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Major parties making gains in TPU-Curia poll
15 Nov 2024The major parties have gained - with National regaining 3.9 points - at the expense of the minor parties.
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Luxon says 'simplistic' Treaty Principles Bill 'not helping'
14 Nov 2024The Prime Minister has given a scathing appraisal of the bill on the day of its first reading.
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Bill of Rights Act advice on Treaty Principles law 'damning' - expert
14 Nov 2024"The government's own lawyers recognise the bill would at first blush undermine Māori people's rights," a law professor says. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal demands release of Te Aka Whai Ora documents
14 Nov 2024A treaty lawyer says she can't recall the tribunal issuing a directive like this before. Audio
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Trump picks Gaetz to be US attorney general
14 Nov 2024The congressman, who remains under investigation for sexual misconduct, said it would "be an honour to serve" in the role.
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ASB defends profit, warns of 'big tech' takeover of banking
13 Nov 2024ASB chairperson Dame Therese Walsh has told a parliamentary committee its $1.4 billion profit last year was not excessive.
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The House: It's all politics
14 Nov 2024In Parliament, anything and everything can be political including things as innocuous as playground equipment, clothing, colours, and even eating takeaways.
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$1.68b bill for cut back safety camera plan
14 Nov 2024The government told RNZ the 800-camera network had been unfunded. Audio
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Incorrect patient data found during system upgrades at Auckland's hospitals
14 Nov 2024A team is working to correct and update this, Te Whatu Ora spokesperson says.
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D-Day for government's Treaty Principles Bill
14 Nov 2024The legislation is up for its first reading after Question Time this afternoon. Audio
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Retracing the footsteps of past Māori protest movements
14 Nov 2024As the nationwide hīkoi for Te Tiriti made its way through Auckland it stopped at two sites synonymous with Māori resistance - Bastion Point and Ihumātao.
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Senior lawyers call for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned
14 Nov 2024Members of the King's Counsel say the coalition's Treaty Principles Bill "seeks to rewrite the Treaty itself" and would have the "opposite effect of its stated purpose". Audio
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Labour claims 'cover-up' as weekly benefit numbers report binned
13 Nov 2024Minister Louise Upston has directed her officials to stop publishing weekly updates on benefit numbers as the number of people on welfare reaches record levels.
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Officials warn more money needed to meet ED, elective surgery targets
14 Nov 2024Released documents show health officials made clear their belief the targets couldn't be reached without more funding.
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Abuse survivors petition Parliament to accept all Royal Commission recommendations
13 Nov 2024The day after the government apologised to abuse survivors, some presented a petition calling on it to implement all recommendations from the Royal Commission's report.
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Govt won't say if gang members excluded from abuse in care compensation
13 Nov 2024The government is refusing to say whether gang members could be excluded from compensation for abuse they suffered while in state care.
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Abuse in state care inquiry and apology: NZSL interpreted videos
13 Nov 2024The neglect, violence and racism towards children and teenagers at Kelston School for the Deaf and Van Asch College is catalogued in the report into abuse in care.
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Police hold hundreds of meetings with gangs, other groups as patch ban looms
13 Nov 2024The meetings were to communicate what's expected when the law comes into effect. Audio
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This week in Parliament: First reading of the Treaty Principles Bill
13 Nov 2024The House - All eyes are on the government as it issues an official Crown apology and navigates the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill, but what else is going on at Parliament this week?
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Unlicensed online casinos face $5m fines in gambling crackdown
13 Nov 2024Online casino operators could be fined up to $5 million if they set up an unlicensed website under new rules being introduced.
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New public-private partnerships framework has Labour's backing
13 Nov 2024A new public-private partnerships framework has been released by the government, with backing from the opposition.
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Fair news bargaining bill in limbo as minister says it is not ready
13 Nov 2024The government has pushed out the second reading of the Fair News Digital Bargaining Bill, because the minister responsible says it is not ready.
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Use of 'extraordinary' powers in Defence decision 'unusual' - Labour
13 Nov 2024Defence Minister Judith Collins has formally told Parliament she is allowing uniformed personnel to fill in for striking civilian staff.
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Abuse survivors sceptical about funding boost for current redress system
13 Nov 2024They don't believe the extra $32m will be enough to help them. Audio
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