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Children's Minister announces new Child Protection Investigation Unit
22 Nov 2024The unit will be up and running by early next year, Children's Minister Karen Chhour says.
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Travelling roadshow ruled out for Treaty Principles Bill submissions
22 Nov 2024In-person submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill will all be held at Parliament or by video call.
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Overturning oil and gas ban 'journey of penance' for Jones
22 Nov 2024Shane Jones says the offshore oil and gas ban is "the worst political decision" he has ever been involved with.
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Government slammed for pushing on with boot camps amid trial
22 Nov 2024Labour has accused National of ignoring the evidence. Audio
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Fears Māori will pay heaviest price if police carry guns
21 Nov 2024"Overwhelmingly, those people who die will be young Māori men," the spokesperson for People Against Prisons Aotearoa says.
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National's Erica Stanford allegedly calls Labour's Jan Tinetti a 'stupid bitch'
21 Nov 2024The Education Minister has apologised in Parliament for her remark.
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Meanwhile, a week of passing law
21 Nov 2024The political week has been packed with worthy distractions, but all week Parliament has focused on passing new laws. Here are the highlights.
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Mitchell adamant he wasn't aware of gangs training at gun clubs
21 Nov 2024That is despite two papers from police that raised the matter with him.
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ACT casts doubt on new Waikato medical school
Government documents show ACT leader David Seymour told the government he was "dissatisfied" with a cost-benefit analysis.
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Samoan bill provides rare feel-good moment in Parliament
When the bill to restore NZ citizenship to some Samoans passed this week, Parliament's galleries were full to the brim with members of the community.
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A very rare All Black political statement
24 Nov 2024Analysis - There's plenty to talk about including TJ Perenara's statement during the haka, Jamie Wall writes.
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Former political figure who abused teens loses name suppression
22 Nov 2024However, his name remains under wraps as he has already indicated he will appeal.
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Gang chapter president's patch seized in first 24 hours of ban
22 Nov 2024The first arrest was made just three minutes after midnight, with 11 more to come.
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'Immensely relieved': Victims on change to name suppression laws
22 Nov 2024A man abused by a former political figure says he is blown away by a proposal to end secrecy around sex offenders' identities. Audio
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'We need more doctors' - Support for new Waikato medical school
22 Nov 2024The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says a third medical school and more students in Auckland and Otago are both needed. Audio
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Watch: Gang members warn of potential violence as new patch laws enforced
21 Nov 2024"I can't see this lasting unless they have a budget to lock fullas up in jail," a Mongrel Mob chapter founder says.
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Youth re-offended five weeks after leaving boot camp
21 Nov 2024Children's Minister Karen Chhour said while it was disappointing, it would naïve to think none of the participants would lapse.
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Labour backs new Police Commissioner - but warns against routine arming
21 Nov 2024The alternative to policing by consent would be a police state, which New Zealanders don't want, the party says.
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Archives NZ, National Library to cut 27 roles
21 Nov 2024The Department of Internal Affairs wants to bring the two organisations under the joint leadership of the Chief Archivist and National Librarian.
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Mongrel Mob member charged 3 minutes after patch ban begins
21 Nov 2024The new gang patch law came into force at midnight. The first person under the ban was caught at 12.03am. Audio
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Government proposes law change on name suppression for sex offenders
21 Nov 2024Convicted adult sex offenders would not get permanent name suppression unless the victim agreed to it, the justice minister says.
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No mental wellbeing priority in government's latest child strategy
21 Nov 2024Mental well-being has been removed as a standalone priority in the government's latest Child and Youth Well-being Strategy - despite officials warning against this earlier in the year.
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'The deal sucks': MPs question marine precinct sale
21 Nov 2024Two MPs in Tauranga are calling for the Auditor-General to investigate the sale of the city's marine precinct, which one believes is a "really bad deal for Tauranga".
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Who is the new Police Commissioner, Richard Chambers?
20 Nov 2024He is known to have long-held ambitions for the top job and is considered a favourite of frontline police.
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