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'You're not able to free think' - Peters sacks Goff over Trump comments
6 Mar 2025The foreign affairs minister says as UK High Commissioner, Phil Goff was acting as 'the face of New Zealand' and had to be sacked after comments about Donald Trump.
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Who is Phil Goff, sacked NZ High Commissioner to the UK?
6 Mar 2025Will Goff's time as high commissioner prove a disappointing end to a 44-year political career, or a minor detour on his lengthy resume?
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Urgent debate on Bayly resignation: Prosecution and defence
6 Mar 2025Parliament began its week with an urgent debate on an opaque ministerial resignation - in this ersatz trial, theories were plentiful.
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Practice guidelines for midwives 'too broad' - MPs
6 Mar 2025A draft version of the scope of practice released for consultation in 2022 replaced the words "woman" and "mother' with "whānau".
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Renaming of Te Arawhiti, Office for Māori-Crown reflects smaller role
6 Mar 2025The new name "reflects the significant changes in our responsibilities", its interim chief executive says.
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Brown appointed prominent gas lobbyist against official advice
6 Mar 2025A top government minister personally added a fossil fuel lobbyist to the shortlist of candidates to help govern the country's main energy-saving agency. Audio
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Reserve Bank governor's mystery resignation - what happens next?
6 Mar 2025'These things happen' was all the chair of the Reserve Bank really had to say about the sudden departure of governor Adrian Orr, writes Gyles Beckford. Audio
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NZ's plan to stave off US tariffs
6 Mar 2025Potential tariffs on exports to the United States are concerning, the trade and investment minister says, but he is confident NZ's trade diverse enough to weather the worst. Audio
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One school fails to prove it's teaching reading, writing and maths an hour a day
6 Mar 2025One of 11 schools found in breach of government requirements to teach reading, writing and maths for an hour a day has yet to prove it complies with the rule.
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Will NZ follow the UK in cutting foreign aid to boost defence spending?
6 Mar 2025It would not make New Zealand any safer if the government followed the UK in cutting international aid to boost defence spending in Budget 2025, says an aid researcher.
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Military tech moves: Lots of talk, and lots of drones
6 Mar 2025Analysis: The accelerating and dangerous world of advanced military technology is sparking more talks between governments, and more drones on the battlefield, writes Phil Pennington.
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School lunch political fiasco leaves Luxon with headache
5 Mar 2025Analysis - It's increasingly clear after exchanges between Erica Stanford and David Seymour, via the media, that all is not well. Audio
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Māori health providers stunned by bowel cancer changes
6 Mar 2025The age for free screenings will go from 60 to 58, but using money previously set aside to give Māori and Pacific access to tests from 50. A cancer network is calling it "institutionalised racism".
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Why Donald Trump's Ukraine U-turn is a fork in the road
With the US and Europe now deeply divided, New Zealand may have to take sides.
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Education Minister's school lunches meeting with Seymour delayed - again
5 Mar 2025The Education Minister and the Associate Education Minister have once again had to reschedule a meeting to discuss the school lunch programme, due to a diary clash.
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Do some 'due diligence': Luxon on Prebble's resignation
5 Mar 2025The PM says he would expect someone "taking on a directorship job" to "know what you're signing up for", following Prebble's resignation from the Waitangi Tribunal.
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'Socialist manifesto': Richard Prebble resigns from Waitangi Tribunal
5 Mar 2025The former ACT leader says the Tribunal is creating "endless numbers of grievances" and "I don't want to be part of it".
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New Consumer Affairs Minister hands off supermarket decisions over conflict
5 Mar 2025Scott Simpson was given the role after Andrew Bayly quit over a discussion with a staffer that went too far.
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Nurse practitioner training placements at GP clinics to double
5 Mar 2025Of the 180 placements available next year, 120 will be in primary care.
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Governments enjoy 'executive paradise' - longer terms won't change that
5 Mar 2025The question of a four-year term is once again enjoying a moment in the sun.
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ACC's botched IT project needed overseas expertise to help
5 Mar 2025A botched government IT project has had to pull in contractors from around the world to carry out a costly salvage job.
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New database measure to help fight digital violent extremism
5 Mar 2025A new database measure designed to counter digital violent extremism has been launched by the Department of Internal Affairs.
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Pacific Peoples Minister dismisses funding criticisms from Polyfest
5 Mar 2025Dr Shane Reti has responded to claims the government has not contributed enough funding for the event.
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NZ navy may need to work with Australia to grow capability - experts
5 Mar 2025New Zealand's navy has a critical need for equipment and staffing, defence experts are warning. Audio
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