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Christchurch councillor says fighting government on housing was a 'balls-up'
10 Jun 2025Christchurch City Council has wasted years and millions of dollars fighting with the government over housing intensification, a ward councillor says.
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Scientists hit back over Prime Minister's 'worthies' insult
10 Jun 2025Scientists have raised concerns about plans to lower the country's methane emissions target.
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Government celebrates record increase in teacher numbers
10 Jun 2025Education Minister Erica Stanford said the 2.5 percent rise last year is the biggest increase since records began in 2009.
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Regulatory Standards Bill: What is it and why the controversy?
10 Jun 2025Explainer - The public has been asked to give feedback on David Seymour's new bill this month. Here's what it would do, and some of the concerns.
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WelTec and Whitireia students and staff in limbo over proposed closure
10 Jun 2025Last month the polytechnic revealed a plan to cut nearly 60 positions and over a dozen programmes.
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Support young people before they go on a benefit, mayors say
10 Jun 2025Two Canterbury mayors say the government shouldn't tamper with their youth job programme.
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Labour keeps door open for Te Pāti Māori, but urges focus
10 Jun 2025Chris Hipkins says Te Pāti Māori needs to focus on important issues such as jobs, health and homes, like Labour is. Audio
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Government warned corruption and 'insider threats' increasing
10 Jun 2025That's despite New Zealand's longstanding reputation as a country largely free of such issues.
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Government invests another $13.5 million in NZ tourism
Last year, Tourism New Zealand unveiled an ambitious strategy to grow tourism by $5 billion. Audio
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'Government doesn't really know what's going on'- ISP boss after warship blocked signals
9 Jun 2025A Taranaki internet provider says the government is failing rural Kiwis by not responding properly to one of last week's internet outages. Audio
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'Sheep are not the problem': Farmers' message to govt
9 Jun 2025Farmers are campaigning against the government's reliance on planting pine trees to offset emissions.
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Cutting superannuation costs amid political landmines
9 Jun 2025Some describe it as "uranium wrapped in barbed wire", but means testing for benefits is creeping into our lives.
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Tory Whanau 'glad' to see new mayoral candidate
9 Jun 2025The new candidate is the former director of sustainability at Kāinga Ora and former Chartered Accountant from KPMG.
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PM unsure how Australian warship knocked parts of NZ offline
9 Jun 2025Prime Minister Christopher Luxon remains unaware how it happened, but said he was "sure" Judith Collins would find out. Audio
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Migrants celebrate parent visa, amid concerns it'll lock many out
9 Jun 2025Migrant communities are hailing a new visa which will allow parents of New Zealand citizens and residents to visit multiple times over a five-year period. Audio
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Health Minister announces details of fixes for Auckland hospital
9 Jun 2025The hospital's water system has failed twice recently, the Health Minister said earlier this year.
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Fears of a state house blacklist: 'You'll never get back in to that level'
9 Jun 2025Social workers are worried state house tenants who have been evicted are then blacklisted - and end up on the street.
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Auditor-General asked to look into food waste from school lunch programme
9 Jun 2025Campaigners say unopened lunches are a small fraction of the programme's waste problem. Audio
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Government announces new 'Parent Boost' visa
10 Jun 2025From September, parents will be able to access a multi-entry five-year visa, provided they meet specific requirements.
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The House: A sentencing hearing in Parliament
8 Jun 2025Parliament and the courts are different branches of our democracy. On Thursday, during the debate on MP punishments, it felt like they overlapped.
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'We hit a nerve': Ngarewa-Packer on Parliament's longest suspension
7 Jun 2025She says the Privileges Committee process is not equipped to deal with the haka issue. Audio
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'Kick in the guts': Govt knocks back most of city's housing plans
7 Jun 2025Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger says the plans have been a huge undertaking and the result doesn't feel like the best outcome.
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Suspended Te Pāti Māori MPs to embark on national tour
6 Jun 2025Te Pāti Māori says it will continue to stand its ground as three MPs begin their record suspensions. Audio
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The House: Parliamentary week achieves two out of three goals
6 Jun 2025Sanctions against Te Pāti Māori MPs were historic, but they weren't the only thing that happened in the house.
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