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Peters alleges cover-up over Interislander crash
11 Jul 2024The cause of the grounding is being probed but the acting PM says "it's clear as daylight something dramatically has gone wrong". Audio
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Minister acted 'contrary to law', forced to apologise
11 Jul 2024NZ First's Casey Costello has been severely reprimanded for trying to keep information about tobacco and vaping policy secret.
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Pharmac looking to provide more drugs for cancers, other conditions
12 Jul 2024It has started a public consultation on its proposal to fund lanreotide acetate for the first time for people with neuroendocrine cancer, cancer-related bowel obstruction, and acromegaly.
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Government sets up two-year $3.6m advisory group on retail crime
11 Jul 2024Ministers have announced a new advisory group headed by the chair of the dairy and business owners group, with about six members, and will cost $3.6 million over two years.
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Charter school applications now open
11 Jul 2024Applications for charter schools has opened, with Associate Education Minister David Seymour saying it marks an important step in their establishment.
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Hurricane cancels Luxon's meeting with Ted Cruz
11 Jul 2024Analysis - More meetings with leaders are coming up as the prime minister's first big diplomatic test continues in Washington DC.
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NZ announces more sanctions over military support for Russia
11 Jul 2024The new sanctions against seven individual people and 12 groups include Russians involved in supply of weapons from North Korea, and Iranians supplying drones.
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Climate strategy 'as useful as teats on a bull', Greenpeace says
10 Jul 2024Climate scientists and researchers are highly critical, pointing to the lack of specificity, given the large number of climate policies repealed.
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Watch: Govt an 'absolute disgrace' on climate change - Hipkins
The Labour leader says if Luxon was being honest on his overseas trips he would be saying the government is taking New Zealand backwards on climate.
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Tana 'not entitled' to be independent MP - Hipkins
10 Jul 2024The Labour party leader says Darleen Tana should resign from Parliament and has no mandate to continue as an independent. Audio
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Luxon not pushing for Biden meeting, says Tana an issue for Greens
10 Jul 2024Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says his team has not focused on securing a meeting with President Joe Biden during his trip to the US.
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Funding to reinstate walking access to Cathedral Cove announced
10 Jul 2024The Conservation Minister announced a $25 million boost for conservation projects, including $5m to plan, build and maintain a track at the favourite tourist attraction.
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Transpower 'failing in their moral duty' over compensation - Northland MP
10 Jul 2024"It would be outrageous for Transpower to now walk away from those they have failed," Grant McCallum says.
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Two high-needs schools still unsure of future, despite lifeline from govt
9 Jul 2024One of the South Island schools says rebuild plans have changed, while the other is yet to learn what its redevelopment actually entails.
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Climate Minister Simon Watts outlines 3-page climate strategy
10 Jul 2024The climate change minister has set out the five pillars of the government's climate strategy at an event in Auckland.
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Tana 'likely' knew about allegations of worker exploitation
10 Jul 2024RNZ has seen the full executive summary of the independent report into what Tana knew about the allegations and what she did about them.
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Concerns over councils' liability for remote building inspections
The government wants to make remote virtual inspections the default for building consents and is pointing to a small council as a model. Audio
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PM says NZ support for Ukraine 'appreciated', deflects questions on Biden
10 Jul 2024The prime minister has been speaking to media on his NATO trip, saying "I'm not touching US politics".
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PM arrives in Washington DC to attend NATO summit
10 Jul 2024The US capital is in high security mode with many streets shut down as motorcades transporting European and Indo-Pacific leaders make their way through the city.
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New Zealand commits further $16m to support Ukraine
10 Jul 2024Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky later this week in Washington DC.
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Darleen Tana's evidence changed over course of inquiry, investigation finds
9 Jul 2024An investigation into what a former Green MP knew about worker exploitation claims says her evidence changed over the course of the inquiry with different explanations as to why.
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New draft framework to reduce emissions open for consultation
9 Jul 2024The Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage framework is an opportunity for industry to reduce net CO2 emissions, Simeon Brown says.
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Further discovery at Tana-linked business, lawyer says
9 Jul 2024A former worker for the business at the centre of allegations against Darlene Tana has now discovered his income taxes went unpaid, according to the man's lawyer.
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Building consent inspections to be virtual by default, government says
9 Jul 2024The government believes the move will make it cheaper and easier to build. Audio
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