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Two new polls puts left bloc in the lead
9:28 am todayTwo political polls out on Monday show the left bloc has the numbers to form a government if an election was held today.
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Union hits back at 'astonishing' Health NZ plan to cut 1000 tech jobs
10 Feb 2025Te Whatu Ora's plan to "fail early, fail often, succeed over time" in tech operations is being called unacceptable. Video
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Director of Public Health Nicholas Jones steps down
10 Feb 2025The Director of Public Health is a statutory role providing public health leadership across the Public Health Agency, within the Ministry of Health, and the National Public Health Service within…
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Concerns foreign buyer ban will put off investors
10 Feb 2025The government is shaking up investor visas, but an immigration lawyer says another law will be a "considerable barrier". Audio
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Shane Jones told limiting oil clean-up liability against international practice
10 Feb 2025.Advisers warned the Minister for Resources that his plans to limit industry liability for the clean-up costs of was more lenient that Australia and the UK.
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Call for Privacy Commssion investigation into health IT staff cuts
10 Feb 2025The union for public service workers has taken the "unprecedented" step of asking the Privacy Commissioner to urgently investigate Health NZ's plan to cut nearly half its IT staff as part of the…
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Cook Islands' diplomatic snub tests relationship with NZ
A snub by the Cook Islands prime minister will be watched by any nations keen to see how deep New Zealand's partnerships in the region really are, an expert on geopolitics in the Pacific says. Audio
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Farmers share concerns over cuts to AgResearch science roles in open letter to minister
Farmers and leaders in the primary sector have shared their concerns about cuts to science roles at AgResearch in an open letter.
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Changes to business investor visa announced
9 Feb 2025The government is overhauling its so called 'golden visa' scheme to lure wealthy investors to New Zealand.
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Seymour defends letter to police about treatment of Polkinghorne
9 Feb 2025ACT Party leader David Seymour said he wrote to police about the treatment of Philip Polkinghorne because it's an electorate MP's job to pass on the concerns of their constituents. Audio
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The summer of 300,000 submissions
9 Feb 2025A three-year Parliament might deal with 200,000 submissions. Over summer it received 300,000. The House chatted to the person overseeing that. Audio
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'Reckless and dangerous' - NZ must make Gaza, Trump stance clear, expert says
8 Feb 2025Otago University professor of international relations Robert Patman says New Zealand should provide a robust response to Donald Trump's Gaza plan, and also "should stop tip-toeing" around Trump.
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Widespread support for Efeso Collins mural
9 Feb 2025Multiple stakeholders have expressed strong support for a mural in Manukau honouring the late Fa'anānā Efeso Collins.
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Government backpedals on some automatic speed reversals
8 Feb 2025The new minister of transport has opened the door for public consultation on at least some of the speed limit changes the government said would be automatic. Audio
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'Thankless and impossible task' to lead Health NZ, medical workers say
7 Feb 2025Health NZ's CEO has resigned, but frontline healthworkers are sceptical that installing new leadership will make any difference to a system grappling with problems. Audio
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Cook Islands PM on China deal: 'No need for NZ to sit in the room with us'
8 Feb 2025Mark Brown says NZ is asking for too much oversight over its deal with Beijing which is expected to be signed next week.
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Who's up next to make Treaty Principles Bill submissions
7 Feb 2025There are almost 500 people named, from the general public to former MPs, academics and Māori leaders.
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Cook Islands backs down on passport plan after NZ 'bared its teeth'
7 Feb 2025The New Zealand government was threatening "to punish" Cook Islanders if the plan went ahead, its prime minister, Mark Brown, says. Audio
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Trump's Gaza plan not proposal but threat, says Islamic Federation
7 Feb 2025The US President's suggestion, which sparked enormous debate globally, has been labelled as a threat, not a proposal, by the Federation of Islamic Associations.
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Fast-track regime opens, conveners for expert panels appointed
7 Feb 2025The government's fast-track infrastructure regime is underway, and it has appointed conveners to set up expert panels.
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If Luxon hoped to avoid Waitangi controversy, it backfired
7 Feb 2025Analysis - The prime minister's attendance at Ōnuku marae saw protest, distraction and delay. And it underlined his absence in the north. Audio
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Te Whatu Ora boss Margie Apa resigns
7 Feb 2025Minister Simeon Brown says Health New Zealand's chief is leaving early in a "mutual agreement".
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Is time up for world's most powerful spying group?
7 Feb 2025Questions are being raised about the lifespan of the Five Eyes, now Donald Trump is at the presidential helm of the United States? Audio
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Why New Zealand's latest climate pledge lacks 'good faith'
7 Feb 2025Analysis: The Paris Agreement requires nations to provide a new pledge every five years, and New Zealand's latest just meets the bare minimum increase.
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