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Journalist barred from accountability event for holding people accountable
17 Nov 2024Mediawatch - An award-winning journalist dedicated to reporting abuse in state care was briefly banned from the official apology. Why? And what did he make of it?
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Treaty Principles Bill: The speeches
17 Nov 2024The House - Much coverage has focussed on the protest that followed the speeches - but they themselves were enthusiastic, outraged, angry, even despairing. Audio
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Luxon on Treaty bill haka: MPs must uphold Parliament's standards
17 Nov 2024Treaty issues are "emotional and difficult", but New Zealanders expect a certain level of behaviour in Parliament, the PM says.
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Luxon calls first meeting with China's Xi Jinping 'warm, positive'
16 Nov 2024The Prime Minister has met China's leader on the sidelines of the APEC Summit.
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New Zealand inks 'sustainable' trade deal with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Iceland
The signed agreement will remove tariffs on hundreds of sustainable goods and services.
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TV show host accuses council of 'propaganda' over sewerage scheme
11 Nov 2024Geoff Thomas - of Outdoors with Geoff fame - has called a council's claim "scandalous".
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Police to crack down on Brian Tamaki convoy protesters
17 Nov 2024Those who walked on the motorway were "reckless, unlawful and extremely irresponsible", police say.
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Seymour's Treaty bill 'inviting civil war' - Jenny Shipley
16 Nov 2024"I would fight against it. Māori have every reason to fight against it," the former prime minister says. Audio
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Ignoring ACT, targeting National: The lead-up to the Treaty bill
15 Nov 2024The Treaty Principles Bill dominated Parliament's week. How was it talked about in the House before it was debated, who focussed on it, who ignored it? Audio
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You don't invest in conservation land 'by flogging it off' - Forest & Bird
15 Nov 2024The organisation is concerned a government proposal could lead to a sell-off of conservation land. Audio
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Haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
15 Nov 2024Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest interrupted the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill.
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Goldsmith on Finlayson's Treaty Principles Bill comments
15 Nov 2024Former MPs sometimes feel they can chip in and tell current ones what to do, the Treaty Negotiations Minister says. Audio
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10,000 join hīkoi as Treaty bill protest heads south
15 Nov 2024Hīkoi mo te Tiriti participants have turned out in force on foot and horseback in central Rotorua.
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How the world reacted to the Treaty bill debate
15 Nov 2024The suspension of Parliament over a haka and the national hīkoi by thousands of people are garnering international headlines.
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APEC Summit: NZ puts best foot forward ahead of Trump taking office
15 Nov 2024Analysis - World leaders gathering for APEC are all too aware Donald Trump's election has shifted the dial on trade for exporting nations.
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Nearly 9000 hectares to be assessed for offshore aquaculture in Southland
15 Nov 2024The government has set aside close to 9000 hectares for Ngāi Tahu and the Crown to assess for offshore aquaculture in Southland.
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Treaty bill will greatly damage National's relationship with Māori - former minister
15 Nov 2024"The National Party today are more concerned about their careers than about the history," Chris Finlayson says. Audio
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More public sector redundancies to come
15 Nov 2024And those who have kept their jobs say they are exhausted dealing with the workload. Audio
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Willis sets out vision for Social Investment Agency
15 Nov 2024The minister has delivered a speech on how she plans to replace the government's Social Wellbeing Board.
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Milo removal could have cost Health NZ $3m - union
15 Nov 2024The provision of hot drinks is enshrined in some health workers' contracts, "so if this was done as a cost-saving measure, it would have done anything but".
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Treaty Principles Bill: The speeches and suspensions
15 Nov 2024Labour's Māori Development spokesperson was the first to be ejected from the House after calling David Seymour a "liar" - breaking Parliament's rules.
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Trump, tariffs and trade: What to expect from this year's APEC summit
15 Nov 2024Analysis - Donald Trump will dominate talks at this year's APEC summit despite the US president-elect being nowhere near Peru. Audio
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Watch: Haka interrupts Treaty Principles Bill voting
14 Nov 2024As Opposition MPs and the public gallery stood to perform Ka Mate, Speaker Gerry Brownlee suspended the sitting.
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