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NZ First to savour electoral victory at AGM
12 Oct 2024Voted out of Parliament in 2020, NZ First clawed its way back to more than 6 percent of the vote, guaranteeing seats in Parliament and at the negotiating table. Audio
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Seabed miner retracts claim it will earn $1 billion a year
11 Oct 2024It comes after the plan was included in the list of projects up for Fast Track Bill approval.
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Councillors spend $42k on upskilling themselves
12 Oct 2024It included $3000 on a two-day course in Canada and $790 on a Koru Club membership.
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Ministers lift the curtain on fast-track approval conflicts
11 Oct 2024Analysis - RNZ understands the Cabinet Office would have eventually released it, but the narrative and claims of shady deals had grown loud enough to warrant getting it out earlier. Audio
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National takes hit in new TPU-Curia poll
11 Oct 2024Christopher Luxon has also taken a hit as preferred prime minister, dropping five points to 27.7 percent.
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Revealed: All the 300 Fast-Track projects and ministers' conflicts of interest
11 Oct 2024The government has released a huge tranche of documents that show discussions between officials and ministers on which Fast-track projects would get the green light.
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'Massive appetite': Luxon upbeat on chances of India FTA
11 Oct 2024India's leader wants more trade with this country and ultimately both nations will aim for a free trade deal, the prime minister says.
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Electricity Authority put on notice over encouraging competition in energy sector
11 Oct 2024The government has told the Electricity Authority to get more competitive as it tries to curb soaring electricity prices of late.
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Christopher Luxon puts another rental property on the market
11 Oct 2024The Auckland property listed for sale on Friday has a current market valuation, according to Homes.co.nz, of $995,000.
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Fast-track projects: Govt told to strengthen ties with iwi
11 Oct 2024The government is being encouraged to engage with iwi to foster Māori economic development.
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Christopher Luxon meets Narendra Modi, but little sign of free trade deal
11 Oct 2024The PM has emerged with an official invite to New Delhi after his coveted meeting with India's leader in Laos.
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Collins targets 'armchair admirals' over 'misogynistic' attacks
11 Oct 2024Collins said she heard female defence force officials were being "abused in the street" over the Manawanui sinking. Audio
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Legal cannabis cards highlights flaws of roadside testing, critics say
11 Oct 2024The head of a medicinal Cannabis prescribing and supply service says its developing a "Canna-card" ID people can present if stopped by police to show they are legally using the drug.
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Decision to remove Luxon artwork from Trade Me 'weird' - artist
10 Oct 2024The artist behind a painting depicting Christopher Luxon in a fleshy tunnel says he is genuinely surprised by its removal.
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Call for government to prioritise emergency management reforms
11 Oct 2024"They need to get on with it because we're getting more events these days," Wairoa's mayor says.
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'Not in great shape' - New figures reveal Budget deficit growing
10 Oct 2024The government's finances are worse than expected amid a slowing economy and growing expenses.
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Luxon talks global conflict in relaxed setting
Talking crises over coffee, the leaders of NZ, Australia and Canada convened at a in a meeting on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit.
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Luxon focused on building a rapport with India's Modi
10 Oct 2024The Prime Minister remains confident a free trade agreement with India can still be struck this term.
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$500k political donations associated with fast track projects
10 Oct 2024The projects include a quarry extension into conservation land and a development whose owner was supported by National MPs during a battle with Kāinga Ora.
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Luxon in Laos for East Asia Summit: 'We want a peaceful and stable region'
10 Oct 2024Prime Minister Christopher Luxon maintains the East Asia Summit is still relevant, as he touches down in Laos on Thursday morning for the annual gathering of regional leaders. Audio
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Eight years of road cones on one short stretch of highway
10 Oct 2024Documents show how masses of road cones inhabited part of a highway for most of the past decade.
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Real schemes, or unfunded dreams? Questions over fast-track list
10 Oct 2024A roof for Eden Park; a second bridge for Ashburton; a new dry dock for the navy. What will actually become reality?
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Health NZ looking to save $100m in data and digital work, say unions
10 Oct 2024Health New Zealand has suffered a further blow to its plans to upgrade old and fragmented digital and data systems, which are vital to keep hospitals running well.
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Manawanui sinking: Peters expects inquiry findings to be made public
10 Oct 2024There is no reason the findings of a Court of Inquiry into the Manawanui sinking could not to be made public, the Foreign Minister says.
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