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'Very, very unfair': Labour leader on lifting superannuation age
25 Nov 2025Hipkins said Labour was working on its own KiwiSaver policy and it would be released in time. Audio
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Lessons from boot camp trial, OT says, but documents show history repeatin
Documents seen by RNZ show many of the lessons Oranga Tamariki says it learnt a lot from the coalition's boot camp trial were identifed more than a decade ago and shared with the programme designers.
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Hospitals to move away from paper records to new digital systems
25 Nov 2025More than 65 percent of hospitals still use paper notes, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.
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Judge accused of heckling Peters wants clarity
25 Nov 2025A Judicial Conduct Panel will consider Judge Ema Aitken's behaviour.
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Advocates call for proposed Auckland homelessness ban to be binned
25 Nov 2025The government has signalled it's considering introducing legislation that would give police the power to issue move-on orders to remove unhoused people from Auckland's city centre.
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A grey area still lingers over the gig economy
25 Nov 2025Unions who won an employment case for four Uber drivers in three different courts could find the ruling short-lived, with the introduction of new legislation
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Government ends Cook Strait tug contract early
25 Nov 2025The government has sunk plans to station an open ocean tug in the strait long term.
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What opposition parties think of National's KiwiSaver policy
24 Nov 2025The prime minister's statements are doing little to hose down opposition claims his KiwiSaver policy is likely linked to a rise in the retirement age.
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Roadside drug testing nearly worthless, expert says
24 Nov 2025As the New Zealand rollout begins, an Australian crash researcher says it's a scattergun approach. Audio
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Watch: PM speaks to media after NZ First, ACT stoush
24 Nov 2025Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is speaking to media in Auckland.
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First recipients of social investment funding revealed
24 Nov 2025The first round of $50 million in funding is going to seven programmes.
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Hipkins takes shots at Te Pāti Māori, Winston Peters
24 Nov 2025It comes after a recent poll saw Labour come out on top as best to handle most issues.
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Auckland mayor's advice to National and Labour: Be more like me
24 Nov 2025"Imitation is the best form of flattery, I suppose," Wayne Brown said when asked about new policies from the major parties which echoed his own. Audio
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Hoggard denies conflict of interest
24 Nov 2025SAFE has made a complaint to the prime minister after the decision to allow the continued use of farrowing crates and mating stalls.
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Luxon insists coalition strong despite NZ First, ACT stoush
24 Nov 2025ACT leader David Seymour is warning Winston Peters could be preparing to jump ship to Labour. Audio
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Iwi has called for Te Pāti Māori president to step down, ousted MP says
24 Nov 2025Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says she received an email from the Parliamentary Services Office that she was within her Parliamentary budget - by $1.
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KiwiSaver provider calls for increased contribution to be compulsory
24 Nov 2025National says if re-elected it will gradually increase the default contribution rates to 6 percent each by employers and employees. Audio
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COP30: Minister defends NZ's lack of committment to phasing out fossil fuels
24 Nov 2025Simon Watts says New Zealand has already committed to "transition away" from fossil fuels. Audio
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Ten things your landlord can't do
24 Nov 2025Tenants have more control in the rental market than they have for a while, but recent rulings show some landlords are still getting it wrong.
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Call for changes to tackle overheating homes in summer
Too many new homes are overheating in the increasingly hot summers and the government is being urged to follow other countries' leads and do something about it. Audio
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Morning Report live: Christopher Luxon on his KiwiSaver plan and coalition tension
More to come on this breaking story.
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National pledges to raise default KiwiSaver contribution rate, if re-elected
23 Nov 2025The National Party reveals its first new policy before the election, which is still about a year away.
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Labour selects CTU economist as Wellington Bays candidate
23 Nov 2025Labour has selected high-profile economist Craig Renney to run as its candidate in Wellington Bays in next year's election.
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'We look foolish': Opposition criticises lack of commitment to cutting fossil fuels
23 Nov 2025An uneasy deal has been reached at COP30 in Brazil, which makes no mention of pledges to phase out fossil fuels.
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