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Storm-struck submitter wades into oil and gas ban debate
Benjamin Nevell made his submission against the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill while wading through flooding Dunedin
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Google threatens to stop linking to NZ news sites if bill passes
3:54 pm todayIt's unhappy with the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which would force tech giants to pay news organisations for their content.
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Government to shake-up 'bureaucratic and inefficient' school property system
2:58 pm today"Schools were consistently critical of a lack of transparency and unclear prioritisation of projects," a ministerial inquiry has found.
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Labour calls for Costello to be sacked over 'advice' to Cabinet
7:15 am todayIt comes after documents she relied on to support a heated tobacco tax cut turned out to be inconclusive at best.
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Government to temporarily underwrite new housing developments
11:15 am todayThe Housing Minister says the plan would lower the risk for developers and ensure houses were ready for buyers to enter the market as interest rates drop.
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Fears of privatisation by stealth as healthcare system struggles
8:27 am todayAs more and more healthcare becomes private, experts worry.
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Health staff 'doubly punished' over botched holiday pay - union
11:55 am todayThe cost of Holidays Act breaches and untaken long service service has now hit $3.6b, with authorities making savage budget cuts to pay for them.
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Removing te reo teacher training funding 'so crazy'
5:49 am todayTeachers who can speak te reo can connect on a "different level", ākonga Māori say.
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Casey Costello releases 'independent' advice on heated tobacco
3 Oct 2024It's five articles that are either about different products, outdated, or only offer weak support for her view.
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Why this iwi leader wants a debate with David Seymour
3 Oct 2024Helmut Modlik will take on David Seymour in a public debate next Tuesday.
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Health NZ's deficit blows out to $934 million
3 Oct 2024But a new report also shows cancer patients are starting treatment earlier and newborn immunisation enrolments have increased.
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Registration opens for new childcare rebate payments
3 Oct 2024Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis are promoting a new childcare rebate for families and urging them to register for payments.
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More than 50,000 property investors making losses
12:29 pm todayInformation released under the Official Information Act shows that there were 53,350 taxpayers who reported negative rental income in the 2023 tax year.
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Family caught out by quirk in childcare subsidy calculation
10:09 am todayA family does not qualify for the Family Boost early childhood education rebate, despite earning "well below" the advertised $180,000 cap.
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'We don't want to see regional NZ hollowed out' - Rural Communities Minister
Mark Patterson says a proposal to close the Alliance Group's meatworks is "pretty foreboding" for Timaru and the surrounding districts Audio
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What 'Jack and Jill' can teach us about capital gains taxes
30 Sep 2024Opinion - Superficially, it seems fair to tax income from all sources. Yet it could be anything but, Richard Meade writes.
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'Most benefits' of tobacco tax cuts go to tobacco giant
Despite a long list of problems identified by officials, Casey Costello claimed she had got her own "independent" advice.
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The rock in a hill a quarry really, really wants
23 Sep 2024A quarry has tried repeatedly to crack a permanent protection to get more rock out of a mountain. Now, it's turning to the 'Fast-track' law.
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UN Human Rights Office sends please-explain to NZ government
30 Sep 2024The letter asks about alleged violation of the rights to land, territories, and resources of Māori communities.
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First-ever Census data on NZ's rainbow communities released
3 Oct 2024Census data has revealed one in 20 New Zealand adults identify as LGBTIQ+, or part of the rainbow community.
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Home ownership figure in Census surprises Statistics officials
3 Oct 2024Officials admitted a rise in home ownership was unexpected and they had to double-check the data.
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Dunedin Hospital rebuild had been held up as an example
3 Oct 2024Analysis - That was up until last week's bombshell that cost blow-outs are forcing a rethink.
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'Seems like a joke': ACC sends big bills to Kiwis working overseas
If you're working - even as an employee - in another country, you could still get an ACC bill.
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'I'm here to listen' - Goldsmith meets with Ngāpuhi
3 Oct 2024Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith hopes to be the minister that finally gets a long-awaited settlement with Ngāpuhi across the line - but how that happens will up to the hapū.
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Watch live: PM speaks to media in Auckland
3 Oct 2024Christopher Luxon will speak following a visit to Rising Stars Lynfield about 1.30pm.
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Minister will release mystery advice about tobacco products
2 Oct 2024In an interview with RNZ, NZ First's Casey Costello has said she will release 'independent advice' about what she says are the merits of heated tobacco products.
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Flood victims who were warned may struggle for compensation
2 Oct 2024A cross-party committee of MPs says flood victims who have fair warning of the risk may have less case for government compensation. Audio
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Police seeking to waive diplomatic immunity following Wellington altercation
2 Oct 2024Police are wanting to charge a person reported to be the partner of an Australian diplomat.
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