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Trade Minister will shoulder blame if India FTA bid fails
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has promised to secure a deal in the next two years.
Tax changes for charities to be announced in next Budget
The Finance Minister says it wouldn't be right to rule out new tax revenue streams.
Labour lays groundwork for election-year capital gains tax
Analysis - Labour's all but confirmed it'll campaign on a capital gains tax next election and could announce the details as early as mid-next year.
Nikki Kaye: 'She achieved a remarkable amount in 44 years'
The former politician went to great lengths to help others - and despite people's views, she treated everyone the same, a long-time friend says.
Key says Kaye's diagnosis was worse than they let on
Nikki Kaye took time away from Parliament to be treated for breast cancer in 2016, but Sir John Key says they both knew the cancer had already spread much more widely.
Xi tells Luxon China is a partner, not a threat during face-to-face meeting
Analysis - Consider China an 'opportunity and partner rather than a challenge or threat' - that was the message Xi Jinping delivered to Christopher Luxon, according to Chinese state-run media.
China's potential response to NZ joining AUKUS 'not a consideration' - Luxon
China has raised its concerns about New Zealand being potentially involved in the intelligence and security pact AUKUS directly with the prime minister.
Luxon calls first meeting with China's Xi Jinping 'warm, positive'
The Prime Minister has met China's leader on the sidelines of the APEC Summit.
APEC Summit: NZ puts best foot forward ahead of Trump taking office
Analysis - World leaders gathering for APEC are all too aware Donald Trump's election has shifted the dial on trade for exporting nations.
Trump, tariffs and trade: What to expect from this year's APEC summit
Analysis - Donald Trump will dominate talks at this year's APEC summit despite the US president-elect being nowhere near Peru. Audio
Treaty Principles Bill to put rookie MPs to the test
Analysis - The MPs on Parliament's justice select committee may face an even tougher job ahead than the bill's champion David Seymour.
Prime Minister won't be in country for Treaty Principles Bill reading
Act Party Leader and Minister responsible for the bill David Seymour denies the Treaty Principles Bill has been brought forward and says it is a normal part of parliamentary business.
Police minister denies claims children left on their own after Ōpōtiki police raids
Police Minister Mark Mitchell says those claiming children were left on their own following police raids on homes in Ōpōtiki are "wrong".
'Catastrophised': Fisheries minister plays down coral catch, wants limits reviewed
Shane Jones' comments come after a New Zealand vessel caught more than double the legal amount of coral - triggering an automatic suspension of fishing in the Lord Howe area of the Tasman Sea.
NZ strikes trade deal with six Gulf nations
Fifty-one percent of New Zealand's exports to the Middle East region will now be tariff free on signing. Audio
Government ties itself to Wellington's future
Analysis - If the outcome of the intervention is no better than the current "shambles", it is Luxon, Willis, Brown and Bishop who will also wear the blame.
Watch: Andrew Bayly faces Parliament over 'loser' comments
The Prime Minister has defended Bayly - saying that although his behaviour had fallen short he had "unreservedly" and "genuinely" apologised.
Little progress made on land at Ihumātao after four years and $500,000 bill
The government is reviewing the management of the highly-disputed land after the Crown purchased it.
Bayly complaint: Email disappeared from Labour MP's inbox
The Speaker of the House has been asked to investigate how an email complaining about Andrew Bayly's behaviour was received and then later disappeared from a Labour MP's parliamentary inbox.
NZ ramps up trade dispute with Canada
The two countries have locked horns for years over NZ dairy exporters' access to the Canadian market. Audio
'It was more than just a one-off' - MBIE's incorrect calculations
The country's mega-ministry has been incorrectly calculating its cost benefit analysis for taxpayer-funded events for more than two years. Audio
Ministers lift the curtain on fast-track approval conflicts
Analysis - RNZ understands the Cabinet Office would have eventually released it, but the narrative and claims of shady deals had grown loud enough to warrant getting it out earlier. Audio
