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Ruapehu mayoralty: Challengers emerge, Kirton yet to confirm
So far, two councillors have confirmed they will run for Ruapehu mayor.
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Protesters gather at workplace minister's office
9 May 2025More than 1000 people walked to Brooke van Velden's Auckland office as part of nationwide protests against changes to pay equity law.
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No new compensation scheme for abuse survivors
9 May 2025But $774 million will be put into the current system instead, minister-in-charge Erica Stanford has announced.
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'Original intent': Govt plans Waitangi Tribunal review
9 May 2025Act leader David Seymour says the tribunal has gone well beyond its brief.
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Luxon calls for an ‘all of New Zealand’ effort in India relationship
9 May 2025Addressing an industry gathering in Auckland on Friday, Christopher Luxon urges India and Pakistan to de-escalate the increasingly hostile situation at the border.
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Regulatory Standards Bill claim brought forward by Tribunal
9 May 2025The claimants request for David Seymour to be summoned by the Tribunal was declined.
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Booze lobbyists shape alcohol policy, documents reveal
9 May 2025Industry groups helped develop several initiatives about alcohol harm - including one on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Audio
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Opposition ramps up to government's pay equity move
9 May 2025Nationwide protests are taking place today in response to the government's controversial pay equity law change.
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Principals at odds over new sex education framework
9 May 2025Consultation on the draft relationships and sexuality framework for school is closing, and some primary principals worry it is too explicit for their pupils. Audio
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Regulatory Standards Bill: Claimant group wants ACT leader David Seymour summonsed to answer questions
9 May 2025Toitū te Tiriti also wants an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing to be brought forward now the bill is being taken to Cabinet in 10 days.
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NZ behind most comparable countries on space spend
9 May 2025The government has invested 20 times less per head than the US, and only about half the UK's per capita spend.
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Pay equity-affected support worker challenges minister to do her job
9 May 2025"I challenge you to give it a go sister," a disability support worker said. Audio
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Property developers, investors fail to pay $150 million in tax
9 May 2025Inland Revenue found the discrepancies in undeclared income tax and GST from the property sector.
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The small regulatory shift that could have big impacts on mokopuna Māori
8 May 2025Teachers say removing requirements to recognise cultural identity in early childhood centres is recolonisation, and a backward step.
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National briefed its MPs two days before pay equity overhaul announcement
8 May 2025Officials warned ministers of 'legal risks' if the government talked about its intentions ahead of the new legislation being passed.
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Luxon calls on India, Pakistan to de-escalate tensions as death toll rises
8 May 2025Dozens of civilians die in the worst clash in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours
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Coalition holds power, Labour regains support in new poll
8 May 2025The major parties' gains came at the expense of the others.
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Labour takes aim at big tobacco lobbyists
8 May 2025Ayesha Verrall unveils a member's bill designed to severely restrict lobbyists' influence on government.
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Capital spend to get boost in Budget
8 May 2025The money will be split across health, education, defence, transport, Christopher Luxon has said in a pre-Budget speech, because "keeping our word matters".
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Pay equity amendment puzzles
8 May 2025The Equal Pay Amendment Bill was passed this week under urgency, but left some puzzles in its wake. Answers to the questions 'why' and 'why now' continue to be revealed.
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Fears of political interference over doctor shortage
8 May 2025Politicians should not be allowed to decide who can practise, the Medical Council warns. Audio
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ACC backs down over Māori, Pasifika injury targets after ACT pressure
8 May 2025ACT had accused the ACC of not complying with a directive that public services be delivered on the basis of need not race.
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'Cooked alive': Ventilation rules to be revamped
8 May 2025It will address the problem of sweltering townhouses in Auckland, the Building and Construction Minister says.
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Battle lines drawn over what NZ can learn from Australia's election
8 May 2025What caused a landslide victory for Anthony Albanese and Labor? The answer depends on which Kiwi politician you ask. Audio
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Kiwirail reveals $500 million spent on axed Cook Strait ferry project
8 May 2025The costs included procurement and design of the replacements, terminals design and consenting, and early construction work.
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Pay Equity Amendment Bill passes all readings under urgency in one night
8 May 2025The Pay Equity Amendment Bill has passed through all stages in Parliament tonight, after being rushed through under urgency.
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Multi-million dollar contract for aiding school boards up for grabs
8 May 2025The School Boards Association has been doing the work for the Education Ministry since its inception in 1989.
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Parliament's Privileges Committee closer to decision on Te Pāti Māori haka
7 May 2025The committee has met to discuss Te Pāti Māori leading a haka in last year's Treaty Principles Bill first reading.
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