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Final decisions on TVNZ restructure to be announced in coming days
18 Dec 2024TVNZ's chief executive Jodi O'Donnell appeared before MPs at select committee on Wednesday for its annual review and outlined the big costs for the company.
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Judge verbally abused Winston Peters at exclusive club
18 Dec 2024Attorney-general Judith Collins said she was aware of what happened and was "appalled by it".
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Government consults on engineered stone benchtop ban
18 Dec 2024Australia banned its use and manufacture in July.
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Watch: Lake Alice survivors to get $150,000 each
18 Dec 2024Erica Stanford has unveiled the government's redress plan for those tortured at the psychiatric hospital.
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Critics say public is paying price for government's 'austerity'
18 Dec 2024The government's opening of the books has been met with derision from its opponents inside Parliament and out. Audio
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Smallest minimum wage increase 'since the 1990s'
17 Dec 2024The minimum wage will rise by 1.5 percent to $23.50 from April 1, it was announced Tuesday.
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Fast-track bill's twisty, turny path to becoming law
18 Dec 2024The contentious Fast-track Approvals Bill is now law - but it hit a few speed bumps on the way.
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MFAT staff missing after Vanuatu quake found safe
18 Dec 2024There are 58 New Zealanders registered as being in Vanuatu, though MFAT expects there are more who are not registered. Audio
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Kindergarten group fears rule overhaul will lower standards
18 Dec 2024Most early childhood groups backed changes to the sector's rules but Kindergartens Aotearoa said the review was focused on the needs of businesses rather than children.
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Waitangi Day: 'Why would the prime minister not come?'
18 Dec 2024The Waitangi National Trust chair hopes Christopher Luxon makes his way to the Treaty grounds for the annual commemorations.
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Opposition accuses Nicola Willis of 'creative accounting'
18 Dec 2024The finance minister's new indicator for measuring the budget has led to accusations of creative accounting from opposition parties. Audio
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Fast-track bill passes into law, amid protest
17 Dec 2024Protesters shouted "this bill kills" and unfurled a banner before they were ordered to be removed.
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Early childhood education regulations 'confusing'
18 Dec 2024Children in early learning are at an unacceptable risk of harm due to gaps in the way the sector is monitored, the regulatory review of early childhood education says.
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PM a 'drop-nuts' if he doesn't attend Waitangi - Rawiri Waititi
17 Dec 2024The prime minister not attending Waitangi Day would show he "has no balls and may be a drop-nuts", Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says.
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HYEFU: PSA accuses govt of 'brutal austerity'
17 Dec 2024The PSA says the reckless drive to cut costs shows the government is prepared to put dollars ahead of Kiwis' lives.
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'So unfair' - Mayors fear spending crackdown will deepen woes
17 Dec 2024Mayors are accusing ministers of taking "the local out of local government" with proposed changes to rates and spending rules. Audio
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New immigration rules to make it easier to hire migrants
17 Dec 2024Cabinet has also agreed in principle to bring in two new seasonal visas from late 2025.
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'Enormous mismatch' in working parents' battle for leave
17 Dec 2024The a new movement is encouraging employers to focus more on output, not the number of hours worked.
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Serious youth offenders numbers drop by 7%
17 Dec 2024It equates to being over a third of the way towards the government's target of 15 percent fewer youth offenders by 2030, Oranga Tamariki says.
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Wellington Council moves ahead with submission against Treaty Principles Bill
17 Dec 2024One councillor called it a waste of time and ratepayers' money, saying the council should keep out of "central government barn politics".
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Minimum wage set to get modest bump to $23.50 in April
17 Dec 2024The increase strikes a "balance" between supporting workers and limiting further costs on business, the Workplace Relations and Safety Minister says.
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'That party is over': Councils distracted by wellbeing provisions - Brown
17 Dec 2024The local government minister says they're also driving up rates - Labour says it's "a complete fabrication". Audio
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Te Pāti Māori roasts Electoral Commission over marae apology
17 Dec 2024Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is accusing the commission of bowing to "a bit of political heat" after it apologised for using Manurewa marae as a voting place.
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Blame game ahead of opening of the books
17 Dec 2024It's widely expected the government will face bigger deficits for longer, with a latest update to show a sluggish economy. Audio
