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Darleen Tana says Greens broke own constitution
12 Sep 2024Lawyers for the former Green Party MP are making their case that she was ejected from the party unlawfully, which the party's lawyer denies.
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Experts sceptical health targets can be met without extra funding
12 Sep 2024Health Minister Shane Reti says he has been assured by Health NZ commissioner Lester Levy the targets can be met within existing funding.
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Ministry for Regulation sets out timetable for action
12 Sep 2024The new ministry has laid out some time frames for getting things done.
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The House: What is the government really saying about guns?
12 Sep 2024Even when ministers are trying not to answer questions, they frequently give away a lot of information, writes Phil Smith for The House. Audio
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Watch: Health Minister announces details on government's new health targets
12 Sep 2024Shane Reti has laid out a plan for achieving the government's big health goals.
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Is New Zealand ready for the next big space race?
8 Sep 2024Analysis - Space has rapidly become more hostile for geopolitical reasons, but what are the threats, and what is New Zealand doing to assess them?
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Auckland's mayor proposes alternative harbour bridge
12 Sep 2024Wayne Brown is urging the government to build bridge from Pt Chevalier to the North Shore.
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Emergency departments told to stop using 'Code Black'
12 Sep 2024The code indicates a hospital is critically overcrowded, and doctors say the change by Heath NZ is "applying wallpaper to a great hole". Audio
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Seymour's new ministry spending more than $400,000 on contractors
12 Sep 2024A new ministry set up to slash red tape spent more than $400,000 on contractors in six months.
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Māori health leaders demand government kill Treaty Principles Bill
12 Sep 2024Māori health leaders are calling on the government to scrap the Treaty Principles Bill, fearing it will lead to even less equitable healthcare.
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Former Cabinet minister Aussie Malcolm dies
12 Sep 2024The former National MP and businessman was 83.
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Council debates funding of Tokoroa Santa parade
12 Sep 2024South Waikato District Council next week will debate whether Anzac memorial events and Christmas parades are core council business they should help fund - or not. Audio
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Seymour disputes $4m price tag on doomed Treaty bill
12 Sep 2024A union economist says it's an 'extremely conservative' estimate, but ACT's leader says the numbers are fabricated. Audio
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Costs covered for abuse survivors' travel to apology
12 Sep 2024All costs associated with travelling to a national apology for survivors of abuse in care will be covered free of charge.
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ACT’s Mark Cameron gives emotional speech about his son’s death
12 Sep 2024Mark Cameron has made an impassioned plea to Parliament, urging more assistance for rural communities, following the death of his 22-year-old son.
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Government chatbot 'ringfenced' to specific websites
12 Sep 2024Gov-GPT cannot make anything up or think for itself, and it can only summarise information and bring things together, Callaghan Innovation says.
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ACC needs to 'lift its game' before lifting levies - minister
12 Sep 2024The Accident Compensation Corporation has begun consulting over suggested rises of more than 7 percent for motorists, and more than 4 percent for employers and earners.
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Parliament votes to extend gift card expiry dates
11 Sep 2024An estimated one in five gift cards expire before their use-by dates, with New Zealanders losing $10 million a year by forgetting to use them.
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Government funding schools up to $5000 for structured literacy resources
11 Sep 2024The money will be for purchasing structured literacy resources such as decodable books and games, on top of the free resources already available from the Ministry of Education
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Officials warned government against Treaty Principles Bill
11 Sep 2024The Ministry of Justice told the coalition the bill isn't "grounded in the Treaty" and isn't supported by evidence.
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Government to launch AI chatbot called Gov-GPT
11 Sep 2024Judith Collins says it will help people find information about government agencies.
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Ngāti Whātua takes Māori ward fight to High Court
11 Sep 2024The iwi has launched a legal challenge against the Kaipara District Council, which last month voted to abolish its Māori ward.
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Far North council votes unanimously to keep Māori ward
6 Sep 2024The council's strongly worded resolution also called on the CEO to explore the legal implications of not holding a binding poll as required.
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Māori wards: Councils resentful about funding a binding poll
11 Sep 2024All but three of 45 councils which established the seats without a public referendum elected to retain the wards.
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