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Police float tighter alcohol laws and price hikes
4 Jun 2024Drinking is causing harm 20 times worse than meth, police believe. Audio
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Kāinga Ora chair at odds with Luxon after chief quits
2 Jul 2024Its boss has made "an enormous difference" despite the prime minister's claim the agency is underperforming, the new chair says. Audio
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Government reveals updated $55m contestable research fund
2 Jul 2024Judith Collins says the fund is crucial for rebuilding the economy.
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Digital news Bill backing a big shift by government
2 Jul 2024Analysis: The coalition government has spent much of its first months in power reversing initiatives put in place by the former regime. But not this time.
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'How about backing what works' - NGO on boot camps
2 Jul 2024The prime minister says while the Defence Force "advised" on the course, it will be run by Oranga Tamariki. Audio
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Granny flat rule changes: The gritty detail, explained
2 Jul 2024What exactly is being proposed, and how easy will it actually be to build a self-contained dwelling in the backyard? University of Auckland's Bill McKay has the answers. Audio
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Watch: Govt marks its own work, PM speaks at postcab briefing
1 Jul 2024The PM is unveiling the government's plan for the next three months - and it has scored itself highly for recent efforts.
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Kāinga Ora CEO Andrew McKenzie quits over govt changes
1 Jul 2024The social housing boss is stepping down because an overhaul of the organisation is not what he signed up for.
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Ministry of Justice workers call researcher a 'bitch'
1 Jul 2024Researcher Barbara Sumner discovered the "deeply disturbing" conversation through an Official Information Act request. Audio
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Minister defends under-fire proto boot camp
1 Jul 2024Documents show staff running the course suffered severe distress and physical assaults, and Labour says the money could be better spent elsewhere. Audio
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Natural Hazards Commission vs outgoing EQC - what are the changes?
1 Jul 2024Explainer - The Natural Hazards Commission has taken over from the Earthquake Commission (EQC) with the goal of simplifying the process for claimants. Audio
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Why Golriz Ghahraman failed to escape conviction
1 Jul 2024A judge has released the reasons why the former Green MP was handed a shoplifting conviction.
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Budgeting services plead for urgent review of funding
1 Jul 2024In an open letter to the government, they said a third of the free budgeting services are losing funding, putting more pressure on poor communities.
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Boot camp blueprint causing Defence staff serious distress
1 Jul 2024Defence Force staff running a programme for jobless young adults struggled to deal with violent and at-risk youth. Audio
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Safety agency with better returns than WorkSafe to shut down
30 Jun 2024A Canterbury work safety group is shutting down, saying money out of government agencies has dried up.
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Regional Infrastructure Fund focuses on loans, investments - not grants
1 Jul 2024Shane Jones says the fund's focus on resilience is aimed at climate adaptation - and until the rest of the world cuts emissions, New Zealand's ability to do so is "somewhere near zero".
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Defence Minister Judith Collins to attend Tongan armed forces centre opening
30 Jun 2024Defence Minister Judith Collins is heading to Tonga for three days for the opening of an Armed Forces Leadership centre.
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NZ's new-look approach to methane 'problematic'
30 Jun 2024The government is going for 'no added heating' from farming's methane - a "confusing" aim, according to an Australasian expert.
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Russia bans another 36 New Zealanders from entering borders
28 Jun 2024Journalists, scholars, defence personnel, public servants and mayors are all on the list.
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Migrant group horrified by 'ruthless' changes to visa scheme
27 Jun 2024A group representing migrant workers has described changes to visa rules as "heart-wrenching" and "insensitive".
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'Shame, shame' - Golriz Ghahraman speaks in first interview
27 Jun 2024In her first in-depth interview after her arrest for shoplifting, she tells John Campbell it was an act of "self-sabotage."
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Minister confirms meeting with Uber over contractor law change
27 Jun 2024Brooke van Velden has confirmed the meeting, as she considers banning contractors from going to court over their employment status.
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Shane Jones defends links to industry and diary omission
27 Jun 2024Resources Minister Shane Jones says accusations that he may be too close to industry executives are minor details and political games.
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Transport minister suggests all Roads of National Significance to be tolled
27 Jun 2024Simeon Brown says he doesn't see any reason tolling would not be recommended for all Roads of National Significance.
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