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Ngāpuhi 'insulted', as Te Pāti Māori leadership refuse to attend hui
22 Nov 2025Te Pāti Māori said they had been advised by "multiple rangatira of Te Tai Tokerau" not to attend "at this time". Audio
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Former Labour minister Michael Wood to re-enter politics
21 Nov 2025Wood will stand again in the Mt Roskill seat at the next election.
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Revealed: What the new Defence Force planes will look like
21 Nov 2025The Airbus A321XLR planes will replace the Boeing 757 fleet.
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Education overhaul: Everything that changed in 2025
21 Nov 2025The government's sweeping - and controversial - changes to the education system are not over yet.
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Dead rats and discord: What next in the Peters-Seymour stoush?
21 Nov 2025Analysis: Expired vermin are a built-in feature of MMP, as every party makes compromises, writes Craig McCulloch.
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Angst over EVs blows up in headlines
23 Nov 2025EV uptake boomed with incentives in place, but this week, the government made traditional cars cheaper instead. Video
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Seafood industry hits back at protesters
23 Nov 2025Seafood New Zealand says claims from commercial fishing is allowed in two of 12 new High Protection Areas is misleading.
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Government quietly rejects advice to set more ambitious 'net negative' emissions goal
21 Nov 2025The decision to retain the 2050 net-zero target ignores Climate Change Commission advice that New Zealand can, and should be, doing more.
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Halt to puberty blockers curses 'young transgender women to stigma'
That's the reaction of a model who used puberty blockers as a teen to rules halting new prescriptions for young people. Audio
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Transgender athlete supports legal challenge over minister's decision
21 Nov 2025Auckland Pride has filed for judicial review in the High Court over Minister Mark Mitchell's directive that Sport NZ must scrap its transgender inclusive community sport guidelines. Audio
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Gareth Morgan happy to see feral cat 'crime family' added to official hit list
21 Nov 2025Not a fan of letting cats wander where they please, he is thrilled the government has stopped "pussyfooting" around the issue. Audio
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MPs debate defence details under urgency
21 Nov 2025MPs are working on passing bills through various stages under urgency this week, including a stage where details as specific as the title are debated.
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Shane Jones says 'it's a bit late' as recreational fishers oppose Hauraki reforms
22 Nov 2025But Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says their leaders signed up to the policy, "so it's a bit late for them to cry now".
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Te Pāti Māori turns down hui offer
21 Nov 2025Te Pāti Māori is risking "political suicide" by not showing up to a Te Tai Tokerau hui, the chair of Ngāpuhi says.
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Police boss attributes fall in violent crime to tougher gang laws
21 Nov 2025A new survey reports 38,000 fewer victims of serious violent crime. Audio
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'A divorce between two parents': Te Pāti Māori MP breaks silence
20 Nov 2025Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke says she's observed the "division" of Te Pāti Māori.
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Peters vows to repeal Regulatory Standards Bill; Seymour hits back
20 Nov 2025"We did our best to neutralise its adverse effects and we will campaign at the next election to repeal it," Peters told Radio Waatea.
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China's third-highest-ranking official visits Parliament
20 Nov 2025In China's pecking order, Zhao sits only below President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in order of importance.
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NZ politicians react to failure of Australia-Pacific COP bid
20 Nov 2025Australia and Pacific nations jointly bid to host the 2026 summit in Adelaide, but have been in a months-long stand-off with a rival bid from Türkiye.
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Govt's puberty blockers move attracts strong reactions
Cabinet has signed off on plans to halt new prescriptions for puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria, pending the results of a major clinical trial in the United Kingdom, expected in…
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Health NZ-funded clinical psychology internships to double
25 Nov 2025Minister Matt Doocey said the frontline workforce had grown by about 10 percent over the past year.
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Schools to be barred from opting out of international tests
20 Nov 2025A government bill will force schools to take part in global maths and reading tests and speed up intervention in failing schools.
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'Absolutely ludicrous': Costello defends plunge in tobacco ranking
20 Nov 2025New Zealand has gone from second in the world to 53rd in a major tobacco control index. Audio
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'Stone cold killer' feral cats officially designated predators
20 Nov 2025After initially suggesting feral cats stay out of the Predator Free plan, the government has done a U-turn, announcing they are now a target.
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