New Zealand’s government has agreed to consider legislation that would enable the parliamentary term to be extended to four years from three, subject to a referendum that could be held as soon ...

This week on The House, we chatted with Seán Kelly, a visiting MP from the European Parliament.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Māori lawmakers for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber last ...

New Zealand parliamentary committee recommends suspension of three indigenous politicians. By Lucy Craymer. May 15, 2025 9:45 AM UTC Updated May 15, 2025 WELLINGTON, May 15 ...

Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka on Thursday to protest a proposed law that critics say would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.

In the New Zealand Parliamentary election, which was held last week simultaneously with the referendum, the support of Prime Minister Joseph Gordon Coates was cut from 53 seats to 28 in a house of 80.

The New Zealand government said it had raised concerns on Tuesday with the Chinese government about its involvement in a state-sponsored cyber hack on New Zealand's parliament in 2021, which was ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Māori lawmakers for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Māori lawmakers for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber ...