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Impact of force in boot camps needs to be assessed before final decision - Children's Commissioner
6 Nov 2024Dr Claire Achmad says "we must be very cautious here", and take time to thoroughly consider the issue from all children's rights angles. Audio
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The House: This week’s bills
5 Nov 2024Parliament is back with only a few weeks of debate left before summer and a lot of legislation to debate. Here are the bills up this week.
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Staff will use force in youth boot camps as 'a last resort' - PM
5 Nov 2024Cabinet has signed off on those running the boot camps using force to protect themselves or others, or stop young offenders escaping. Audio
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Costello's accusation has had 'chilling effect' on democracy, public servants say
5 Nov 2024The complaint comes after the Associate Health Minister accused health officials of undermining her efforts.
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Iwi rejects minister's denial children were left without parents after Ōpōtiki raids
5 Nov 2024Te Whakatōhea is standing by claims children were left to fend for themselves after their parents were arrested.
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Police minister denies claims children left on their own after Ōpōtiki police raids
5 Nov 2024Police Minister Mark Mitchell says those claiming children were left on their own following police raids on homes in Ōpōtiki are "wrong".
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Wellington council observer to be announced 'shortly'
5 Nov 2024The decision would be made ahead of the council's meeting to hash out what should remain in its long-term plan, Simeon Brown says.
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Live: Luxon 'frustrated' with officials but 'confident' in Cabinet conflict of interest processes
5 Nov 2024The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he's confident about Cabinet's own conflict of interest processes Audio
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Blood cancer patients call on National to honour commitment
5 Nov 2024Patients want National to take note of a report on blood cancer medicines and remember its pre-election promise that they would not be forgotten. Audio
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What is the SSAG review?
5 Nov 2024Scientists are becoming increasingly worried about delays to a critical report that could see an overhaul of the country's science infrastructure and funding.
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Seymour announces 'full stop' on quake payout scheme
5 Nov 2024The On-sold Support Package was set up in 2019 to help homeowners who had bought a home repaired after the Canterbury earthquakes, where those repairs were found to be inadequate.
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Govt announces $2m funding for trial of catch-up maths lessons
4 Nov 2024It will also spend $30m on resources and workbooks for every primary and intermediate school.
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ESR proposes to cut 8% of workforce
4 Nov 2024Cost cutting necessary to fit within a new 'funding envelope,' the Institute of Environmental Science and Research says.
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How you're already paying tax on KiwiSaver
4 Nov 2024Christopher Luxon has claimed a capital gains tax would hit KiwiSaver investors - but they already pay tax. Here's how.
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Lange to Luxon: A timeline of the capital gains tax
4 Nov 2024For decades, the question over one tax change has been kicked down the road, over and over.
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Watch: Luxon faces questions after Cabinet meeting
4 Nov 2024The Prime Minister announced a targeted maths acceleration programme to give more students confidence in mathematics.
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'I need to work harder on corporate speak,' Luxon admits
4 Nov 2024And he concedes he needs to work on his "corporate speak" after calling voters "customers" in the latest episode of 30 with Guyon Espiner.
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Health workers quit over safety fears as police pull back on mental health callouts
4 Nov 2024There has been a lack of consultation with the workforce, a mental health worker says. Audio
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Risk that roadside drug testing could make roads less safe
4 Nov 2024Some fear drivers will swap prescription drugs like medicinal cannabis for more dangerous substances that don't show up on saliva tests.
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Dental system costing $2.5b a year in lost productivity
4 Nov 2024Campaigners for free dental care say the cost of doing nothing is outstripping what it would cost to fund the system.
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Government was warned against work-for-the-dole sanctions
4 Nov 2024The coalition was told that the programmes "do not increase the probability of participants moving off [the] benefit and into employment". Audio
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Call for more Australasian cooperation on future pandemics
4 Nov 2024New Zealand and Australia could share the costs of vaccines, masks, tests and quarantine facilities, health experts say. Audio
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Parliament: Our haunted House
Most people might not call Parliament a normal place, but some call it a paranormal place.
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Chris Penk lays foundations for self-certified building scheme
2 Nov 2024As the government sets about laying the foundations for tradespeople to sign off their own work, RNZ sits down with the minister responsible to hammer out the details. Audio
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