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Doubts over govt's police promise as numbers keep falling
20 Jul 2024A recruiting pause and officers heading to Australia have seen a big decline in constabulary staffing.
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CrowdStrike glitch: All systems should be up and running by end of day, Mitchell says
20 Jul 2024Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell says the CrowdStrike outage has had a limited impact on the health system and many of the services are now coming back online. Audio
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CrowdStrike outage: 'Overwhelming expectation' NZ systems back up and running soon
20 Jul 2024New Zealand appears to have avoided the worst of the global CrowdStrike IT glitch, says Acting Prime Minister David Seymour.
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'Essential service' in Thames needs to be reopened - National MP
19 Jul 2024The National MP for Coromandel says residents deserve to know when the Ministry of Social Development office in Thames can be reopened for clients.
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ERA claims against Darleen Tana's husband's business being assessed by liquidator
19 Jul 2024Two complaints against the e-bike business are already before the ERA.
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How well are NZ politicians protected?
19 Jul 2024Explainer - The recent assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump sent shock waves around the globe. What kind of protection do Kiwi politicians get?
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Benefit sanctions surge by more than 50%
18 Jul 2024Almost 15 percent more people are on the benefit but it is getting harder for those not meeting their obligations.
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Watch: Police staff stop questions to Costello about tobacco product tax cuts
18 Jul 2024The minister has defended the changes, saying she was looking at "a range of options" to help addicts.
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Minister confirms hospitals starting ED mental health scheme
18 Jul 2024The Mental Health Minister has announced the five hospital emergency departments that will trial a mental health and addiction peer support service.
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'He hasn't been talking to the industry' - Builders slam insulation rollback
18 Jul 2024The Building Minister is looking to change insulation standards because of costs, but Certified Builders says the price is already relatively low.
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Watch: Longest nomination acceptance speech in presidential history
19 Jul 2024Donald Trump has broken his own record for the longest acceptance speech by a presidential nominee in history, reports say. Video
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'Catastrophic': Universities plead for more subsidies
19 Jul 2024The tertiary education sector is having another hard year - with half of universities expecting to be millions of dollars in the red.
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What's gone wrong with local government?
19 Jul 2024Mayors are missing, rates are rising at record levels - RNZ asks what's going on with our councils. Audio
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Warning doctors' fees are about to rise due to funding woes
19 Jul 2024Primary health providers are rejecting Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora's increase of 4 percent to core general practice funding. Audio
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Watch: Transport Minister makes road maintenance announcement
19 Jul 2024Simeon Brown is speaking from Auckland as he announces more government transport plans.
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Defence Force cuts: 'We're already operating on the smell of an oily rag'
18 Jul 2024Staff say proposed cuts to its civilian workforce to fill a $30m budget hole are "a real kick in the guts". Audio
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Boot camps: Mentor service provider 'gutted' money isn't going to community orgs
18 Jul 2024A social service provider is gutted that funding for the government's boot camp pilot is not going directly into community organisations.
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Greenhouse plan not realistic, places NZ reputation at risk - experts
17 Jul 2024Climate experts say the government's emissions reduction plan ignores decades of advice, and places too much faith in technology that does not exist. Audio
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Darleen Tana's husband's e-bike business in liquidation
17 Jul 2024It comes the same day the executive summary of the report into what Tana knew about allegations of migrant exploitation at the business was publicly released.
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Penk explains why he wants to roll back insulation standards
17 Jul 2024Reducing insulation standards could lead to more - and more affordable - houses being built, he says. Most experts advise against it. Audio
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Migrant school leavers to be able to get part-time work
17 Jul 2024The change is due to be implemented by the end of October.
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Clark and Brash team up to attack Luxon's 'radical change' on China
17 Jul 2024Former political rivals Helen Clark and Don Brash are warning the PM's statements on China may threaten NZ's independent foreign policy. Audio
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'You can't plant your way out': Worry about pine-heavy carbon plan
17 Jul 2024The government's focus on planting trees to solve climate change will avoid fixing the real problem, campaigners say.
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Inflation drops to 3-year low
17 Jul 2024The price of goods rose just 0.4 percent in the three months to June.
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