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Hairdressing changes welcomed by customers, raising hairs with some in industry.
28 May 2025Regulations Minister David Seymour said he was making cuts to 'pointless bureaucracy'.
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What did the House get up to during Budget urgency?
28 May 2025MPs were stuck in the House from Thursday afternoon until midnight Saturday, when they debated a long list of legislation under urgency. The House breaks down the bills.
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'Harsh': Youth homelessness advocate on Budget
28 May 2025The head of a group that helps the homeless fears proposed changes could push some young people into harm's way.
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Government plans three new primary schools in Canterbury
28 May 2025Education Minister Erica Stanford says all Kiwi kids deserve to thrive at school, "that starts with warm, safe and dry classrooms".
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Private company to grant building consents in 10 days or less
28 May 2025Government hopes the authority will speed up construction and increase housing supply.
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Health minister reveals more details on new Wellington Hospital ED
28 May 2025Simeon Brown says the expanded emergency department would better meet the needs of patients.
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MPs urged to 'lead by example' and trim 20% super bonus
28 May 2025The scheme gives members two-and-half-times what they contribute, up to a maximum payment of 20% of a backbencher's salary. Audio
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Watch: 'Serious trim' for hairdressing law
28 May 2025Minister David Seymour says the current rules aren't making a difference to public health, but are frustrating businesses and customers.
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How many public sector jobs have really been axed?
28 May 2025Thousands of jobs have been cut as part of government cost-saving. But exactly how many have gone depends on who you ask.
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Warning public service leaks 'must stop' revealed in leaked email
28 May 2025Sir Brian Roche says in some cases public servants should be fired. Audio
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Government urgency plans slow to a crawl
27 May 2025Last week's post-Budget urgency did not go smoothly, forcing the government to jettison earlier plans in order to make progress.
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Climate target failure would bring overseas scrutiny, government warned
27 May 2025The government was warned to expect overseas scrutiny over a huge shortfall in plans for meeting the country's international climate target. Audio
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Northland crayfish harvest ban on the cards
27 May 2025Fisheries Minister Shane Jones said consultation on the proposal would start soon, and would be controversial.
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'Like a circus': Hipkins fires back as Peters rules out Labour again
27 May 2025The Labour leader says NZ First has "held the country to ransom for long enough". Audio
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Edmonds calls Budget 'direct assault' on NZ values
27 May 2025Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says she still has not read the Greens' alternative Budget, while defending a scarcity of fiscal policies of her own.
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Targets set for speedier access to pesticides, fertilisers
A review found the approval process for the agricultural and horticultural products wasn't always allowing timely access to the products.
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Retailers want 'urgent meeting' with police minister over shoplifting change
26 May 2025RNZ revealed a police directive to staff said they would no longer be investigating shoplifting below $500 .
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Labour says new Nelson Hospital plan lets residents down
27 May 2025But Health Minister Simeon Brown says the pared-down redevelopment is still the biggest investment in the city in decades. Audio
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Boot camps are 'child prisons' says youth advocate
26 May 2025Aaron Hendry says the $33 million for new boot camps set aside in the budget announcement should be put towards addressing child poverty instead.
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Greyhound Racing NZ applies for judicial review of ban
26 May 2025In December, Racing Minister Winston Peters announced the practice would be banned from 31 July 2026.
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$500m to redevelop Nelson Hospital over four years
26 May 2025Nicola Willis and Simeon Brown say the redevelopment is less than half of what the previous Labour-led government committed.
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Private hospitals may be asked to pay for surgeon training
Doctors have raised ethical and logistical concerns about allowing publicly-paid surgical registrars to essentially provide free labour to private hospitals.
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Jobseeker sanctions: 'Forcing people to volunteer is a contradiction in terms'
26 May 2025The government is better off using its resources to help people find work, rather than punishing those who can not, says the Salvation Army. Audio
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Budget 2025: None of year's child poverty targets met
26 May 2025The number of children living in poor households will barely shift in the coming years, new Treasury forecasts show.
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