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Under-pressure Palmerston North ED gets $6 million boost
8 Oct 2024Health Minister Shane Reti says $6 million allocated to Palmerston North Hospital's ED will help ease waiting times and improve patient care and safety.
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Former political figure guilty of historical sexual abuse takes secrecy fight to High Court
8 Oct 2024Interim name suppression the man has now had for 622 days will continue until at least his name suppression appeal hearing.
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Government and iwi partner to build affordable homes
8 Oct 2024The 100 rentals will be built near Ngāruawāhia, with the government putting in $35 million.
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It's back: Scrapped Hawke's Bay dam project may be revived
8 Oct 2024A stalled, controversial plan to flood 22 hectares of conservation land in Hawke's Bay is set to be revived.
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Green light for more than 8000 new homes around Wellington
7 Oct 2024The government's Fast-track Approvals Bill could see a much-needed boost to the capital's housing supply, but some of the projects are not without controversy.
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Dairy owners say new vape laws could risk worker safety
8 Oct 2024Ash Parmar told MPs the changes would make vapes harder to see in dairies - and also harder to steal.
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PM denies knowledge of declined Dunedin flood risk mitigation plan
8 Oct 2024Otago floods destruction is "devastating", the PM says, but he was unaware of a government-declined plan to reduce risk to residents. Audio
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'It's my ship and I'm gutted': Former minister on Manawanui sinking
7 Oct 2024Ron Mark says the project to convert the vessel had "astonished our partners": "No one anticipated that she'd hit a reef." Audio
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Cuts looming for 'critical' public health services
7 Oct 2024A document leaked to RNZ shows service are proposing to axe staff and pull back on projects.
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Alarm over list of fast-track projects
7 Oct 2024Critics point to a lack of environmental protections while the government calls the 149 projects a key part of rebuilding the economy. Audio
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'Essentially been allocated nothing': Road funding snub frustrates mayor
7 Oct 2024"Rotorua seems to keep missing out," Tania Tapsell mayor says.
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TVNZ plans to end its 1News website in February
7 Oct 2024That's just one item on a list of proposed changes it presented to staff today as it aims to find $30 million in savings.
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Fears Manawanui sinking could hit turtles and tourism
7 Oct 2024Residents in Samoa are concerned about what potential environmental damage from the disaster might mean for tourism and fishing businesses. Audio
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More than 50,000 property investors making losses
4 Oct 2024Information released under the Official Information Act shows that there were 53,350 taxpayers who reported negative rental income in the 2023 tax year.
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Family caught out by quirk in childcare subsidy calculation
4 Oct 2024A family does not qualify for the Family Boost early childhood education rebate, despite earning "well below" the advertised $180,000 cap.
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Jones calls Fast Track Bill conflict fears politically motivated
7 Oct 2024The law is 'economically necessary', the Regional Development minister says. Audio
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NZ First won't say if it backs crucial action to meet Paris Target
7 Oct 2024The climate change minister has admitted there's no way to meet NZ's commitments under the Paris Agreement without buying help.
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Why the crackdown on nangs misses the mark
7 Oct 2024The Detail - Recreational use of nitrous oxide has been reclassified. Some experts say it's an overcorrection.
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149 projects selected by Fast-track Approvals Bill
6 Oct 2024The projects will help the economy, housing crisis and infrastructure deficits, Minister for Infrastructure Chris Bishop says.
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In pictures: How Parliament's questions are vetted
6 Oct 2024The House - Attend the session where MPs' oral questions to the government are vetted and authenticated by Parliament's Office of the Clerk. Audio
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Storm-struck submitter wades into oil and gas ban debate
5 Oct 2024Benjamin Nevell made his submission against the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill while wading through flooding Dunedin
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Google threatens to stop linking to NZ news sites if bill passes
4 Oct 2024It's unhappy with the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which would force tech giants to pay news organisations for their content.
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Government to shake-up 'bureaucratic and inefficient' school property system
4 Oct 2024"Schools were consistently critical of a lack of transparency and unclear prioritisation of projects," a ministerial inquiry has found.
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Labour calls for Costello to be sacked over 'advice' to Cabinet
4 Oct 2024It comes after documents she relied on to support a heated tobacco tax cut turned out to be inconclusive at best.
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