Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Columns

Luxon: We’ve expanded FamilyBoost

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany The National Government has just expanded our FamilyBoost scheme – providing ECE rebates to tens...

Bayly: Should we move to a four-year parliamentary term?

By MP for Port Waikato Andrew Bayly This year, I have taken on the role of chairing the Justice Select Committee in Parliament. We...

Costello: Turning out and turning up

By Casey Costello, Minister for Customs, Seniors One of the parts of my current role that I value most is being able to get...

Luxon: Helping pupils who need more support

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany From early next year, over 100,000 more Year 1-8 students will have access to a...

We’re publishing fortnightly!

We’ve got some exciting news to share – the Franklin Times is now publishing fortnightly! This has been the goal since launching back in...

Bayly: Catching up with the kōkako

By Andrew Bayly, MP for Port Waikato In 2016, my eldest son and I dragged sledges 120 km to the North Pole to raise...

POLICE COLUMN: Keeping you safe

By Sergeant Craig Arvidson, Counties Manukau South CET Kia ora, we are Counties Manukau South Community Engagement Team (CET) Section 2, based out of...

Costello: Growth, investment, and jobs

By Casey Costello, Minister of Customs, Seniors Over the last month, I have been travelling around New Zealand, attending public meetings on behalf of...

Luxon: Our responsible economic management is paying off

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister Kiwis received welcome news recently as the Reserve Bank again reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR). The latest reduction means...

Infrastructure investment boosting jobs

By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany Thousands of jobs will be created as a result of billions of dollars’ worth of...