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Labour's Greg O'Connor to stick around even if Ōhāriu seat carved up
25 Mar 2025Under proposals released by the Representation Commission, the electorates of Ōhāriu, Mana, and Ōtaki will be scrapped, and replaced by two new seats: Kenepuru, and Kāpiti. Audio
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The House: Hunker down for a week of urgent plod sprinkled with chaos
25 Mar 2025MPs will spend the week debating bills under urgency. We outline the key legislation proposed. Audio
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'Horrific': Luxon won't rule out heads rolling over girl's mistaken identity
25 Mar 2025An 11-year-old was taken to a mental health facility after being mistaken for a 20-year-old. The PM wants to know why it took two weeks to tell the minister. Audio
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PHO funding report splits opinion
25 Mar 2025Top-heavy PHOs are siphoning off too much funding before it gets to frontline GPs, according to an independent report. Audio
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Māori Development Minister unaware government ruled out Treaty clause in RMA reform
25 Mar 2025The Minister of Māori Development didn't know Cabinet had agreed not to include the clause in the coalition's proposed legislation.
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Victim Support ditching volunteers from July
25 Mar 2025Manaaki Tāngata Victim Suppport is phasing out its 37-year-old volunteer-based service in favour of a fully staff-based workforce.
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Wellington to lose an electorate in proposed change
25 Mar 2025Maps show how three electorates would vanish and two new ones would be set up in the capital, with other boundaries moving.
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Labour market optimism sinks down to post-Covid lows
25 Mar 2025Labour market pessimism has deepened as workers worry about holding to their job, the difficulty in finding work, and slowing wage growth.
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Minister closes inner Hauraki Gulf to fishing of rock lobster
25 Mar 2025Shane Jones says the closure, starting from April 1, is to allow the lobster population to restore itself.
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New threat to the undersea cables keeping our internet going
25 Mar 2025A Chinese tool capable of cutting the most fortified undersea cables is stoking fears. Audio
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Spy agency minister Judith Collins refuses to release Pacific cyber security documents
25 Mar 2025The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has been warning Pacific partners that China's growing influence in the region presents foreign interference and espionage risks.
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Outsourcing being used to pretend hospital wait times are being fixed - doctor
25 Mar 2025Frustrated senior doctors say millions of dollars of taxpayer money going to private hospitals to do elective operations could help many more patients, if it was invested in the ailing public system. Audio
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Bishop seeks common ground with opposition on RMA overhaul
25 Mar 2025But a 'take it or leave it' approach will make consensus a challenge. Audio
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Luxon reveals RMA reform
25 Mar 2025The prime minister said the RMA was "the culture of 'no' that I spoke about earlier in the year brought to life".
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Fact checking Winston Peters on climate accord
24 Mar 2025The deputy prime minister has questioned the country's role in fighting climate change - RNZ puts Winston Peters' main claims to the test. Audio
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Dismal issues survey leaves National little room for error
21 Mar 2025Analysis - A record-low rating of government performance will be unwelcome news for Christopher Luxon in a political week focused offshore. Audio
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Oranga Tamariki privacy breaches must not continue - minister
24 Mar 2025The Children's Minister says Oranga Tamariki's breaching of confidential information of children and families could not be allowed to continue under this government's watch.
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Peters pours cold water on immigration changes with India
24 Mar 2025The Foreign Minister says he sees no need for a relaxation of immigration settings as part of trade talks with India.
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Government accused of misleading over $78m Christchurch project
24 Mar 2025"This is not new money - it's robbing Peter to pay Paul," Labour MP Tracey McLellan says.
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No love lost as Peters and Hipkins trade barbs
24 Mar 2025Peter's State of the Nation mentioned Labour 30 times and accused the last government of a "litany of lies". Audio
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Will the $2.7b cost of tertiary courses be enough?
24 Mar 2025The government is spending $2.7 billion on tertiary courses this year, but there are early signs it will not be enough to cover all the enrolments. Audio
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Oranga Tamariki still to fix systems that led to 'grievous' breaches
24 Mar 2025Oranga Tamariki still has a "considerable amount" of work to do to improve privacy practices, the Privacy Commissioner says.
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In Delhi and D.C., Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters in their elements
24 Mar 2025Taking the train with Winston Peters and watching Christopher Luxon play cricket: what it's like traveling with a foreign trade delegation
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'Inherently contrary to law': Ombudsman criticises HNZ OIA policy
23 Mar 2025Outgoing Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has reprimanded Health NZ and called the fines for Official Information Act breaches "laughable". Audio
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