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Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour
The last election saw Labour's six years in government come to an end, and Hipkins returning to the opposition benches just 10 months after becoming prime minister.
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Media in the middle of fudge stunts and 'right v left' rows
9:42 am todayThis week the finance minister pushed back at a critical lobby group campaign, while academics and experts mulled the polarising political landscape.
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'I know what it took to rebuild': Luxon mounts National leadership defence
9:13 am todayThe prime minister is reminding people he rebuilt the party after "a state of civil war".
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Mitchell's last word on McSkimming, the IPCA report and 36 emails
13 Dec 2025Police Minister Mark Mitchell talks about the moment he found out about Ms Z, his relationship with Coster and why emails were diverted from his office.
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The House: Crimes bill adds things outside usual rules
12 Dec 2025Parliament has been pushing hard, rushing through bills and working under urgency all week, but one bill bypassed the rules, adding things not usually allowed.
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The day the climate consensus died
12 Dec 2025With bipartisanship ended, farmers will now face "the rollercoaster experience" of changing targets every political cycle, a Green MP warns.
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Ruth Richardson still willing to debate Nicola Willis
12 Dec 2025The Taxpayers Union chair is suggesting Cameron Bagrie as a moderator.
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Hot playground surfaces spark petition
12 Dec 2025Young children getting burnt on playground equipment led Renata Wiles to start the petition, calling lack of shade "crazy". Audio
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Urgent debates in Parliament go into wee hours of the morning
12 Dec 2025The House continues a packed agenda as the government tries to clear through legislation before the end of the year.
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Regions must band together to avoid being pushed, Wellington mayor says
12 Dec 2025The region needs to plan a response to the call for simpler more cost-effective local government or risk changes being "imposed" upon them, Andrew Little says.
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IHC settles claim with government
12 Dec 2025The service provider for people with intellectual disabilities alleged education policies disadvantaged disabled students in schools.
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Faster, cheaper … but better? The devil in the RMA reform detail
12 Dec 2025Anaylsis: When the government this week unveiled reforms to finally replace the RMA, many of us would have been glad to see the back of it, writes Bill McKay.
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ACC petition for volunteer firefighters rejected
11 Dec 2025Parliament has rejected a petition fighting to change ACC workplace legislation to include injured volunteer firefighters.
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US social media entry requirement 'hypocritical' - Goff
11 Dec 2025The former foreign minister says the US "is meant to be a democracy".
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MPs' week begins with an RMA shakeup precursor
11 Dec 2025The House: Parliament's penultimate sitting week began with a major shakeup to the RMA, helped along by urgency.
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'Clowns to the left, jokers to the right': Willis-Richardson debate in doubt
11 Dec 2025The debate over the debate between finance ministers is becoming farcical, with each accusing the other of trying to get out of the commitment.
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Coalition strains over stewardship land shake-up
11 Dec 2025The Conservation Minister has re-classified swathes of stewardship land on the West Coast of the South Island.
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Pig farming rule changes passed under urgency
11 Dec 2025The legislation cancels an upcoming ban on farrowing crates, which keep mother pigs confined to avoid them accidentally crushing piglets.
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School sparked 'major drama' over mouldy lunches, says Seymour
11 Dec 2025Haeata Community Campus is now doing its own investigation in relation to the lunches served to students earlier this month.
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Councils' water plans to cost $9b more
11 Dec 2025The plans under the "Local Water Done Well" model now been signed off.
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'Shameless right-wing stunt': Union slams Willis fudge campaign
11 Dec 2025The Taxpayers' Union campaign features the slogan 'A treat today - A tax tomorrow'. A union is calling it a stunt. Audio
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'Primary principals have been ignored': Pay offer rejected
11 Dec 2025They say they are holding out for a curriculum change allowance similar to the $15,000 grant secondary school principals won earlier this week.
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7000 people overcharged in another tax error
11 Dec 2025Some say they want assurance Inland Revenue had taken steps to stop it happening again.
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Positive Ageing mobilises after council scraps aged working party
11 Dec 2025The working party is being disestablished under new Mayor Max Brough's committee structure.
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Hemp industry rules loosened in sweeping law change
11 Dec 2025The announcement is being made by the Regulation Minister at the Hemp NZ Food Factory.
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Government launches 'one-stop shop' app
11 Dec 2025Judith Collins says the app will be "more secure than almost anything else you could think about". Audio
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Government backtracks on controversial proposals as fast-track law changes pass under urgency
11 Dec 2025Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says one specific aspect of the fast-track regime "didn't go down well with people".
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Customs use of surveillance system could be a 'significant issue' for privacy - memo
11 Dec 2025Customs wants to use a privately-run surveillance system - but might be able to see what police are telling retail stores about suspects.
