The Latest Breaking News from Chris Hipkins

The Government created 10 water corporations to give local communities more control, but new changes to the Three Waters reform package ensure they will share the same employment contracts, the same IT systems, and more. Jonathan Milne reports from the Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch.

Analysis: The relationship between Antony Blinken and Nanaia Mahuta is clearly a strong one with the US Secretary of State referring to her by first name in front of media from both countries.

Christopher Luxon wants a new threshold for ministers with mental health problems to be able to return to work – clearance from a clinician.

Kiri Allan is fourth minister to exit from Hipkins’s cabinet in recent months

New Zealand’s justice minister has resigned after she crashed into a parked car while reportedly over the legal alcohol limit.

Kiri Allan's ministerial portfolios have been reallocated, with Police Minister Ginny Andersen picking up Justice and Kieran McAnulty taking the Regional Development role.

Chris Hipkins summed up the tragic downfall of his Justice Minister describing her as ‘an incredibly talented person who clearly has been battling some demons and has not won that battle’.

New Zealand’s justice minister has resigned after police charged her with reckless driving and resisting arrest following a car crash

The time taken by Kiri Allan to consider her political future will be brief, the outcome inevitable. She won't be the only Labour MP contemplating her future, argues Jonathan Milne.