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Ardern to speak at US Democratic convention
19 Aug 2024Former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern is set to attend the Democratic National Convention, a blockbuster event in US politics designed to rally the Democrats ahead of November's presidential…
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Mouldy military housing needs fixing, but money is short - govt
18 Aug 2024"Significant" investment is needed to help military families suffering from black mould, damp and draughts. Audio
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Government announces $1.3 billion crackdown on drink drivers
18 Aug 2024The government aims to test just over 3.3 million drivers a year in its plan to increase roadside tests for drink and drug-impaired drivers.
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Norman Kirk's last public appearance: 'The PM is dying'
18 Aug 2024The PM was worried about his health, but still went "the second or third mile" to open a school 50 years ago today. Two weeks later he was dead. Video
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Families 'devastated' as OT cuts funding to 190 providers
18 Aug 2024After passing its latest audit with "flying colours", a women's centre faces closure: "They didn't give us any rationale at all."
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New chief human rights commissioner's 'transphobia' accusations
17 Aug 2024Stephen Rainbow's social media posts once led to an investigation by his then-employer Auckland Transport.
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'Transformational shifts' in healthcare put at risk by reset
19 Aug 2024A plan to transform healthcare through fewer specialist hospitals, more ambulances to link them and more community care is in limbo.
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'No democracy, no rates': Woman's rates revolt
19 Aug 2024A Tauranga woman is locked in a row with council over unpaid rates because she believes the city has been "denied democracy".
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Tougher laws needed to combat political corruption risk - think-tank
18 Aug 2024NZ is slipping in international anti-corruption measures and a "she'll be right" attitude is adding to the decline, report says. Audio
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Learning on the job: What the PM will take away from a day in Sydney
17 Aug 2024Analysis - Luxon says he wants to get things back on track. But how does that align with the government's cancelling of infrastructure projects, asks Lillian Hanly.
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Who are the new leaders at the Human Rights Commission?
17 Aug 2024The government has named new leadership.
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Treaty Principles Bill 'a solution to a problem that does not exist'
16 Aug 2024Ngāti Hine leader and claimant Pita Tipene says the report points to flaws in government policy already well understood by Māori. Audio
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'We don't know what is coming next': Fears over Whaikaha changes
16 Aug 2024The government's move to strip the Ministry of Disabled People of its responsibility for support services has been criticised by the disability rights commissioner.
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Waitangi Tribunal calls for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned
16 Aug 2024The change "is a solution to a problem that does not exist", the Tribunal has found in a scathing report. "There is no policy imperative that justifies it."
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Luxon, Albanese focus on security
16 Aug 2024Cyber-warfare was one of the main issues raised by the two leaders today.
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At last, some good news for the government
16 Aug 2024Analysis - The government tries to claim the credit for the cut in the OCR, welfare changes are criticised as beneficiary bashing, and the scale of Health NZ's problems are set out, in the Week in…
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David Seymour welcomes critical Waitangi Tribunal report
16 Aug 2024The ACT leader says "we need a national conversation about our founding document", despite the report calling for his Treaty Principles Bill to be dropped.
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1000 fewer children in motels, but minister can't say where they all went
17 Aug 2024The social housing minister can't say whether the "1000 children no longer growing up in motels" have moved into social housing, a private rental, or are living elsewhere.
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Kim Dotcom to fight extradition, says he won't get fair trial in US
16 Aug 2024The internet entrepreneur says the copyright case against him is "politically motivated and morally bankrupt".
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Can 'outdated' government tech support benefit crackdown?
16 Aug 2024The tech has been described as putting so much pressure on MSD staff, they have less time to support clients to find work. (File image)
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New seasonal work visa a temporary measure
16 Aug 2024The Immigration Minister says longer term changes to the accredited employer work visa will be announced in December. Audio
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Luxon's warning to Kiwis in his first official foreign policy speech
16 Aug 2024The PM warned kiwis to be more than just an "interested bystander" in an increasingly complex and difficult world. Video
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Slimmed-down version of Whaikaha 'all about cutting costs'
15 Aug 2024The IHC says "the devil is in the detail" when it comes to the government's plan to scale back the Ministry of Disabled People.
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Staff 'shell-shocked' as 268 more jobs axed at Te Whatu Ora
15 Aug 2024The Public Service Association says "savage" cuts in Te Whatu Ora's commissioning team will be felt for years to come.
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