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Dipton locals in shock at English resignation
14 Feb 2018The reaction to Bill English's resignation in his home town of Dipton in Southland has ranged from shock to acceptance that it was time for him to move on. The departing National Party leader… Read more Audio
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Bowel cancer screening programme to be reviewed
14 Feb 2018The long-awaited national screening programme for bowel cancer is to be reviewed. It follows the admission yesterday that 2,500 people who were eligible for screening as part of a pilot programme were… Read more Audio
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Labour Māori MPs promise Māori charter schools to stay open
Labour's Māori MPs including associate education minister Kelvin Davis have given their word that Māori charter schools will not be shut down. But if they stay open, it will by changing their status… Read more Audio
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MPs warned of social media perils after Bishop's Snapchat
14 Feb 2018Politicians have been warned about the perils of social media after a National MP was forced to change how he used the app Snapchat. Chris Bishop has stopped communicating directly with young people… Read more Audio
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Salvation Army gave 63,000 food parcels in 2017
14 Feb 2018The number of families going to the Salvation Army's foodbanks for help has jumped with almost 63,000 parcels handed out around the country in the past year - a 12 percent increase on the previous… Read more Audio
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Fisheries Minister 'looking at options' for boat cameras
14 Feb 2018The government could scrap plans to put monitoring cameras on commercial fishing vessels. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash says many in the fishing industry are unhappy with the plan and he's looking at… Read more Audio
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Bill English 'cautiously liberated' - political analysis
14 Feb 2018So just who will take over as leader of the National Party? MPs have just two weeks to decide who they want to take over the top job - before Bill English walks out the door. RNZ's political editor… Read more Audio
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Bill English resigns as MP and National leader
14 Feb 2018On Wednesday, after 26 years in Parliament, Bill English is resigning as National leader and as an MP. He tells Guyon Espiner he's proud of being part of the government that took New Zealand through… Read more Audio
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Leadership battle brews in National Party
14 Feb 2018The contest is on to replace Bill English as leader of the National Party. The 56-year old former farmer from Dipton has announced he's stepping down and will leave Parliament. MPs have just two weeks… Read more Audio
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Auckland bishop convinced priest is woman's father
14 Feb 2018After seeing further evidence, the Bishop of Auckland now accepts that a local woman is the daughter of a Catholic priest. Bishop Patrick Dunn says it is the first time he knows of in New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gita: Devastated Tonga faces huge clean-up
A massive clean up is underway for Tonga after Cyclone Gita destroyed homes, buildings, and food crops. The storm made landfall on Tonga with category 4 force on Monday night. It ripped roofs off… Read more Audio
