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Small changes for granny flat legislation
A select committee report has called for minor changes to the government's legislation allowing small homes, like granny flats, to be built without a consent.
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Green Party chief of staff resigns
22 Sep 2025The Greens' chief of staff has resigned "to focus on her health, well-being and her whānau".
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'Not a race': Luxon tight lipped on Palestinian state
22 Sep 2025Australia, the UK and Canada have all now recognised a Palestinian state, with Winston Peters expected to announce New Zealand's position in New York soon. Audio
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NZ's European military partners say talks about war in space 'accelerating' fast
22 Sep 2025NATO Space Defense and Security Summit hears talks about space as a war-fighting domain are accelerating fast.
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Watch: PM, Education Minister announce $413m investment in school upgrades
22 Sep 2025Erica Stanford said the new money would enable construction projects at schools to get under way sooner - by the Summer holidays.
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NZ not recognising Palestine this week 'difficult to justify' - expert
22 Sep 2025It will be hard to not follow Australia, Canada, the UK and France, an expert on the Middle East says. Audio
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New funding for EDs, but where does the money come from?
22 Sep 2025An emergency doctor is concerned the $20 million funding injection could mean cuts to other areas of Health New Zealand. Audio
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Warning NZ is unprepared for doubling of dementia patients
20 Sep 2025About 83,000 people live with dementia and that is estimated to double in the next 25 years.
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Floods, closures and job losses rock Nelson's economy
20 Sep 2025Mayor Nick Smith said the region was almost "punch drunk on bad news", after the worst four months he could recall.
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Health minister announces $100m for hospital upgrades
21 Sep 2025The investment includes 21 projects aimed at improving clinical spaces, as well as infrastructure improvements at hospitals.
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Thousands protest against pay equity changes
20 Sep 2025Protestors have gathered at rallies around the country to speak out against changes to pay equity laws.
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Government passes adoption bill under urgency
Parliament changed New Zealand's adoption laws this week. The bill was revealed at the last minute, and thanks to urgency and unanimous support completed within a day.
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The MPs that don't hate each other
20 Sep 2025Parliament isn't all fiery debate and smart comebacks, in fact, MPs of all political colours get along. But only some are willing to admit it.
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Hipkins says 'whole government needs to resign'
19 Sep 2025Labour's leader didn't join calls for the finance minister to quit, but said the government's economic plan wasn't working.
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MPs celebrate Māori Language Week by arguing … in te reo
19 Sep 2025Parliament's Nga Ratonga Ao Māori translation team had their work cut out for them this week as the use of te reo Māori in the House surged in tribute to Māori Language Week. Audio
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Health NZ ups the ante on stoush with senior doctors
19 Sep 2025Health NZ will have to prove the senior doctors' union has "breached good faith" in order for the ERA to overrule the bargaining process. Audio
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Luxon mounts fierce defence of Willis amid calls to resign
19 Sep 2025"I don't think there's a single New Zealander that could do a better job than Nicola Willis," the PM says. Audio
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National Iwi Chairs Forum and unions announce day of solidarity
19 Sep 2025The day, Rā Whakamana, is aimed to "reaffirm the tino rangatiratanga of Tangata Whenua and protect the rights and wellbeing of all workers".
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Senior doctors shrug off Health NZ's bid to force settlement
19 Sep 2025The union says a forced settlement will only make doctors "more angry" ahead of the planned 48-hour strike. Audio
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Contractors announced for Dunedin Hospital's new inpatient building
The much-delayed and costly rebuild has been debated since John Key was Prime Minister.
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'Hostile and toxic place' - Benjamin Doyle farewells Parliament
19 Sep 2025Outgoing Green MP Benjamin Doyle delivered their valedictory speech to a Debating Chamber today.
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'It's people's lives': Concerns adoption fix is flawed
19 Sep 2025Temporary legislation was introduced under urgency on Tuesday, following concerns that an unchecked pathway was leading to children being abused and enslaved.
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Air NZ unveils new maintenance base
The state-of-the-art facility is being touted as one of the national carrier's most significant investments in its infrastructure.
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'A distraction': Stuart Nash dumped from US trade trip after crude comments
18 Sep 2025Nash had been set to join Immigration Minister Erica Stanford and other delegates on a trip to promote the government's new "golden visa".
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Nicola Willis rejects calls to resign as finance minister
18 Sep 2025Former Finance Minister Sir Roger Douglas and Auckland University's Robert MacCulloch say Willis is 'sending New Zealand bankrupt'.
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Health minister blames union for failed pay talks
18 Sep 2025A 48-hour strike by 5500 senior hospital doctors will go ahead next week after their union spurned Health NZ's latest pay offer.
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Golriz Ghahraman privacy probe continues
18 Sep 2025The privacy commissioner has spent eight months looking into a matter involving the former Green MP, and is not finished yet.
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75% of voters support rates cap: poll
18 Sep 2025An overwhelming majority back the government capping council hikes, the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll has found.
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