NZ MAGA'fuckation | June 2026 Edition

An urgent inquiry looking into the government’s plan to weaken its obligation to the Treaty across a number of laws has begun in Wellington.

A former top staffer used his personal email for business - meaning at least one document was not released when it should have been.

A report on disabled people’s experiences of health services says improvements are needed across sectors to reduce barriers to care.

Christopher Luxon says it won’t help fuel prices in New Zealand, but he’s not worried about supply problems.

Some hospitals - including Auckland and Middlemore - have only just changed from their old district health board addresses.

Charities are already hearing from some big donors indicating that they will not be able to give as much in the next year.

This story has been updated to better reflect the Regulatory Standards Act, as opposed to the Regulatory Standards Bill.

The Chief Ombudsman has confirmed the focus of his investigation following a complaint about the way the Prime Minister’s office handled an Official Information Act request.

Meridian Energy’s fast-track proposal to draw more water from Lake Pukaki has sparked concerns it could hurt Mackenzie’s tourism industry and threaten its pristine image.

Former minister Peter Dunne says Children’s Minister Karen Chhour’s explanation for spending nearly $17,000 on airport parking leaves many questions unanswered and highlights the “cavalier” attitude of some MPs towards taxpayer-funded expenses at a time when New Zealanders are under financial pressure.

Advice that government officials tried to redact shows there is “low need” for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.

As the submission deadline nears for the Disability Support Services (DSS) Bill, people with disabilities, their families and advocates are calling for drastic changes.

A former chief ombudsman says many agencies are ‘making a mountain out of a molehill’ in their responses - or lack of response - to Official Information Act requests, and it’s time the Act sees reform

The senior Beehive staffer who failed to disclose a crucial document from lobbyists had provided some of the information relevant at the time a request was made, but not all of it, RNZ can reveal.

Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka has traded barbs with opposition MP’s over claims the Māori-Crown relationship is at an “all time low.”

The Finance Minister has criticised Shane Jones for a $30,000 budget blowout incurred while attending a mining conference in Canada, saying he has made “significant errors”.

The involvement of an Australian company in the rewrite of the school curriculum came under scrutiny at the Education and Workforce Select Committee.

The Internal Affairs Minister has taken a swipe at government agencies taking a relaxed approach to public accountability despite being responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has taken a gentle jab at a coalition partner’s election policies and positions.

The government must urgently fix a proposed law which could open up nearly half of the Coromandel to mining, a conservation group says.

Analysis - Scrutiny Week over the past three years has aimed to rake government spending over the coals, but politics - as ever - seems to have got in the way.

A bill that would overhaul New Zealand’s workplace health and safety laws has been back in the headlines this week, with protesters rallying against its second reading in Parliament.

Warning: This story discusses suicide and child harm content that some may find disturbing.

Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has come face-to-face with the Grim Reaper outside an environment conference in Auckland.

Builders are worried a new requirement to cover defects in some residential new builds and renovations for a year after completion will unintentionally shut many out of the market.

Associate Education Minister David Seymour has questioned the Auditor-General’s credibility after it raised alarm about the government’s school lunch programme.