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Defence Strategy will have 'economic ramifications' - Bridges
Simon Bridges is ringing alarm bells about New Zealand's relations with two world super powers America and China. He's told Morning Report he's concerned about the unpredictability of Donald Trump -… Audio
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Goff defends blocking pair who 'spout racist nonsense'
Auckland mayor Phil Goff says he has not stopped far-right activists from speaking but was not going to aid and abet them by providing them with council venues. Audio
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Winston Peters would've let far-right activists speak
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says he would have let two far-right Canadian activists speak in New Zealand.
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Simon Bridges: Govt's 'untargeted' spending makes no sense
National Party leader Simon Bridges says the government's planned borrowing is a sign of poor economic management. Audio
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Simon Bridges accuses govt of spending blowout
Opposition leader Simon Bridges is accusing the government of a spending blowout. He says the government plans to increase borrowing by $17 billion over the next four years. Mr Bridges tells Gyles… Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 9 July 2018
Thailand cave rescue: Four boys out, rest must wait; friends of accused paedophile reject widow's accusations; health, hygiene failures in a third of NZ school buildings; tenants not using Tenancy… Audio
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Question Time for 4 July 2018
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Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government’s policies and…
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Question Time for 3 July 2018
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Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government’s policies and actions?
TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Finance: What reactions has he seen to the Government’s…
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Peters: 'I can see how someone can make that mistake'
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters is defending Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis, saying he is completely across his portfolio.
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Minister changes inmate forecast comments
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has done a swift backtrack saying he was aware of the latest prison population projections when the government made the Waikeria Prison decision. Audio
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Minister 'disappointed' by advert criticising NCEA review
Education Minister Chris Hipkins admits to being taken aback by a newspaper advertisement placed by 40 Auckland principals critical of the government's review of NCEA.
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Watch: Simon Bridges on govt's families package
National would undo or restrict major components of the government's families package, leader Simon Bridges tells Morning Report. Video, Audio
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Social Development Minister confident in govt's families package
The National leader says his party will undo or restrict major components of the Government's flagship families package, which came into effect this week. Speaking earlier to Morning Report Mr Bridges… Audio
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'The better way is tax relief' - National criticises Families Package
The government's flagship families package which aims to lift nearly 90,000 children out of poverty came into force on Sunday. It introduces a payment for young babies and a winter payment for… Audio
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Bridges' comedy of errors
Last week opposition leader Simon Bridges joked that nothing he said during a Radio Hauraki interview mattered because there was going to be a "news vacuum" following the birth of the Prime Minister's… Audio
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Question Time for 27 June 2018
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Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government’s policies and actions?
CLAYTON MITCHELL to the Minister of Forestry: What reports has he received about the effect…
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Minister defends dumping health targets
The Health Minister says the previous government's health targets were dumped because they were not fit for purpose, and he is working on some new ones. Audio
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National's health targets only measured activity - David Clark
The government is under fire for quietly scrapping health targets, in a move Opposition leader Simon Bridges says it outrageous and will lead to more illnesses and deaths. But Health Minister David… Audio
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Breaking down Bridges' claim of 'more strikes' under Labour
Analysis - A political war of words has broken out over union strikes, with Simon Bridges claiming there have been more in the last nine months than National's nine years, writes Katie Doyle. Audio
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Government denies it's attractive to strikers
National leader Simon Bridges claims New Zealand has had more strikes and threats of industrial action under the present government than during the previous National government's entire nine years in… Audio
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Question Time for 26 June 2018
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KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he seen on the level of business investment over the past year, and how does this compare to the previous year?
Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the…
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Ditching health targets is 'absolutely outrageous' - Bridges
The government is putting people's lives at risk by ditching National's health targets, says National Party leader Simon Bridges.
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The pitfalls of politicians straying into comedy
Media commentator Gavin Ellis' take on politicians trying to be funny on radio and how that often backfires. Should Simon Bridges should have learned from John Key's experience. And, how is the NZ… Audio
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Staff under pressure as IRD admits payment problems
The Inland Revenue Department admits its computer system isn't going to cope automatically with a $60-a-week payment for new parents beginning on Sunday. Audio
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Peters on strike action: 'They know we'll listen'
Public service sector workers are threatening industrial action to get more money because they know the government will help them, Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says. Audio