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PPTA recommends secondary teachers reject improved pay offer
8 Sep 2025The new offer includes consecutive pay rises of 2.5 percent and 2.1 percent over two years for teachers at the top of the pay scale, compared with the previous offer of three 1 percent pay rises over…
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New Zealand First AGM about projecting unity, stability, common sense
8 Sep 2025Analysis - Recurring attacks on political opponents and allies alike, and the party's continued focus on its war on woke, may make that a difficult sell for some. Audio
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Plunket and Hospice nurses refile pay equity claims
8 Sep 2025The first two pay equity claims under the government's tougher new regime were filed on Monday on behalf of Plunket and hospice nurses.
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Peters reheats policy of getting migrants to abide by 'NZ values'
8 Sep 2025Anaylsis: Winston Peters wants all new migrants to have to sign a document agreeing to abide by New Zealand values - a policy NZ First was promoting in 2018. Audio
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Pay rise offer to secondary teachers doubled
8 Sep 2025The Education Ministry has offered teachers at the top of the pay scale a pay rise of 2.5 percent followed by 2 percent a year later.
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Why NZ's new maritime helicopters cost $400m each
8 Sep 2025Australia recently paid $82 million each for the same choppers.
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Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: A race marked by tributes
8 Sep 2025The tragic death of Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Tarsh Kemp defined much of the campaign for the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election, writes Lillian Hanly.
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Watch: Peters promises compulsory 10% KiwiSaver and tax cuts
7 Sep 2025The party leader says making KiwiSaver compulsory would be his first move, if it gained power. Video
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Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: Low turnout not a surprise, says political scientist
8 Sep 2025While the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election turnout was low, it could have been worse, a political scientist says. Audio
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Polytechnics had double the students a decade ago
Figures show only four institutes in the country have more full-time students now.
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Docs to decide on whether to strike again
8 Sep 2025The senior doctors' union is expected to announce Monday morning whether its members will strike for over deadlocked pay negotiations.
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Hospital outsourcing hits target, but figures questioned
8 Sep 2025The government has exceeded the first target of the Elective Boost programme by more than 50 percent.
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New Zealand income growth one of the worst in world
The post-Covid recession has pushed our wage growth to near the bottom of global rankings. Audio
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'Tāmaki Makaurau want unapologetic representation' - Te Pāti Māori
7 Sep 2025Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara has taken out the Māori electorate with a margin of around 3000 votes.
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Jones talks up power mill plan, talks down coalition partners
7 Sep 2025The Regional Development Minister called for more action on electricity prices, calling out his coalition partners for inaction.
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Kaipara keeps Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Pāti Māori
6 Sep 2025Labour candidate Peeni Henare conceded defeat to his rival, when the vote count hit 80 percent.
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Fewer Marsden Fund grants after government cuts
7 Sep 2025A major research fund has been forced to slash its grant allocation by more than $20 million next year.
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The House: Parliament's local MP and electorate
7 Sep 2025Each of New Zealand's 72 electorates is unique - so what's it like to represent the heart of our capital city? Louis Collins chats with Tamatha Paul and her staff.
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Bougainville reportedly unhappy with RNZAF presence
6 Sep 2025NZ Defence Force and Bougainville seem at odds over whether a RNZ Air Force Hercules C-130J had permission to land there.
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Former Labour MP won't close door on campaigning for NZ First
6 Sep 2025Stuart Nash has spoken at the party's annual conference.
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Polls close in Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
6 Sep 2025Early results heavily favour Te Pāti Māori candidate Oriini Kaipara.
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Former National Party MP joins New Zealand First
7 Sep 2025Hipango was MP for Whanganui from 2017 to 2020, and returned to Parliament on the list in May 2021.
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Winston Peters predicts 'massive political victory' next year
6 Sep 2025The NZ First leader made the remarks at the party's 32nd annual general meeting.
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New social housing plan falls far short of need - city missioners
6 Sep 2025The Auckland City Mission says the Housing First programme will not meet the level of need in Aotearoa.
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