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Nikki Haley: 20% in Arizona GOP primary vote
United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Nikki Haley still getting votes despite ending her Presidential campaign and a second man being charged in the theft of the most… Audio
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Legal expert on Fast Track Approvals Bill
A legal expert thinks the Fast Track Approvals Bill puts an unprecedented amount of power in the hands of ministers.
The bill lets ministers approve certain infrastructure projects, including… Audio
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Anti youth vaping groups call on Government to do more to reduce vaping
An anti youth vaping group is urging the Government to do more to reduce vaping.
The Government announced on Wednesday that disposable vapes will be banned outright as a part of a crackdown on youth… Audio
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PM’s tobacco ‘talking points’ contradicted official advice emails show
Ministers, including the Prime Minister, repeatedly insisted that the Labour government's smoke free legislation would increase tobacco-related crime, despite officials telling them it could have the… Audio
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Hong Kong introduces new security law Article 23
Hong Kong's new security law will usher the territory "into a new era of authoritarianism".
That's according to Human Rights Watch, who are reacting after Hong Kong's China-controlled legislature… Audio
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IMF tells Govt to get spending under control and ensure any tax cuts are affordable
The Government is being told to get spending under control and ensure any tax cuts are affordable.
Those were among the key issues raised by the International Monetary Fund in its annual health check… Audio
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Robertson's valedictory speech 'best I've heard' - Jan Tinetti
Time now for our weekly catch up with the Labour Party, and MP Jan Tinetti is with us bright and early. Audio
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Chumbawamba could sue if Peters doesn't stop using music
Record company Sony is sending Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters a cease and desist notice, after he used Tubthumping by Chumbawamba at his state of the nation speech on Sunday. And yesterday, Mr… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Rod Oram; state of the Winston
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Hayden Donnell talked to Emile Donovan about Winston Peters attacking the news media in his State of the Nation speech - and the death of… Audio
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Grant Robertson bows out of Parliament with valedictory speech
Audio 20 Mar 2024Former National MP and attorney-general Chris Finlayson joins Nights to share his thoughts on the speech and Grant Robertson's time in Parliament. Audio
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Waiting weeks for urgent debates
Urgent Debates are granted or denied by Speakers. Most are denied. This week a Speaker's ruling moved the goal posts for that allowance, a lot. Audio
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Disability advocate on funding changes
A disability advocate says they are repeatedly missed out from the consultation process about changes that directly affect their quality of life.
The Ministry of Disabled People's made a shock… Audio
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Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at how conservative politicians are pushing for similar moves to those in the US over TikTok. Audio
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Government's first carbon auction of 2024 on knife-edge
The Government's first carbon auction of the year is on a knife-edge, following revelations companies are holding onto more surplus credits than previously suspected.
The credits are essentially… Audio
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins on disability funding changes
Labour's leader Chris Hipkins says people with disabilities are paying the price for what he terms the coalition government's fiscal incompetence.
Whaikaha - the Ministry of Disabled People - has… Audio
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Grant Robertson leaves Parliament after 15 years
All governments make decisions with "imperfect information" but retiring MP and former finance minister Grant Robertson says his experience during the Covid pandemic was an "extreme sports version of… Audio
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Disability Issues Minister Penny Simmonds on changes to funding
The Government's being accused of blindsiding the disabled community when it changed funding for some services this week.
Joshua Perry lives in his Dunedin home and says the individualised funding… Audio
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Government keen to cut delays in building consent system
The Government is making efforts to demolish delays in the building consent system by forcing councils to front up with data every quarter.
Applications for consent must be done within 20 working… Audio
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NZ's confusing and complicated holiday laws
The Holidays Act is complex and has led to years of problems. But fixing it seems just as challenging. Audio
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Politics by Night with Laura Walters
Newsroom political editor joins Emile Donovan to untangle the big problems of the day in politics, including the government's instructions to councils to not follow the law over Significant Natural… Audio
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Touch and go: list MPs on the cusp
Due to vagaries of the MMP system, some list MPs must endure a period of waiting and uncertainty before they can enter Parliament. Audio
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Disability community reeling after government narrows funding
The disability community is reeling after the government moved to narrow access to funding. Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People, issued new rules for accessing financial support in a Facebook… Audio
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Winston Peters refuses to back down on Nazi Germany remark
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has refused to back down from his Nazi Germany remark - saying he makes no apology - and accusing the media of misrepresenting him. The clapback comes despite… Audio
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The loss of learning languages, what it means
In Australia Sydney's Macquarie University has a proposal to stop teaching five languages. Audio
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Australian trade minister causes stir by declaring NZ to be more trusted than US
Australia's trade minister Don Farrell caused a stir in Canberra on Monday when he declared New Zealand to be more trusted than the United States.
The ABC's defence correspondent Andrew Greene spoke… Audio
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters meets Chinese counterpart in Wellington
Trade, business, and regional security were among the many points of discussion at bi-lateral talks in Wellington on Monday between New Zealand's foreign affairs minister Winston Peters, and his… Audio
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Kāinga Ora crackdown divides political opinion
The Coalition has instructed Kāinga Ora to take a tougher line on unruly tenants.
The announcement follows through on a commitment secured in the National-ACT coalition agreement.
RNZ political… Audio
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Evicting Kāinga Ora tenants will increase poverty and trauma says Green Party
The Green Party says that evicting disruptive Kāinga Ora tenants will increase poverty and trauma across vulnerable communities.
But residents living near these properties have had enough.
Greens'… Audio
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PM Luxon on promised tax cuts
The Prime Minister has admitted the tools the government will use to pay for its promised tax cuts may differ from what National campaigned on.
The government is leaving the specifics of how it will… Audio