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New laws needed for high-risk offenders, Law Commission says
The country needs an entirely new set of laws to manage high-risk offenders safely and more humanely, the Law Commission says.
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Aerospace Centre puts forth business case to government
The National Aerospace Centre that has struggled to get customers has sent its new business case to officials.
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'I'm trying to save the ship': What happened when the Manawanui grounded
4 Apr 2025"We'll get in our liferafts and we'll survive," the captain told the crew as the navy ship grounded in Samoa, the full transcript shows.
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Manawanui crew were under-trained, ship not up to task - report
4 Apr 2025A damning report explains how the disaster on a Samoan reef happened, including a full transcript of the dramatic night.
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Staff crying in office over 'horrendous' restructure
Kāinga Ora is proposing to axe hundreds of jobs during its second round of restructuring.
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'Nobody was calling them out': Goff doesn't regret Trump comments
4 Apr 2025Phil Goff was sacked as High Commissioner to the UK over the criticism, and says he would do it again. Audio
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From Shakespeare to Adolescence: what English texts should students study?
This week, the Ministry of Education released a proposed list of suggested texts for New Zealand school students.
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Pupil off to dentist after biting into plastic in school lunch
4 Apr 2025A Palmerston North school wants to change school lunch providers after a child bit into a hard piece of plastic in their lunch. Audio
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Third of emergency housing applications being rejected by MSD
4 Apr 2025The Ministry of Social Development is declining more than 90 emergency housing applications a month because people have "caused or contributed to their immediate need". Audio
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Hospital's faulty pipe upgrade marked as complete, when it wasn't
4 Apr 2025Health New Zealand has admitted it marked an upgrade to faulty pipes at Auckland City Hospital as complete when in fact it was not.
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Top marks for education authorities from minister
4 Apr 2025Erica Stanford says her main agencies have improved since she gave them dire satisfaction ratings last year.
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Parliament agrees to add all Treaty Principles submissions to public record
3 Apr 2025It comes after thousands of submissions were to be excluded from the record.
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Bill unbinding Treaty principles, Oranga Tamariki passes final reading
3 Apr 2025The legislation change would not require Oranga Tamariki to work in partnership with iwi and hapū.
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Gene Technology Bill: The public have their say
Nearly 25 years after the "corngate" saga, the debate on genetic modification is back thanks to the Gene Technology Bill currently in select committee.
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Stoush flares up between HRC boss and Jewish leader
3 Apr 2025Stephen Rainbow was fronting MPs when he was asked about his recent apology.
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NZ won't launch reciprocal tariffs against US - Luxon
3 Apr 2025New Zealand is "relatively well positioned" to weather Trump's new sweeping global tariffs according to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Audio
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'Appalling lack of process': Treaty bill deadline moved up to tomorrow
3 Apr 2025The committee has "rammed it through with outrageous haste", with a report now expected tomorrow, but excluding thousands of submissions, Duncan Webb says.
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Access to new drugs to speed up if approval given by some countries
3 Apr 2025Cabinet has approved a streamlined pathway in which some medicines will be approved in less than 30 days.
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Chief Human Rights Commissioner apologises to Muslim community
2 Apr 2025Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is standing by Chief Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow, despite calls for him to be sacked for remarks characterised as Islamophobic by some groups.
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Govt investment sought for Eden Park upgrade plan - CEO
2 Apr 2025The chief executive of Eden Park, Nick Sautner, says he has approached the government to try to secure funds for the stadium's upgrade.
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One third of NZers waiting more than two weeks to see GP - poll
2 Apr 2025More than one in six people wait three or four weeks, or even longer, according to the first RNZ-Reid Research poll.
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KiwiRail's $8m bill for consultants is unacceptable - minister
2 Apr 2025KiwiRail did not tell the government it had contracted the firm until two months after engaging them, says Winston Peters.
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New Zealand's concerns over Cook Islands' 'shadow fleet' revealed
2 Apr 2025Cook Islands-registered ship, Eagle S, was seized on Christmas day, 2024, in the Baltic Sea.
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Climate change is a real financial risk, Super Fund managers say
2 Apr 2025The managers of the New Zealand Super Fund say they apply a climate lens to every activity. Audio
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