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'A vote of confidence' - New Minister for the South Island welcomes promotion
20 Jan 2025James Meager is now a minister outside of cabinet after being given the new title of Minister for the South Island. Audio
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How big is social media's impact on politics?
19 Jan 2025A professor from the University of Auckland says social media is responsible for people "directly engaging with these proposed changes" in the Treaty Principles Bill and the Regulatory Standards Bill. Audio
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Former minister Russell Marshall dies aged 88
23 Jan 2025The Methodist minister who became a Cabinet minister is being remembered as a "principled voice".
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PM retains confidence in Reti despite sacking him from Health
19 Jan 2025Shane Reti's demotion was one of the major change in Christopher Luxon's reshuffle. See the other changes here.
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Cabinet reshuffle: Simeon Brown takes over Shane Reti's health portfolio
19 Jan 2025Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a Cabinet reshuffle.
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Shane Reti expected to lose health portfolio in reshuffle
19 Jan 2025The Prime Minister is rearranging his team ahead of their first caucus meeting on Tuesday.
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Leaders plan pan-Māori assembly to challenge government
10 Jan 2025They are meeting today at Omāhu near Hastings to discuss the creation of a new pan-Māori assembly.
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Decision on proposed Waikato medical school taking too long - union
The school aimed at producing more GPs to plug dire shortages, particularly in rural and regional areas.
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Minister overhauls Waitangi Tribunal membership
17 Jan 2025The Minister for Māori Development has appointed eight new members to the Waitangi Tribunal.
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Labour inches ahead of National in new poll
17 Jan 2025This marks the first point Labour has led in the Taxpayer's Union-Curia polls since April 2023.
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Treaty Principles Bill: 80 hours of submissions
16 Jan 2025The first full day of hearings will begin on 27 January.
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Government-iwi partnership to see 48 affordable homes built
16 Jan 2025"Gisborne has suffered from housing underdevelopment and a lack of supply, coupled with damage from severe weather events," Minister Tama Potaka says.
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Number of submissions on Treaty bill to be revealed today
16 Jan 2025Parliament's justice committee is set to learn how many submissions were made on the Treaty Principles Bill after the deadline was extended by nearly a week after website issues.
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The Regulatory Standards Bill: What you need to know
14 Jan 2025About 23,000 submissions have been received on the bill which is set to pass under National and ACT's coalition deal.
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Union mulls stab-proof vests, personal alarms after nurse attacked
Mental health nurses are "so worried about their safety" and more needs to be done, union says. Audio
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New shoplifting allegation against Golriz Ghahraman
16 Jan 2025RNZ understands the former Green MP is being investigated for an incident at a Pak'nSave supermarket.
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$2m upgrade for 'creaky' mega government database
16 Jan 2025The anonymised database is crucial to the government's social investment approach to funding programmes - but was incapable of doing so without extra investment.
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Departing US Ambassador talks trade, AUKUS, and climate
14 Jan 2025Ambassador Tom Udall has been in New Zealand since 2021.
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Critics call proposed bill 'dangerous' as feedback closes
13 Jan 2025But proponents of the proposal say it is about better regulation and more transparent lawmaking. Audio
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NZ-UAE trade deal to cut export tax by 98.5 percent - PM
Trade between New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates is currently valued at NZ$1.3 billion.
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Hamilton mayor not running for re-election
12 Jan 2025Paula Southgate says she is not standing for re-election as she wants to make way for emerging leaders and spend more time with her friends and family.
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Pan-Māori assembly debate a start, leader says
10 Jan 2025The proposed plan, debated by around 200 Māori leaders on Friday, has been met with some scepticism but leaders said that is exactly why the debate was needed.
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No confidence: Iwi reps call out Taranaki regional councillors
9 Jan 2025Iwi representatives lost confidence after councillors blocked debate on the contentious Treaty Principles Bill.
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Māori trust 'blindsided' by Desert Road closure
14 Jan 2025It's the biggest land owner along the Desert Road, looking after 23,000 hectares of land, and says businesses will be "severely impacted". Audio
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