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Labour expected to take 'strong stance' on Treaty Principles Bill - Hipkins
1 Dec 2024But the party is also focussed on jobs, healthcare and education, he says.
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'Exciting': Nanaia Mahuta is 're-entering' politics
1 Dec 2024The former Labour minister has returned to Labour after taking a year off, but says it's not her "intention" to run again.
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Auckland Council sells remaining stake in Auckland Airport
4 Dec 2024Trading in the airport company's shares was suspended while the deal was completed.
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Government announces sweeping changes to limit forestry conversions
Farming groups and rural communities have been raising concerns over forestry conversions for years.
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'Beyond disappointing': Kāinga Ora rejects wool carpet
4 Dec 2024The minister in charge of wool says it's frustrating government departments aren't listening.
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'Treating it like playing with Lego': Criticism of Government's plan for fewer trees on farms
5 Dec 2024The Forestry Owners Association says they're trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist and are using a blunt tool to do so.
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Emissions Trading Scheme 'will fail' without radical reform - Rod Carr
4 Dec 2024ETS is the government's major tool for lowering planet-heating gases that contribute to heating, droughts and extreme floods and storms around the globe. Audio
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'Chilling': Govt slashes Marsden Fund money for humanities, social sciences
4 Dec 2024Cutting all research funding for the fields is a massive step backwards, critics say.
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Health Commissioner to seek apology after 'cooking the books' accusation
4 Dec 2024Lester Levy will seek an apology from former Health Minister Ayesha Verrall after she suggested at Parliament that he had "reputation for cooking the books".
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$130m million for upgrade Wellington rail substations
5 Dec 2024More frequent trains are on the cards for Wellington commuters, thanks to a government funding boost.
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Nearly quarter of beneficiaries being paid incorrectly
4 Dec 2024It falls well short of the Ministry of Social Development's target of at least 95% correct payouts.
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Luxon sells third property, may have made $300,000
4 Dec 2024It's the second Onehunga home the Prime Minister has sold recently, along with a Wellington apartment.
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MSD's compensation to survivors of abuse in care 'arbitrary' - Chief Ombudsman
4 Dec 2024Peter Boshier says the payments have been unreasonably low.
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Health NZ deficit grows after Auditor-General intervenes
4 Dec 2024Health New Zealand has performed an about-turn over expenses, in a way that pushes up the deficit it is facing in the current financial year.
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Peek-a-boo politics: Scrutiny in the dark
The House: Parliament is conducting its annual week of performance reviews of government entities (and their ministers), sometimes all but blindfolded. Audio
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Son of couple who gifted Begonia House questions $20m repair bill
4 Dec 2024"It needs some glass and a new heating system. That does not cost $20 million,' Wayne Norwood, the son of Sir Charles and Lady Rosina Norwood says. Audio
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Adopting a single AI app for govt poses hacking threat, Internal Affairs says
4 Dec 2024"You create a single point of risk and failure."
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Defence Force to stop 'raft' of things due to financial crunch
4 Dec 2024"There's a lot of things we can't afford to to do at the moment." the Chief of Defence told MPs.
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Māori Education Action Plan released
4 Dec 2024The plan includes a commitment to increasing te reo Māori education for teachers.
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Deadline set for jet fuel storage
4 Dec 2024In 2019, a government inquiry recommended fuel companies invest in storing cover for operations at 80 percent of peak operations.
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New Zealanders in South Korea told to register, avoid protests
4 Dec 2024The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Foreign Minister Winston Peters' office said they were watching developments closely.
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Modelling shows how Donald Trump’s tariffs will hurt – and help – New Zealand
4 Dec 2024Few can doubt Donald Trump's trade intentions once he takes office next January.
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'Not much room to get worse' - Mayor on AT losing powers
4 Dec 2024Auckland's mayor is promising the shake-up of the city's transport is great news for residents - but some see risks in the change. Audio
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Health NZ says nursing hires one of reason for deficit
4 Dec 2024It forecasts the deficit this current financial year will be $1.1 billion dollars. Audio
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