New Zealand

Thousands of NZDF personnel across the three services and their civilian employees have left in recent years, post-pandemic analysis shows.

New Zealand’s Budget will include savage cuts to the country’s public services, with all ministries asked to find savings of at least 6.5%.

NZ removes reference to the treaty as Canada and Australia move in the opposite direction on Indigenous children’s rights.

The New Zealand government has moved to effectively performance-manage the police commissioner as part of its tough-on-crime approach.

It’s one giant leap for Australia’s space program with a lunar rover named Roo-ver to be built locally for a mission to collect moon soil.

Much of the fake news came from parties on the fringes; none of the major political parties were posting outright lies.

A New Zealand government consulting services panel is one aspect the government is looking at as it eases its reliance on consultants.

A broad defence and security reset aims to prepare New Zealand for what may be ahead.

Budget 2023 included a ‘gender snapshot’ to account for the ways investment priorities affect women differently to men.

Flood resilience in NZ and Australia can be built by retaining green areas and vegetation and improving drainage and transportation links.

The sponge city concept incorporates green roofs, rain gardens and permeable pavements to absorb and filter stormwater.

Labour knows who will take over from Ardern. Front runners to be leader could include Kiri Allan, who could be the first Māori PM.