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Live: No change on Aukus position, Luxon says
3 Dec 2024And the Prime Minister is also facing questions about an increase in people claiming the benefit.
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'Self-serving' methane change could mix science with political views - climate group
3 Dec 2024The executive director of a climate lobby group says she fears the government's methane review will be used to present politics as scientific fact, bypassing the Climate Change Commission because it…
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Pharmac to reconsider HRT decision
2 Dec 2024Associate Health Minister David Seymour has confirmed Pharmac will review its decision to fund Mylan-branded HRT and cut Estradot.
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New poll delivers hung Parliament, bad news for Luxon as preferred PM
2 Dec 2024A grinding recession and racial tensions have ended National's honeymoon with voters, who would deliver a hung Parliament if an election was held today, a new poll shows.
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PSC reports 865 public sector redundancies
3 Dec 2024Deputy Commissioner Heather Baggot says there has been a "rapid shift" in the Commission's operating environment.
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Watch: Luxon, Upston speak after benefit announcement
2 Dec 2024The PM and the Social Development Minister have faced media as they reveal new plans for beneficiaries on Jobseeker support.
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All poultry exports on hold until highly pathogenic bird flu eradicated
2 Dec 2024The Biosecurity Minister has also confirmed the farm at the centre of the outbreak had an outbreak of another virus in 2019. Audio
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Labour lays groundwork for election-year capital gains tax
2 Dec 2024Analysis - Labour's all but confirmed it'll campaign on a capital gains tax next election and could announce the details as early as mid-next year.
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Labour's AUKUS pledge an 'easy promise' - Andrew Little
2 Dec 2024The former defence minister says New Zealand will continue to depend on Australia, the UK and the US for military technology, whether it joins AUKUS or not.
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Jones 'considering options' after oil lobby request to underwrite gas exploration
2 Dec 2024A fossil fuel body is warmly praising the government's "no nonsense" draft emissions plan. Audio
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Ministers raised concerns about expectations ahead of abuse apology
2 Dec 2024New documents reveal a meeting in which senior ministers brought up "being careful about what we commit to". Audio
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Defence signs $100m deal to replace army trucks
2 Dec 2024The NZDF has signed up for a Spanish manufacturer, Urovesa, to deliver 60 new small- and medium-sized unarmoured utility vehicles from the end of 2027.
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'Stake in the ground' as Labour makes pricey promises
2 Dec 2024The Opposition held its party conference in Christchurch over the weekend. Audio
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Government happy to 'divide the country' - Hipkins
2 Dec 2024The coalition wants to divide NZ along ethnic and economic lines, Chris Hipkins says, and he wants to be the leader who brings it together. Video, Audio
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Delay in releasing fast-track info prompts complaint to Ombudsman
2 Dec 2024The documents were to be released in November, but may now not be released until 20 December - after the bill progresses to its next stage. Audio
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Crown-Māori relations 'probably worse' than a year ago - Luxon
1 Dec 2024There is "more division" nowadays, PM says, but blames much of that on the previous Labour government. Video
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Hipkins pledges to 'make this first one-term National government'
1 Dec 2024Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has pledged if elected in 2026 to resume SmokeFree Aotearoa, complete Dunedin Hospital's rebuild and said NZ would not join AUKUS. Video
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Parliament ending with intense scrutiny
1 Dec 2024There are just five House sitting days of Parliament left, which will feel like a warm down after what happens prior - five tough days of government scrutiny, with help from a watchdog. Audio
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Māori lawyer goes viral for educating people on Treaty Principles Bill
29 Nov 2024Riana Te Ngahue's bite-sized breakdowns of complex Māori issues are educating audiences far beyond Aotearoa.
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Crown failed to follow process in Māori Health Authority disestablishment
29 Nov 2024The Waitangi Tribunal has released the first part of its inquiry and found the Crown did not follow robust policy processes. Audio
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How did Health NZ spend $72m on a single IT project?
30 Nov 2024Analysis - RNZ's Phil Pennington digs into how a single costly project is a test case for what can go wrong in infrastructure project planning.
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'Organised hate campaign' - Jackson takes aim at Seymour, Luxon and Treaty bill
30 Nov 2024Speaking at the Labour Party annual conference, Willie Jackson criticised the coalition leaders for their respective roles in the Treaty Principles Bill.
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City Rail Link: French executives to fly to NZ as officials raise concerns over costs
30 Nov 2024French executives will be flying to New Zealand to discuss the timing and budget of the Auckland City Rail project after concerns from officials about its deadline.
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'Winning back hearts and minds': Hipkins seeks change ahead of 2026 election
30 Nov 2024New Zealanders have lost faith in Labour, and "we need to reconnect with a much broader range of Kiwis", the party leader says.
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