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Government goes back to drawing board on holiday pay
13 Dec 2024Thousands of employers have had to pay, or are still arranging to pay, billions of dollars in back pay due to problems with applying a law for years.
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Taranaki council quashes Treaty talk despite Seymour's debate call
11 Dec 2024Taranaki councillors have shut down a discussion on the Treaty Principles Bill, despite the legislation's cheerleader wanting everyone to read and debate it.
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Funding research for economic return sounds good – but that's not how science really works
6 Dec 2024The announcement that half of New Zealand's sole fund for fundamental science won't cover social sciences and the humanities came as a shock to many, writes Nicola Gaston.
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Ōtaki highway tolls to reach vital services unfair - mayor
14 Dec 2024Ōtaki and surrounding communities could be split off from vital resources they depend on - or hit in the pocket - if a planned toll goes ahead on State Highway 1, a mayor says.
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Industry supportive of government's planned KiwiSaver changes
The government wants to loosen the rules to allow KiwiSaver funds to invest in private assets, housing and infrastructure projects.
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Toxic workplaces: 'No job is worth sticking out a terrible manager'
13 Dec 2024The job sounded tempting. Then the shouting and micromanagment began.
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Commerce minister proposes capital market shake-up
The government wants to broaden the range of potential investments for Kiwisaver and make it easier to list on the stock exchange.
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No plans for scaling back of Whangārei's hospital redevelopment
13 Dec 2024Health Minister Shane Reti says stage one is still on budget and on track to be completed by 2031.
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New Mental Health Act a 'potentially wasted opportunity'
13 Dec 2024A group of mental health professionals say the new bill is just "the old act, with some new lipstick".
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Fungal cream wins full funding from Pharmac
13 Dec 2024Pharmac will next year fully fund a cream to treat fungal skin infections which it says will benefit almost 800 people.
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British political stoush over sandwiches
13 Dec 2024The Conservative leader says they are not real food, but the prime minister enjoys a cheese toastie. Audio
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Health New Zealand staff in meetings over job cuts
13 Dec 2024Up to 400 jobs were believed to be on the line in the latest round of cuts.
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Candace Owens visit will 'stoke more hatred,' Holocaust Centre says
13 Dec 2024The decision to allow a conservative American commentator into the country has been as divisive as the initial ban. Audio
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'There is money' - Call for the Government to stump up on cancer screening promise
13 Dec 2024During the election campaign Christopher Luxon committed to lowering the age of screening for bowel cancer. Audio
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'Standing next to you': Gisborne council's stance against Treaty Bill
13 Dec 2024Gisborne District Council opposes the Treaty Principles Bill, citing a lack of tangata whenua input.
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Specialists draft anti-slavery bill which they hope MPs will support
13 Dec 2024A team of modern slavery and legal experts has drafted an anti-slavery law for New Zealand, in the hope it will be supported by MPs. Audio
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Three strikes bill passes second reading
13 Dec 2024Supporters say the bill will take "bad people" off the streets - but opponents say it doesn't address the root causes of crime.
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Government pushes through smokefree changes to tackle youth vaping
13 Dec 2024The changes have been made under urgency, banning disposable vapes and adding other restrictions on vape sales, including display restrictions.
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Pet bonds, no-cause evictions legislation passes
12 Dec 2024Legislation reinstating 90-day no-cause evictions for renters, and bringing in "pet bonds" has passed its third reading.
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Stalking legislation takes first step in Parliament
12 Dec 2024It will make stalking a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.
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New legislation cracking down on beneficiaries passes first reading
12 Dec 2024It proposes the time jobseekers must reapply to six months, and doubles how long failures to meet obligations count against them.
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Tough justice: How to drown a select committee
The House - In its first year, this Parliament has sent about six new laws to each select committee. But the Justice Committee has received 26. Why?
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Where the health system has met govt targets - and where it hasn't
12 Dec 2024The public health system is making slow progress on achieving the government's health targets, with three actually getting slightly worse or flat-lining over winter.
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Still no timeline for lowering free bowel screening age
12 Dec 2024The government is refusing to put a timeframe on meeting its pre-election promise to lower the age for free bowel screening.
