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'Future Fund': Labour announces first key election policy
The party's highly-anticipated tax policy is also expected this month.
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What you need to know about this week's mega strike
11:03 am todayExplainer - There's a huge strike coming. Who's taking part, why are they protesting and what's so 'mega' about it? Audio
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Greens accuse government of 'clownish' smear campaign
12:09 pm todayThe party has savaged the government's response to the looming mega-strike.
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National accuses strikers of politics, Labour says public backs workers
9:12 am todayThe Prime Minister is doubling down on claims striking unions are "politically motivated" and says kids will be "massively impacted". Audio
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Government compromises on consumer finance law change
The amendment included a retrospective fix that would see banks avoid a blanket penalty over disclosure breaches between 2015 and 2019.
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New sports academy announced as latest charter school
New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa will be based in Upper Hutt and is set to open early next year.
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Inflation still lower than under Labour, Christopher Luxon says
10:50 am todayThe prime minister says inflation may bounce around the 3 percent target rate. Audio
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New sanctions to help beneficiaries find jobs - Social Development Minister
19 Oct 2025Those failing an obligation for the first time will either have to do job-search activities or attend employment-related training courses.
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'Co-ordinated attack': Collins hits out at unions over strikes
19 Oct 2025An open letter by the Public Service Minister claims the teachers' union put Palestine ahead of students on an agenda list.
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Moe mai rā, Bolger: MPs farewell the 'great helmsman'
19 Oct 2025On Thursday, Parliament's usual agenda was set aside, as MPs lamented the death of Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990-97. Audio
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Defence Minister Collins visits CIA headquarters at Langley
18 Oct 2025Judith Collins has met with the CIA director and held discussions, during a trip to Washington DC.
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The 21-year-old rangatahi who won a council seat
18 Oct 2025Keshaan Te Waaka will sit on the Tararua District Council for the next three years and is already looking ahead.
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Inside NZ's 'hectic day' after Trump's tariff shock
Official documents show the degree of alarm raised in the hours after the US president dropped his bombshell.
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Coalition partners exchange blows over Fonterra deal
17 Oct 2025David 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".
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'Pathetic': Patient advocate hits out at minister in stoush with doctors
17 Oct 2025Simeon Brown says he might have to consider a law change as the feud with striking doctors esclates. Audio
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Government pours millions into Canterbury flood defences
17 Oct 2025Canterbury's flood defences are set for a major boost.
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Mediawatch: What is broadcasting - and who decides?
19 Oct 2025The broadcasting watchdog has told online outlet The Platform it can consider complaints about it, sparking cries of "Orwellian overreach".
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New Zealand to re-impose sanctions on Iran
17 Oct 2025The Foreign Minister says this is in line with the United Nations.
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'Limp defences': Peters threatens Fonterra over sale of iconic brands
17 Oct 2025The 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.
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How New Zealand can fight back on organised crime
17 Oct 2025The final report from an advisory group on organised crime is calling on the government to urgently implement its proposed solutions.
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Councillors to lodge complaint over mayor's vote irregularity claim
17 Oct 2025The final vote was taken behind closed doors after a tense, testy debate with about 20 members of the public present.
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Wellington's Ray Chung scrapes back into council by 45 votes
17 Oct 2025Both the prime minister and the opposition leader earlier criticised Chung over an email about former mayor Tory Whanau.
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Would a stricter dress code bring political order?
17 Oct 2025The clothing of our politicians has become increasingly casual in recent years.
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Government to build 82 more classrooms and a new school
17 Oct 2025Education Minister Erica Stanford says the government had halved build costs which freed up the funding to rapidly growing areas.
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Government's experts disagreed with pig welfare reforms
The associate agriculture minister announced the rewrite, which undoes a ban on farrowing crates, despite concerns raised by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. Audio
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Hundreds of principals urge minister to halt new curriculum rollout
17 Oct 2025About 650 principals say the changes are too much, too fast, and come without enough support. Audio
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'Humble, dedicated, passionate': MPs remember Jim Bolger
16 Oct 2025Christopher Luxon praised the former PM's innate sense of fairness as he led the tributes in Parliament.
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MPs hear submissions on Public Service Bill
16 Oct 2025The ability of Parliament to scrutinise the government and public service departments would be directly affected by changes considered to the Public Service Amendment Bill, the Clerk of the House…
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