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Greens promise to re-instate axed national war memorial jobs
6 Sep 2025Labour agreed the jobs shouldn't be cut, but wouldn't go as far as promising to re-instate them.
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Green MP Benjamin Doyle resigns from Parliament
5 Sep 2025They said they had been on a "journey of healing" which could not be done while in Parliament.
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'Because of the Jaz brothers': Stanford defends deportation changes
5 Sep 2025The law changes would have the ability to deport people for "simple immigration administrative mistakes", a lawyer claims. Audio
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Luxon 'quite relaxed' about forecast $8.5b hole in budget
5 Sep 2025The prime minister says he wouldn't call it a hole and says the government has a plan to fix it.
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'Broken housing system': More support coming for rough sleepers
5 Sep 2025The government is expanding support for rough sleepers after announcing immediate steps to facilitate stable housing.
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'I'm going to tell her exactly where she can put her thoughts': Collins on Helen Clark
5 Sep 2025The defence minister has criticised two former PMs for attending a Chinese military parade. Audio
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$8.5 billion hole revealed in Budget documents
4 Sep 2025Treasury has released a suite of documents, showing how the Budget came together over the course of one year.
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Social housing agency gets A+ credit rating
5 Sep 2025The Community Housing Funding Agency has received an investment-grade A+ credit rating from ratings agency S&P Global.
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Covert nature of Collins' trip to Ukraine a sensible precaution, expert says
5 Sep 2025It's been revealed the defence minister has met her Ukrainian counterpart and other officials in Kyiv.
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Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: Two days left to vote
5 Sep 2025One university student said 'you shouldn't be complaining about the government if you don't vote'.
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Auckland Transport to be stripped of most powers
5 Sep 2025The government has set out the fine print for its promised shake-up of Auckland Transport. Audio
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'Living in la-la-land': Mayor takes aim at zero rate rise
4 Sep 2025Candidates promising a zero rate rises are ''living in la la land'', says Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon.
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'Hurt spills over': Te Pāti Māori apologises for MP's social media post
4 Sep 2025Labour MP Willie Jackson has come out swinging at comments by Tākuta Ferris.
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Collins' visit shows NZ support for Ukraine 'remains steadfast'
4 Sep 2025The Defence Minister travelled to eastern Europe for formal talks with her Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal this week.
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'He's an Australian': Luxon on possible deportation of 'awful human being' Thomas Sewell
4 Sep 2025The prime minister says the neo-Nazi is an Aussie citizen, and he's not getting into calls to send him back to NZ.
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The great methane debate explained
4 Sep 2025Explainer - A major decision is about to be announced by the PM, but what does it mean and why does it matter?
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'Got to wait it out' - Māori Language Commissioner confident te reo can survive political headwinds
4 Sep 2025From school books and government agencies to teacher training and even passports, the place of te reo is under intense scrutiny.
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Health minister demands union and Health NZ go to arbitration
4 Sep 2025Health NZ has agreed to binding arbitration to resolve its protracted contract dispute with senior doctors - but the union has yet to commit.
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Stanford rejects claims Treaty being removed from school documents
4 Sep 2025Principals and teachers have repeatedly told RNZ there have been noticeably fewer Māori words and Treaty references.
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Deporting criminals set to get easier under law change
4 Sep 2025A planned law change will make it so criminals can be deported if they have been permanent residents for up to 20 years, up from the current 10 years.
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Children's history lessons end as historians lose jobs
4 Sep 2025Two historians who teach thousands of children about the New Zealand Wars, Gallipoli and Vietnam are losing their jobs. Audio
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'Rather a relief' not to meet Putin or Kim, Clark says
4 Sep 2025The former prime minister has defended attending a commemoration in China to mark 80 years since Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. Audio
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Helen Clark hits out at 'more politicisation' on part of SIS
4 Sep 2025The former prime minister made the comments as she was questioned about her decision to attend a massive military parade in Beijing. Audio
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Waitangi Treaty, Māori dropped from new English, maths curriculums, teachers say
4 Sep 2025Teachers and principals warn the government was erasing decades of progress.
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