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Iwi has called for Te Pāti Māori president to step down, ousted MP says
24 Nov 2025Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says she received an email from the Parliamentary Services Office that she was within her Parliamentary budget - by $1.
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KiwiSaver provider calls for increased contribution to be compulsory
24 Nov 2025National says if re-elected it will gradually increase the default contribution rates to 6 percent each by employers and employees. Audio
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COP30: Minister defends NZ's lack of committment to phasing out fossil fuels
24 Nov 2025Simon Watts says New Zealand has already committed to "transition away" from fossil fuels. Audio
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Ten things your landlord can't do
24 Nov 2025Tenants have more control in the rental market than they have for a while, but recent rulings show some landlords are still getting it wrong.
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Call for changes to tackle overheating homes in summer
Too many new homes are overheating in the increasingly hot summers and the government is being urged to follow other countries' leads and do something about it. Audio
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Morning Report live: Christopher Luxon on his KiwiSaver plan and coalition tension
More to come on this breaking story.
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National pledges to raise default KiwiSaver contribution rate, if re-elected
23 Nov 2025The National Party reveals its first new policy before the election, which is still about a year away.
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Labour selects CTU economist as Wellington Bays candidate
23 Nov 2025Labour has selected high-profile economist Craig Renney to run as its candidate in Wellington Bays in next year's election.
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'We look foolish': Opposition criticises lack of commitment to cutting fossil fuels
23 Nov 2025An uneasy deal has been reached at COP30 in Brazil, which makes no mention of pledges to phase out fossil fuels.
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Ngāpuhi 'insulted', as Te Pāti Māori leadership refuse to attend hui
22 Nov 2025Te Pāti Māori said they had been advised by "multiple rangatira of Te Tai Tokerau" not to attend "at this time". Audio
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Former Labour minister Michael Wood to re-enter politics
21 Nov 2025Wood will stand again in the Mt Roskill seat at the next election.
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Revealed: What the new Defence Force planes will look like
21 Nov 2025The Airbus A321XLR planes will replace the Boeing 757 fleet.
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Education overhaul: Everything that changed in 2025
21 Nov 2025The government's sweeping - and controversial - changes to the education system are not over yet.
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Dead rats and discord: What next in the Peters-Seymour stoush?
21 Nov 2025Analysis: Expired vermin are a built-in feature of MMP, as every party makes compromises, writes Craig McCulloch.
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Angst over EVs blows up in headlines
23 Nov 2025EV uptake boomed with incentives in place, but this week, the government made traditional cars cheaper instead. Video
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Seafood industry hits back at protesters
23 Nov 2025Seafood New Zealand says claims from commercial fishing is allowed in two of 12 new High Protection Areas is misleading.
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Government quietly rejects advice to set more ambitious 'net negative' emissions goal
21 Nov 2025The decision to retain the 2050 net-zero target ignores Climate Change Commission advice that New Zealand can, and should be, doing more.
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Halt to puberty blockers curses 'young transgender women to stigma'
That's the reaction of a model who used puberty blockers as a teen to rules halting new prescriptions for young people. Audio
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Transgender athlete supports legal challenge over minister's decision
21 Nov 2025Auckland Pride has filed for judicial review in the High Court over Minister Mark Mitchell's directive that Sport NZ must scrap its transgender inclusive community sport guidelines. Audio
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Gareth Morgan happy to see feral cat 'crime family' added to official hit list
21 Nov 2025Not a fan of letting cats wander where they please, he is thrilled the government has stopped "pussyfooting" around the issue. Audio
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MPs debate defence details under urgency
21 Nov 2025MPs are working on passing bills through various stages under urgency this week, including a stage where details as specific as the title are debated.
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Shane Jones says 'it's a bit late' as recreational fishers oppose Hauraki reforms
22 Nov 2025But Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says their leaders signed up to the policy, "so it's a bit late for them to cry now".
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Te Pāti Māori turns down hui offer
21 Nov 2025Te Pāti Māori is risking "political suicide" by not showing up to a Te Tai Tokerau hui, the chair of Ngāpuhi says.
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Police boss attributes fall in violent crime to tougher gang laws
21 Nov 2025A new survey reports 38,000 fewer victims of serious violent crime. Audio
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