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Business leaders' fair trading fears assuaged after meeting with ministers
7 Oct 2025Leaders vehemently opposed to changes say they are now feeling happier.
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Government signs 83 new contracts with truancy services
7 Oct 2025School students not enrolled or who are absent 15 or more days per school term can be referred to attendance services. Audio
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Tech giants warn against banning under 16s from social media
6 Oct 2025Tech giants TikTok and Meta have cautioned against a proposed social media ban for under 16 year olds, at a Parliament inquiry into social media harm.
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Three-year-old dies of sepsis after series of mistakes at hospital
6 Oct 2025A junior doctor suspected Alexzander Sutherland-Hunt had sepsis, but didn't give him the recommened antibiotic. It wasn't the first error that night.
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'Disgusting coward': Window smashed at Winston Peters' home
6 Oct 2025Police confirmed they were called to the NZ First leader's home after a report of wilful damage.
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Watch: Luxon defends cuts to benefits for youth
6 Oct 2025The prime minister says businesses are 'crying out for young people' as advocates decry the changes as a punishment.
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'Youssef sailed directly into danger': Sister of Kiwi detained in Gaza flotilla
6 Oct 2025The flotilla involved dozens of boats carrying 500 people, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg.
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Luxon says business 'crying out for young people' as benefits cut
6 Oct 2025"We love these young people," the prime minister says, but a youth advocate says they're being "punished for an economic crisis they didn't create". Audio
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Protesters target Winston Peters' home again
7 Oct 2025Police say they responded to reports of a protest outside a residential address in an inner city Auckland suburb.
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'We do not have enough chefs': Teachers warn against NCEA change
6 Oct 2025They say the proposed change to technology, hospitality, and food and nutrition subjects will narrow students' options and cause job cuts. Audio
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Luxon won't say when free bowel cancer screening age will drop again
6 Oct 2025From Monday, free bowel screening will be available for people aged 58 and over in Auckland, Northland, and the South Island. Audio
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Anti-stalking law urgently needed, advocate says
5 Oct 2025Legislation to target stalkers is currently making its way through parliament.
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Majority of NZ adults support social media ban for kids - research
6 Oct 2025A social media ban is unlikely to be a "silver bullet" to improving young people's mental health, a researcher says. Audio
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Te Pāti Māori MP named as one of world's 'most influential rising stars'
5 Oct 2025Influential news magazine Time said she followed in the footsteps of ancestors who sustained Māori language, traditions and culture.
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Don't sacrifice Blenheim to war on cars, David Seymour warns
6 Oct 2025"I think there's a whole lot of cities that have made a big mistake trying to banish cars and banish parking from the CBD," Seymour says.
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Opinion: Nicola Willis is right - the economy isn't that bad
6 Oct 2025Blaming the current state of the economy on Willis' leadership ignores aspects of the bigger picture, writes Dennis Wesselbaum.
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Abuse forces candidate to give up election campaign
3 Oct 2025Ruapehu District Council has condemned the abuse and harassment of candidates standing in the local elections.
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'Advance te reo Māori revitalisation': Māori entities get new leaders
1 Oct 2025Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka made the announcement.
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Jobseeker: Parents earning more than $65k must support 18-19yo children
5 Oct 2025First announced at the Budget, the government had not decided where to draw the line at the time.
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The third branch: Parliament's relationship with the courts
5 Oct 2025The state has three independent branches. Victoria University Dean of Law Geoff McLay helps explain the crucial relationship between Parliament, government and the courts. Audio
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NZ, Australia agree on new trade standards deal
4 Oct 2025New Zealand and Australia trade ministers vowed to deepen economic ties amid changes in the global market.
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Where free bowel-cancer screening age will be lowered first
4 Oct 2025The health minister says this is the first step in the goal of lowering the screening age to match Australia.
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Kapa-Kingi rules out rival political party after Te Pāti Māori split
4 Oct 2025The activist hopes the split will spur Te Pāti Māori into creating genuine change from the inside. Audio
