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Issues pile up as PM prepares for President Xi Jinping meeting
Christopher Luxon heads into his meeting with China's President on Friday with an ever-growing list of topics to discuss.
No need to give China heads-up over decision to halt Cook Islands funding - Luxon
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government saw no need to give China a heads-up over its decision to halt funding for the Cook Islands.
Christopher Luxon on blitz of promotional events in Shanghai
The PM's three-day trip to China comes at a time of increased rivalry between the superpower and the United States. Audio
Luxon arrives in China intent on building on positive
The prime minister says the China visit is important right now given the immense global uncertainty.
Luxon shrugs off critics as he heads to China
The Prime Minister is pledging to continue a "considered" course amid "choppier waters" worldwide - even as former political leaders call for a rethink. Audio
Christopher Luxon to meet Xi Jinping in visit to China
The Prime Minister will head to China next week - his first visit as prime minister before going on to the NATO summit.
Labour faces balancing act over haka protest
The saga over Te Pāti Māori's protest has ended - but it foreshadows fault lines to come, Craig McCulloch writes. Audio
Most voters wanted consultation on pay equity, poll shows
Nearly two thirds of the public believe the government should have first sought feedback on the controversial change, the latest RNZ Reid Research poll shows. Audio
Seymour接任副总理称“不放弃自由发声”，Peters提前备战2026年大选
总理Luxon称副职是"礼仪性职务"，此言论遭到两位联合执政伙伴的呛声。Peters希望下届政府不再出现"半任副总理"的情况。
Peters fires up campaign as Seymour becomes deputy PM
But ACT's leader has vowed to keep speaking freely as he takes over as deputy prime minister. Audio
Edmonds calls Budget 'direct assault' on NZ values
Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says she still has not read the Greens' alternative Budget, while defending a scarcity of fiscal policies of her own.
Coalition claws back money from pay equity, KiwiSaver in Budget
There are big cuts and savings, changes to Best Start and a surprise tax cut for businesses as the government opens the books.
$190m 'Social Investment Fund' announced
The plan is the centrepiece of a four-year, $275m plan Nicola Willis says is meant to fix how social services are delivered.
Brooke van Velden drops C-word in Parliament
Act leader David Seymour says he is proud of his deputy: 'She's a star'.
'Won't work': ACT dismisses National's under-16 social media ban proposal
ACT leader David Seymour said National's proposal was 'simple, neat, and wrong'. Audio
Does New Zealand have too many government ministers?
The size and make-up of any executive is set by the Prime Minister.
ACT's David Seymour wants to slash 'bloated' ministerial line-up
Seymour has called for a smaller team of ministers, portfolios and departments.
Ministry of Regulation salaries continue to top average $150K one year on
David Seymour says the salaries at the Regulation Ministry are going down slightly, but Labour's Duncan Webb calls it a 'vanity ministry'.
NZ First replaces bathroom bill for new focus on definition of 'woman'
New Zealand First is pushing for the term "woman" to be defined in law as "an adult human biological female" as the party vows to fight "cancerous social engineering" and "woke ideology".
Luxon rules out entertaining another iteration of Treaty Principles Bill
"It is now closed out. It's finished. We voted it down yesterday, and it's over, and we're moving forward."
