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A question of intent: Takutai Moana Bill passes third reading
23 Oct 2025The Takutai Moana Bill bill on customary marine titles has passed after much argument over the original intent of its predecessor.
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Bill doubling maximum tribunal claim value passes
23 Oct 2025Previously, complainants taking a civil case were limited to claims of $30,000.
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Mourners say final goodbye to Jim Bolger, and mark 'end of an era' at funeral
23 Oct 2025MPs from across the political spectrum were expected to attend.
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Marama Davidson apologises to supporters after missing speaking slot
23 Oct 2025The Green co-leader missed a chance to test support for her Right to Repair bill.
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Strikers' demands 'a mystery', government's top negotiator says
The Public Service Commissioner says it's regrettable major strike action is going ahead, because he's always been available to negotiate. Audio
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How Fonterra's $4b deal will change New Zealand
22 Oct 2025Explainer - Why the dairy giant is selling off its iconic brands - and why Winston Peters is angry about it.
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Government wants tourism to drive the economy - but how will it deal with emissions?
22 Oct 2025Globally, passenger traffic is projected to grow by 3.8 percent annually over the next 20 years. In New Zealand, this optimism is reflected in Jetstar's expansion plans for its domestic and…
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Question Time, not Answer Time
22 Oct 2025Parliament's Question Time is correctly named. Actual answers can be thin on the ground.
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Prime Minister to travel to Malaysia and South Korea for economic summits
22 Oct 2025Luxon said he hoped to deepen relationships with regional leaders and unlock new opportunities for the country.
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State care residences report first recorded reductions in harm
22 Oct 2025The government credits its new policy of using transparent bags to stop harmful items from being brought in.
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Speaker 'taking advice' after Te Pati Māori burns government bill
22 Oct 2025Gerry Brownlee was considering whether to take action over MPs burning a copy of a bill outside Parliament.
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How even non-striking workers might not be paid in a strike
21 Oct 2025Industrial action such as this week's 'mega strike' can cause significant issues for employers, one employment law expert says.
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Time to consider controversial changes to pig welfare rules cut
22 Oct 2025Farrowing crates -which were used to prevent a sow crushing her piglets, but are so small a sow cannot turn around -were due to be banned at the end of this year under changes brought in by the…
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Labour wants to expand gaming subsidy
22 Oct 2025After a two-year policy drought, Labour's annouced its third policy in three days.
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'Another 20 years of protest' - Marine law change angers activist
22 Oct 2025Rueben Taipari says it's taking away Māori rights, but the Treaty Negotiations Minister said that claim is "completely wrong".
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Opposition vows to repeal coastal rights law change
22 Oct 2025The changes have been passed in Parliament, but critics say they diminish Māori rights. Audio
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Willis rejected Treasury advice to remove governor from Reserve Bank board
21 Oct 2025A report from Treasury shows it provided advice to the Finance Minister in July proposing options for changes to governance settings at the bank.
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Hipkins caught off guard by Labour's health announcement
21 Oct 2025Labour's leader has admitted he "forgot" his health spokesperson was set to release policy today.
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Minister calls for Sports NZ to step in over Silver Ferns coaching saga
22 Oct 2025Shock waves have been reverbarating through Netball since Dame Noeline Taurua was stood down. Audio
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New Zealand guts the climate policy it bragged about on world stage
22 Oct 2025The law was once held up internationally as a model of transparency. The government just weakened it.
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Eru Kapa-Kingi hits back at Te Pāti Māori allegations
21 Oct 2025He said the party leadership was attempting to discredit him in a bid to "avoid accountability and protect their own power".
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State abuse redress carve out for criminals decried by opposition
21 Oct 2025Labour has slammed the Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill as "morally bereft" and "cynical".
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Ads targeting strike 'absolutely unbelievable', Labour says
21 Oct 2025Public Service Commission defends use of social media ads about public sector negotiations.
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Final results confirm axeing of more than half of Māori wards
21 Oct 2025Twenty-four of the 42 councils that were required to hold a referendum voted to remove them.
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