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Will we learn more about NZ and AUKUS tonight?
1 May 2024Analysis - The United States has unveiled plans to boost the weapons trade with Australia and the UK, on the same day that Winston Peters is expected to sketch NZ's position on AUKUS.
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Former MPs claim to be targets of Chinese cyber attack
1 May 2024The spy agencies are being questioned after two former MPs claim they were never informed they were victims of a China-backed cyber-attack.
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Unemployment rate rises to 4.3%
1 May 2024Fewer jobs are created and immigration is increasing the size of the workforce, Stats NZ says.
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How do our politicians' pay packets compare?
1 May 2024Explainer - MPs are about to get a pay bump, but is it fair and how does it compare to other countries?
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School lunches funding likely to be time-limited
1 May 2024It's an approach to funding the government has spent months criticising Labour over - calling them "fiscal cliffs" .
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'Never a right time' - Should MPs be getting a 10 percent pay rise?
1 May 2024By the end of this term, an ordinary MP's salary will be $181,200. So what do politicians make of it?
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Every hospital hire now has to go through Te Whatu Ora's head office
1 May 2024Hospitals around the country are not allowed to make a single hiring decision without the approval of Te Whatu Ora's head office, including for cleaners and administration staff.
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MPs and Prime Minister to get pay rise
30 Apr 2024The Remuneration Authority has set an ordinary MPs' salary at $168,600 a year, and the PM's salary will rise to $520,000 by 2026.
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The schools not keen on the phone ban
30 Apr 2024Two secondary school principals are not convinced a phone ban is warranted and say it will be difficult to enforce.
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'A man of the people': MPs pay tribute to Fa'anānā Efeso Collins
30 Apr 2024The MPs reflected on the impact Fa'anānā had in Parliament, in his communities, and their long friendships with him.
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Returning GST to councils would cost $1.1 billion
30 Apr 2024New data shows just how much central government is collecting from tax on rates.
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Shock poll shows cuts and repeals are a hard sell
30 Apr 2024Analysis - Christopher Luxon will be alert to the factors driving the dire polling, but won't be waving the white flag just yet, RNZ political editor Jo Moir writes.
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