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Warning transport fee increases will impact lower-income families
4 Mar 2024The government's plan to charge motorists more to fund roading projects is being labelled broken promises that will only worsen the cost of living.
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Transport Minister proposes fuel tax, car rego increases
4 Mar 2024Simeon Brown is proposing a fuel tax increase of 12 cents to hit in 2027 - the same amount Labour suggested through gradual increases by mid-2026.
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PM speaks to media as 100th day in power looms
4 Mar 2024It comes as the coalition enters the final stretch of its 100-day plan, ticking off the last jobs on its to-do list before the Friday deadline.
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Bailout warning before Newshub's collapse
4 Mar 2024Minister was told the government may face requests to bailout media companies if it failed to progress a law forcing digital platforms to pay local media for using their content.
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Royal Commission into Abuse in Care may be delayed a third time
4 Mar 2024Survivors of abuse will likely have to wait longer to read the report of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care.
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PM Christopher Luxon says he will pay back his accommodation allowance
1 Mar 2024The prime minister says he is making the move as the issue was becoming a "distraction".
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Luxon's criticisms of spending come back to bite
1 Mar 2024Analysis - National's Tama Potaka could have been mistaken for giving advice to his own leader when he told Newshub on Friday morning "the New Zealand taxpayer is not a free ATM card".
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'We just can't': Not enough money to replace PM's plane, Collins says
5 Mar 2024The Defence Minister says the failure NZDF Boeing is embarrassing but should be able to be resolved eventually.
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'It's an entitlement': Luxon defends claiming $52k apartment stipend
1 Mar 2024Earlier today it was revealed Christopher Luxon will be claiming $52,000 to cover his accommodation expenses for an apartment he owns mortgage-free.
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Luxon claims $52k accommodation payment to live in own apartment
1 Mar 2024The prime minister is the first in at least 34 years to claim the payment.
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Firearms Prohibition Orders changes just 'window dressing' - Labour
1 Mar 2024Changes to Firearms Prohibition Orders will not make any real difference to safety, Labour's Police spokesperson Ginny Andersen says.
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Gang gun crackdown policy confirmed
1 Mar 2024The government has confirmed its plans to allow police to search gang members, their vehicles and homes at any time using court orders.
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Political editors panel: Luxon's apartment, gun laws, repeals and Newshub
1 Mar 2024RNZ Political Editor Jo Moir and Political Reporter Anneke Smith discuss a busy week in politics.
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'Some councils will be just about insolvent' - mayor's warning over water
1 Mar 2024The repeal of water service reforms has left some councils with significant debt problems, a district mayor says.
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Luxon, at last, does his own thing, for his own party
23 Feb 2024Analysis - Christopher Luxon comes out from under the shadow of his coalition partners, and the sudden death of Efeso Collins brings Parliament to a standstill, Peter Wilson writes.
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Upgrades badly needed for PM's residence - Heritage NZ
3 Mar 2024Premier House, the official house kept for the prime minister, is in a dishevelled state partly as a result of the multiple purposes it serves, Heritage New Zealand says.
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Doctors concerned as extra funding for security guards ends
3 Mar 2024The Health Minister says Health NZ can reprioritise funds now the extra money given as part of the governments 100 day plan has come to an end.
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Farmers selling stock, land as 'extreme' drought dries up streams
Parts of Marlborough are experiencing their driest six-month period since 1930, as farmers sell stock and try to cut costs.
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What officials think of the government's new reading, writing policy
1 Mar 2024The Cabinet paper containing the advice also said the policy would essentially cost nothing.
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Efeso Collins was an 'extraordinary man', widow says at funeral
29 Feb 2024Vasa Fia Collins has paid tribute to her late husband at a celebration of his life, saying he was "the very best of us".
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Seymour plays down TVNZ dividend comments
29 Feb 2024The ACT leader is playing down his previous comments about TVNZ's profitability, saying people should not "read too much into it".
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Health minister coy on whether promised hospital additions will happen
29 Feb 2024The government is not committing to its pre-election promise to put more beds and services into Dunedin's new hospital.
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Government designates political wing of Hamas a terrorist entity
29 Feb 2024The 7 October attack "reinforces we can no longer distinguish between the military and political wings of Hamas", Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.
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Minister rejects claims he ignored concerns over Te Aka Whai Ora scrapping
29 Feb 2024Dr Rose Harris says removing Te Aka Whai Ora without a clear plan strips away a vital support mechanism which was helping all medical professionals address inequities.
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