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Retail crime advisory group costs $500k in three months
The government is defending the amount of money spent on its retail crime advisory group, but Labour says it is a hard sum of money to stomach.
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Lifting ad restrictions will enable medical conferences in NZ - Seymour
3:56 pm todayThe Associate Health Minister says medical conferences can happen in New Zealand now, because the government is lifting advertising restrictions on medicines.
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Watch: Not 'meeting needs' - Govt axes open-plan classrooms
2:58 pm todayThe Education Minister says all new classrooms will be designed in a flexible way to ensure better student outcomes. Audio
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Govt to halt 'pricey, pointless' council planning work ahead of RMA overhaul
12:37 pm todayChris Bishop says much work now underway will be outdated by the time the new regime takes effect.
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Parliament considering big changes to employment law
3:09 pm todayParliament is considering an employment relations bill that would cement contractor status, water down or eliminate grievance claims, and end '30-day rule' requirements.
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Scandal, division and rumours at Gore District Council
6:30 am todayWatch: RNZ checks in on what's been a tumultuous term and looks ahead to what October's election might hold. Audio
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Online casino bill: Greens vote with coalition
15 Jul 2025The Greens have broken with their opposition party colleagues to vote in support of the online casino bill.
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Ray Chung's email 'absolutely disgraceful' - Hipkins
15 Jul 2025Wellington-based MPs condemn the councillor's email about the mayor and say they feel "embarrassed" to be from the Capital.
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'It's called diplomacy': Peters on response to UN letter
15 Jul 2025The foreign affairs minister has suggested his coalition partners were wrong to publicly criticise the letter before he officially responded to it. Audio
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Govt announces $600k support package for flood-hit farmers
The government has given the Mayoral Relief Fund $300,000 for the Nelson Tasman rural sector.
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Labour dismisses claims it is being 'greedy' by contesting by-election
15 Jul 2025Prominent figures in Te Pāti Māori have criticised Labour's decision to run.
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Luxon tells off Seymour over letter to United Nations
15 Jul 2025"I've just made it clear that I expect Winston Peters to be the person that engages with the UN," the prime minister told reporters.
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Minister defends Te Pūkenga breakup
15 Jul 2025Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds unveiled the polytechnics that would emerge from breaking up Te Pūkenga on Monday.
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'Unacceptable': Cannabis cake taken to hospital staff shared lunch
15 Jul 2025Police are investigating after two staffers ended up in the emergency department.
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Auckland's problems a 'hangover' from Labour, Luxon says
15 Jul 2025A report says Auckland is at risk of losing its status as a "global city". Audio
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'Encouraging' grocery giant being taken to court over alleged cartel - Willis
15 Jul 2025The finance minister says it is important the Commerce Commission uses its prosecution powers when evidence is brought to it.
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Space Minister goes to ground over NZ's first space mission
15 Jul 2025A physicist wrote to the government warning the public was being given a "materially incomplete" picture.
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New bill will remove wellbeing provisions to 'refocus' councils - Minister
15 Jul 2025Requirements on councils to prioritise core services will also be imposed.
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Labour, National both look for flood buyout fix
15 Jul 2025Both parties want a bipartisan answer for how to deal with buyouts after future weather events. Audio
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'Disaster': Union slams disestablishment of Te Pūkenga
15 Jul 2025The Tertiary Education Union says the sector has become a political football. Audio
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Aussie police recruiters say they're just making sure Kiwis know their options
14 Jul 2025Police recruiters will be in Christchurch and Auckland this month to host jobs and information sessions for the Northern Territory. Audio
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Ray Chung's 'vile' email condemned across the political spectrum
15 Jul 2025Both the prime minister and the opposition leader have given scathing rebukes of the Wellington councillor's actions.
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10 polytechs to return to 'regional governance'
14 Jul 2025The government is moving ahead with its long-signalled plan to re-establish polytechnics merged under Labour into the super-institute Te Pūkenga.
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Shotgun and meth found during search of car
15 Jul 2025Two officers patrolling in Northcote stopped a BMW on Ocean View Road and found a gun in the driver's footwell, police said.
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Date for Tāmaki Makaurau by-election set
14 Jul 2025The byelection was triggered by the death of Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Tarsh Kemp last month.
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Watch: PM on the disestablishment of Te Pūkenga
14 Jul 202510 polytechnics to replace the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology on 1 January 2026.
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Maths, reading pass rates up, writing rates slip
14 Jul 2025Pass rates improved in crucial NCEA maths and reading tests in May.
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ACT leader blames 'identity politics' for division
14 Jul 2025But supporters are calling on their party to stick to its values as it takes stock.
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