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Human Rights Commissioner to be 'very careful' in future comments - Minister
20 Aug 2024The appointment of Stephen Rainbow has prompted concern from some over his pro-Israel views and previous comments about "a trans agenda".
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Sexual abuse complainant went to police after seeing former political figure in news
20 Aug 2024The defendant has pleaded not guilty to nine charges of indecent assault.
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Māori men more likely to be stopped, tasered by police due to 'bias' and 'structural racism'
21 Aug 2024The findings are part of a three-year investigation launched by police.
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18-year detention of autistic man heads to Supreme Court
20 Aug 2024The mother of a man who has spent half his life locked away will argue that her son is arbitrarily detained and his human rights breached. Audio
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Budget 2024: $17 million to support councils recover from Cyclone Gabrielle
20 Aug 2024Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell says local councils need extra support to get a move on with progress in their areas.
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'Our government won't be cowered by the big four banks' - Willis
The Finance Minister says she's expecting "action" on the Commerce Commission's recommendations for the banking sector.
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Labour leader to speak to MP about comments on benefit sanctions
20 Aug 2024Greg O'Connor is reported to have said sanctions are not necessarily a bad thing, and could be a good thing - particularly for those aged under 21.
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Live: Willis vows inject 'genuine competition' into banking
20 Aug 2024The current market is a less of a battle and more of a "cosy pillow fight", the Finance Minister says as a major Commerce Commission report calls for changes.
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Immigration New Zealand looking at expanding overseas staff
20 Aug 2024It comes less than three years after it closed its last major offshore office.
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No lifeline for Seymour's bill after Koroneihana
20 Aug 2024Analysis - ACT's coalition partners have very publicly killed the Treaty Principles Bill, writes political editor Jo Moir. Audio
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‘Māori can never be united people’ - National Party Facebook page comments on Koroneihana livestream
20 Aug 2024A National Party member forgot to switch back to their personal account before making the comment.
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Smokefree providers and minister keen to address downturn in referrals
20 Aug 2024The country's frontline smokefree service providers met with the Associate Health Minister Casey Costello last week. Audio
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Govt was warned emergency housing crackdown could increase homelessness
20 Aug 2024With little affordable housing available, ministers were told changes could see more people living on streets and in cars, documents reveal. Audio
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Polytechnics face losses under plan to dissolve Te Pūkenga
20 Aug 2024The government wants some polytechs to stand alone and to group the other, weaker ones together - but this option will be costly, advisers say. Audio
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Teachers need to give more warning over strike action - Cabinet paper
20 Aug 2024The government is hoping to increase the minimum notice of a strike to at least seven calendar days.
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Transport officials look overseas for road tolling models amid calls for more user-pays
20 Aug 2024Newly released documents show Transport Ministry officials travelling to Australia, Ireland and Denmark for ideas.
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Luxon's popularity rises in TVNZ poll
19 Aug 2024Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's popularity has seen a boost in the latest 1News-Verian poll
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Watch: PM Luxon says coming months will be intense
19 Aug 2024Speaking at Tūrangawaewae for Koroneihana the PM acknowledged concerns raised with him and said "unity doesn't mean all of us being or thinking the same".
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Former political figure supplied teens with alcohol and sexually abused them, court told
19 Aug 2024Two complainants say the man abused them in towns in Auckland and Waikato between 1995 and 1999.
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Donald Trump posts image of fake Taylor Swift endorsement
20 Aug 2024The fake image claims the singer wants people to vote for the Republican candidate.
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Key's presence reminds National of its struggles
9 Aug 2024Week in Politics: The former PM looms large, the government's maths initiative runs into controversy, and warnings are sounded over Health NZ's finances.
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Why the government needs to slow down its maths changes
9 Aug 2024Analysis - Rushing through a model with a weak evidence base only adds to teachers' workloads, without guaranteeing to deliver the "brilliance" teachers and parents have been promised, lecturers say.
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Former political figure on trial accused of indecent assaults
19 Aug 2024The man, in his 50s, is accused of sexually abusing two people, one underage, in the 1990s.
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ACT won't be at Koroneihana - but were they invited?
19 Aug 2024Political leaders are descending on Tūrangawaewae Marae at the Māori King's invitation this week, with one notable absence. Audio
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