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But the prime minister says the newly unveiled policy is "just a whole bunch of buzz words" with no detail or costings. Audio

The NZ First leader is holding out the prospect of more regulation for the dairy giant if the sale of brands like Anchor and Mainland proceeds.

David Seymour says politicians should stick to policy, but Winston Peters says he milked cows for decades and unlike some knows "what one end of the cow looks like".

Education Minister Erica Stanford says the government had halved build costs which freed up the funding to rapidly growing areas.

Christopher Luxon praised the former PM's innate sense of fairness as he led the tributes in Parliament.

David Seymour says NZ First's changes to his bill are a 'win-win', not a backdown - but experts say the way it's been handled means it is unlikely to have lasting impact.

The review will cover regulations for restaurants, cafes, bars, food stalls at markets, food trucks, caterers, and hotels, but exclude gambling regulations.

"It seems that there are a number of different segments to the Māori Party," says Chris Hipkins, "and it's unclear whether they actually form a cohesive whole at this point."

The Speaker suspended Parliament briefly last week after Oriini Kaipara's speech was followed by a waiata, then haka.

Currently, local elections are run by the councils themselves.

Parties agree the laws and regulations governing gene technology need to be modernised, but disagree over what the final bill should look like.

School students not enrolled or who are absent 15 or more days per school term can be referred to attendance services. Audio

Leaders vehemently opposed to changes say they are now feeling happier.

NZ Trade Minister Todd McClay is confident New Zealand exports will still find markets, as the US continues to pile on the tariffs.

The chief economist at a Wellington-based think tank believes the US president has a stronger than usual argument, but says he'll struggle to do it. Audio

The electricity market should be treated as a public utility that serves the interests of workers, Council of Trade Unions president says.

The ACT leader says he was the lone MP in 2016 who stood against the the Earthquake-prone Buildings law, which he labelled as a "costly triumph of emotion over logic".

A new "risk-based" approach to earthquake strengthening will allegedly save building owners more than $8.2 billion across the country.

As well as providing written reports, he answered questions bout the pandemic response for about six hours, with the aim of providing a foreign perspective.

Mfat says the person is not being held at an immigration facility and will not provide further information for privacy reasons.

The MP for Whanganui, Carl Bates, failed to declare properties linked to him and his family, but says he was complying with the rules.

Anna Breman will be the first woman to fill the Reserve Bank governor role.

工作关系部长表示此项改革早在明年就已经预示，新法案预计将在明年走完国会流程。

Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden announced the plan to make annual leave and sick leave pro-rated. Audio

The Workplace Relations Minister says sweeping changes to the Holidays Act make the system fairer.