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Granny flat change welcomed by housing providers, Labour
18 Jun 2024Proposed law changes would remove the need for building consents on homes under 60 square metres in certain areas. Audio
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Investors run the numbers on granny flats
18 Jun 2024It is set to get easier to put in a granny flat, but does it pay off?
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Fast-track legislation: DOC's OIA refusal was unlawful - Ombudsman
18 Jun 2024The Ombudsman found the Department of Conservation was both unlawful and unreasonable in its refusal to provide copies of its advice to ministers.
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Business delegation travelling with PM finally arrives in Japan
18 Jun 2024Christopher Luxon welcomed the group after leaving them behind in Port Moresby when the Defence Force plane broke down. Audio
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Government confirms 3900 jobs to go, defends cuts
17 Jun 2024Public Service Minister Nicola Willis was grilled at the governance and administration select committee today about the thousands of job losses.
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Govt's granny-flat policy 'unlocking the space in the backyards'
17 Jun 2024The move would force councils to allow buildings of up to 60 square metres in some areas, without requiring a consent.
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Watch: Winston Peters faces media after Cabinet meeting
17 Jun 2024The Deputy Prime Minister has stepped in in to take the podium as Christopher Luxon visits Japan.
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'While I can work, I will continue': Davidson announces breast cancer diagnosis
17 Jun 2024Green MP Marama Davidson says she will stay on as co-leader once her treatment is complete and "will be returning with fierce determination".
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New plane for PM well past due - ex-Defence Minister
17 Jun 2024"Airlines don't run planes of this nature for 30 years, and neither should the air force," Wayne Mapp says. Audio
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How to lose $700m in a year: Carbon cash in jeopardy
17 Jun 2024National promised a 'strong and stable' carbon market - but that's not how it's worked out.
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'Counter-productive': Teachers slam call for cursive handwriting lessons
17 Jun 2024Government advisors want another shake-up of teaching. Educators say it will just stress children out. Audio
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What will the government get out of Budget 2024?
31 May 2024Week in Politics - Coverage has focused on what voters could get out of the budget, but what impact could it have on the coalition's popularity?
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Budget 2024 delivers no surprises, but little excitement
30 May 2024Analysis - With the centre-right back in charge, it's not so much the axe being swung as the pendulum, Tim Watkin writes.
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Budget 2024 in charts: What does it all mean?
31 May 2024The promise of tax cuts isn't enough to disguise the other clear message in the government's Budget: the economic outlook is still gloomy. Kate Newton breaks down what that means for you.
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Crown accused of 'gaslighting' Māori through te reo policy
14 Jun 2024The government will be judged on its actions, rather than words, in its approach to te reo in the public sector, lawyer says.
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Drop in consumer confidence wipes out recent gains
18 Jun 2024Consumer confidence soured in June as households' hopes for interest rate relief faded.
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'Bigger bird' likely involved after flames seen coming from plane
18 Jun 2024Watch: Fire was seen coming out the back of a Boeing 737 that departed from Queenstown. Audio
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'Miracle' needed for NZDF plane to get PM home - Collins
17 Jun 2024The official plane the prime minister was travelling won't be fixed in time, the Defence Minister says. Audio
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'Leave Pākiri out of it': Battle over over sand mining at beach
17 Jun 2024A battle over sand mining at a north Auckland beach has found a new arena at select committee hearings into the government's proposed law.
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Call for government to include ethnicity when tackling pay gap
For every $1 a Pākehā man earns, a Pacific woman gets 75c. That's not good enough, experts say.
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Luxon 'frustrated' as plane breakdown strands delegation
17 Jun 2024The prime minister has had to hop on a commercial flight to Tokyo - leaving a large group behind. Audio
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Watch: Govt pays for Luxon, stranded media to fly from PNG to Japan
17 Jun 2024It's the second time the PM has been forced to fly commercial in the span of months due to Defence Force plane breakdowns. Audio
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'I will be returning with fierce determination' - Davidson announces cancer diagnosis
17 Jun 2024Green MP Marama Davidson says she will stay on as co-leader once her treatment is complete: "While I can work, I will continue to."
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Scrutiny Week: When 'government comes to Parliament and tries to justify its spending'
16 Jun 2024The House - Despite Parliament having supremacy, governments often play the boss. This week the tables will turn as ministers face up to backbenchers. Audio
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