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Residents want forestry law changes after massive blaze
31 Oct 2025A huge forestry fire last week took days to extinguish, and was the main talking point during a timely visit from MPs.
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'Noise' protest against weapons companies at Parliament
31 Oct 2025Peace Action Wellington has organised a 'noise protest' to disrupt representatives from major weapons companies attending an aviation symposium in Parliament.
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Prime Minister meets South Korea president
31 Oct 2025New Zealand has entered into a new deal with South Korea, which the prime minister said means they will operate at a 'much deeper level diplomatically'.
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Luxon speaks to media from South Korea
2 Nov 2025Christopher Luxon will take questions from reporters on Saturday afternoon (NZ time).
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Iwi lands on 'tapu' islands in protest over law change
31 Oct 2025Members of a Northland iwi have sailed to the Poor Knights Islands to raise a flag and erect a carved pou.
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Nelson council prioritises economic recovery after 'winter from hell'
31 Oct 2025As the new Nelson City Council was sworn in on Thursday afternoon, returning mayor Nick Smith put the economic recovery of the city in his sights.
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Pessimists outnumber optimists in latest consumer confidence survey
Consumer confidence fell in October as soft economic headlines reinforce consumer caution.
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Trump's big concession to Xi is loaded with red flags
31 Oct 2025Analysis: Trump risks further eroding America's relationship with its key allies while gaining a friendlier relationship with its chief economic adversary. Audio
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Police won't say how many staff are being investigated over internet use
31 Oct 2025Police minister Mark Mitchell says he willl be briefed on the allegations, including an officer who has been stood down after inappropriate material was found on a police-issued device.
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'Cognitive overload': History teachers slam draft curriculum
30 Oct 2025The government's plan will water down the teaching of New Zealand history in schools with topics including Ancient Egypt and the French Revolution, they say.
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Future of Whangārei's NorthTec 'certain'
30 Oct 2025To ensure viability, NorthTec is cutting around 58 full-time equivalent jobs by Christmas.
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Labour wants crackdown on 'cowboy' charter school bids
30 Oct 2025As a trust attempts an unsupported takeover of Kelston Boys' High School, the Opposition is raising concerns.
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Minister defends only consulting pork industry on pig welfare reforms
30 Oct 2025Associate Agriculture Minister Andrew Hoggard said he did so as the pork industry were "the ones impacted".
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'Not about me': Luxon fires back at Hipkins for 'attack' on his finances
30 Oct 2025"Why should he be able to make more than $600,000 in one year from flipping properties, whilst the people who ... work hard every day for a living pay tax?" Hipkins asked.
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Watch: Trump trades banter with Luxon about hair, gets invite to NZ
30 Oct 2025The prime minister has met the US president for the first time. Audio
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Ministry response to oestrogen patch complaints 'condescending' - advocate
30 Oct 2025Women aren't being taken seriously and want independent testing of the patches that have coincided with the return of their symptoms, an advocate says. Audio
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Peters announces sanctions on 65 vessels over Russian oil
30 Oct 2025The Foreign Minister says oil is a key source of revenue helping Russia fund its war in Ukraine.
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SPCA not consulted about pig welfare changes
30 Oct 2025The NZ Pork industry group were consulted by the government.
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Luxon has one-on-one meeting with Trump
30 Oct 2025The prime minister met the US president in South Korea, ahead of a leaders meeting at APEC.
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'Just absolutely ridiculous': New school curriculum unpopular with principals
29 Oct 2025The draft curriculum documents are old fashioned, sideline Māori knowledge, and appear to be written by foreign contractors, say critics.
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Defence Force deploys liaison officer to Israel
29 Oct 2025The liaison officer will work from a United States-led Civil Military Coordination Centre.
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'Bring it on': Hipkins targets Luxon in capital gains tax debate
29 Oct 2025The Labour leader said he was more than happy to debate the Prime Minister about his personal finances.
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'I've done a deal,' Luxon announces, but Peters says it's 'we'
29 Oct 2025The Foreign Minister's office seemed to take umbrage with the PM's characterisation of who did what to get a new partnership.
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What doctors, landlords and economists make of Labour's tax plan
29 Oct 2025The policy won't work if house prices don't go up, an expert says, while property investors aren't happy. Audio
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