supply and lift rents.
Long-term upgrades to tracks, trains and ferries could finally be unlocked as the government shifts rail funding away from annual budget battles.
New draft carbon standards and a new expo zone will give New Zealand building owners practical steps towards net zero by 2050.
New Zealand's Parliament will transition IT user support in-house from 2019, while Datacom remains the external provider for all other IT services.
Many landlords may simply hold properties longer or pass them on, as the proposed ring-fence is unlikely to slash rental stock or confidence.
New Zealand's proposed Privacy Bill is going through the first round of debates in Parliament this week, with the support of all sitting MPs.
Twenty New Zealand tech companies have published a manifesto urging the government to future-proof the country through technological advancement and innovation.
Hundreds of thousands of injured New Zealanders could get better access to support if ACC reforms and a new commissioner are adopted.
New Zealand could face higher rail costs and more breakdowns after KiwiRail was warned diesel replacements may be pricier and less reliable than electrics.
12-year-old Amelia Lockley is set to teach MPs coding, promoting digital literacy in Parliament and across New Zealand's youth.
New Zealanders will have better access to Parliament with the introduction of live closed captioning on multiple platforms.
InternetNZ has made its submission towards the TPP Amendment Bill, saying the legislation will make copyright laws less fair and stifle innovation.
An app has been released for Kiwi citizens, aiming to make it easier for them to get in contact with MPs and gain insight into Parliament.
The new streaming platform provides an end-to-end solution to remove all the complexity of delivering video feeds to the internet.
The Commerce Commission wants your feedback on telco services following new Telecommunications Act changes aimed at enhancing service quality.
A number of computers were hacked and have now been disabled - and the Scottish and English parliaments have had the same attack in the last year.
