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Europe wouldn't allow police surveillance like NZ's, lawyer says
18 Sep 2025The most significant challenge yet to the police's growing use of a private number-plate spotting network is being mounted.
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'Bit gimmicky': McClay criticises council's 'nitrate emergency'
18 Sep 2025Canterbury Regional Council, known as Environment Canterbury (ECan), carried a motion to declare a nitrate emergency at its final meeting on Wednesday. Audio
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Government needs more RIS - Regulations Ministry
18 Sep 2025"The finding that a significant number of proposals were missing impact analysis spans multiple years," one of the ministry's bosses says.
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DOC takes down possum-shooting video after complaint
18 Sep 2025The video shows a woman on her front porch shooting a possum in a tree.
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New Zealand's seat at a table made of BRICS
18 Sep 2025BRICS is shifting the weight of global power, and one expert says it might be time New Zealand changes alliances.
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Question time’s push and pull of politics and process
17 Sep 2025Question time is known for quick quips and the potential for gotcha moments, but MPs are constantly testing the boundaries of the rules.
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'We need to work together': Health Minister shrugs off frosty reception at nurses' conference
17 Sep 2025Dozens of delelates at the Nurses Organisation annual conference turned their backs on Simeon Brown during his speech.
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Peters scolds Seymour for 'talking out of his field' on Palestine
17 Sep 2025Winston Peters told reporters David Seymour had "no authority" to make a statement on his party's position on recognising Palestine.
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Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: Oriini Kaipara extends majority in final count
17 Sep 2025The final result shows Te Pāti Māori's Kaipara extended her majority over Labour's Peeni Henare by 500 votes.
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Govt 'will not respond' on latest accusation of genocide in Gaza
The NZ government says the International Court of Justice is the appropriate body to determine whether Israel is committing genocide.
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'Talent rose to the top': Shane Jones named NZ First deputy
17 Sep 2025New Zealand First's defacto deputy Shane Jones has been awarded the official title by his caucus colleagues.
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Minister breached rules by passing on tobacco industry-friendly paper
17 Sep 2025But the inquiry has still not revealed who wrote the 'mystery document', which claimed nicotine was no more harmful than caffeine.
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Spring is here, but politics is stuck in winter
17 Sep 2025Analysis: The disenchantment turns up in nearly every aspect of the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll. Audio
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'Comically absurd': RMA reform minister Bishop slams Eden Park concert limits
17 Sep 2025But he insists his review of the rules will be balanced, with local community consultation. Audio
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Why one MP only spoke to journalists in te reo Māori this week
17 Sep 2025Other political parties have weighed in, with one saying it was creating an "exclusive bunch" of Māori.
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Listen: National and Labour deputy leaders go head-to-head
17 Sep 2025Carmel Sepuloni accused the the government of doing the bare minimum to confront Israel's actions in Gaza, while Nicola Willis said it had imposed sanctions and condemned violence. Audio
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Voters souring on National and Labour leaders - RNZ poll
17 Sep 2025Both Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins have recorded their lowest approval ratings yet in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll.
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Priests end protest outside finance minister's office after 32 hours
Members of the clergy who chained themselves together outside the finance minister's office in Wellington have ended their protest after 32 hours.
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Te Pāti Māori president defends MP's controversial comments
16 Sep 2025Labour leader Chris Hipkins says that position - if held more broadly - would make it "very difficult" to work with Te Pāti Māori.
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'Tip of the iceberg': Temporary halt to some international adoptions
16 Sep 2025The move follows revelations people with convictions for violence or sexual abuse were adopting children overseas.
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Clergy chained in Gaza protest wait to meet Willis
Priests say they will stay until the Finance Minister meets them to discuss sanctions on Israel. Audio
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More than 40% of people want NZ to recognise Palestine - poll
16 Sep 2025The RNZ poll asked 1000 voters whether New Zealand should recognise a Palestinian state.
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Government moves to stomp out 'predatory pricing'
16 Sep 2025Changes would set out clear rules to prevent "creeping acquisitions" and give the ability to pause risky mergers before they're completed.
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Minister tight-lipped as Te Waikoropupū Springs plan in doubt
16 Sep 2025The minister for RMA reform is keeping mum on the fate of Tasman District Council's plan to protect some of the clearest water in the world.
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