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Scientists hit back over Prime Minister's 'worthies' insult
Scientists have raised concerns about plans to lower the country's methane emissions target.
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WelTec and Whitireia students and staff in limbo over proposed closure
6:33 am todayLast month the polytechnic revealed a plan to cut nearly 60 positions and over a dozen programmes.
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Government warned corruption and 'insider threats' increasing
5:00 am todayThat's despite New Zealand's longstanding reputation as a country largely free of such issues.
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Government invests another $13.5 million in NZ tourism
12 minutes agoLast year, Tourism New Zealand unveiled an ambitious strategy to grow tourism by $5 billion. Audio
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'Government doesn't really know what's going on'- ISP boss after warship blocked signals
9 Jun 2025A Taranaki internet provider says the government is failing rural Kiwis by not responding properly to one of last week's internet outages. Audio
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'Sheep are not the problem': Farmers' message to govt
9 Jun 2025Farmers are campaigning against the government's reliance on planting pine trees to offset emissions.
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Cutting superannuation costs amid political landmines
9 Jun 2025Some describe it as "uranium wrapped in barbed wire", but means testing for benefits is creeping into our lives.
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Tory Whanau 'glad' to see new mayoral candidate
9 Jun 2025The new candidate is the former director of sustainability at Kāinga Ora and Chartered Accountant from KPMG.
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PM unsure how Australian warship knocked parts of NZ offline
9 Jun 2025Prime Minister Christopher Luxon remains unaware how it happened, but said he was "sure" Judith Collins would find out. Audio
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Migrants celebrate parent visa, amid concerns it'll lock many out
9 Jun 2025Migrant communities are hailing a new visa which will allow parents of New Zealand citizens and residents to visit multiple times over a five-year period. Audio
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Health Minister announces details of fixes for Auckland hospital
9 Jun 2025The hospital's water system has failed twice recently, the Health Minister said earlier this year.
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Fears of a state house blacklist: 'You'll never get back in to that level'
9 Jun 2025Social workers are worried state house tenants who have been evicted are then blacklisted - and end up on the street.
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Auditor-General asked to look into food waste from school lunch programme
9 Jun 2025Campaigners say unopened lunches are a small fraction of the programme's waste problem. Audio
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Government announces new 'Parent Boost' visa
2:21 am todayFrom September, parents will be able to access a multi-entry five-year visa, provided they meet specific requirements.
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The House: A sentencing hearing in Parliament
8 Jun 2025Parliament and the courts are different branches of our democracy. On Thursday, during the debate on MP punishments, it felt like they overlapped.
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'We hit a nerve': Ngarewa-Packer on Parliament's longest suspension
7 Jun 2025She says the Privileges Committee process is not equipped to deal with the haka issue. Audio
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'Kick in the guts': Govt knocks back most of city's housing plans
7 Jun 2025Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger says the plans have been a huge undertaking and the result doesn't feel like the best outcome.
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Suspended Te Pāti Māori MPs to embark on national tour
6 Jun 2025Te Pāti Māori says it will continue to stand its ground as three MPs begin their record suspensions. Audio
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The House: Parliamentary week achieves two out of three goals
6 Jun 2025Sanctions against Te Pāti Māori MPs were historic, but they weren't the only thing that happened in the house.
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City council's intensification rules rejected
6 Jun 2025The decision will mean some parts of Christchurch will be zoned higher-density housing.
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Wellington mayoral hopeful Ray Chung promises to slash council jobs
6 Jun 2025Chung wants to custs costs - starting with council employees, despite an admission he does not know what "a lot of these people do". Audio
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Labour faces balancing act over haka protest
6 Jun 2025The saga over Te Pāti Māori's protest has ended - but it foreshadows fault lines to come, Craig McCulloch writes. Audio
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Making it easier to build a granny flat makes sense - but it's no solution to a housing crisis
6 Jun 2025Analysis: Soon granny flats up to 70sqm will not need consents.
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'Sad day in Parliament': Peters on Te Pāti Māori suspension debate
6 Jun 2025Te Pāti Māori co-leaders and one of its MPs are beginning suspensions from Parliament after performing a haka without prior permission. Audio
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Prominent medical bodies call for release of delayed gender affirming healthcare guidelines
6 Jun 2025A small section on advice for prescribing puberty blockers has caused the delay.
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Māori, Pacific removed from extra education funding priorities
7 Jun 2025Subsidies for disabled and students with low prior educational achievement will continue.
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The David Seymour 'bots' debate: Do submission tools hurt democracy?
6 Jun 2025The ACT leader's comments raise questions about how forms are changing the way people engage with politics. Audio
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Vast majority don't think Trump has been good for NZ - poll
6 Jun 2025Supporters of every political party in Parliament took a more negative view of the presidency than positive, though there are still many who are neutral on the man in the Oval Office. Audio
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