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Defence Minister talks AUKUS in meeting with top US military contractor
5 Apr 2024Officials told the minister that Honeywell International, which holds billions of dollars in US navy, army and air force contracts, wants to invest to grow in the region.
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Students wouldn't be marching if govt took action - protester
5 Apr 2024The founder of School Strike 4 Climate in New Zealand says students would have been at school today if the government had taken action.
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The 352 school building projects under review by the government
5 Apr 2024But only three are under construction, documents from the Ministry of Education show.
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Senior US diplomat suggests AUKUS will deter any China moves against Taiwan
The US Deputy Secretary of State has made an unusual linkage between the AUKUS security pact and deterring any Chinese move against Taiwan.
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Changes to anti-racism plan 'render the plan pointless'
4 Apr 2024A tangata whenua caucus member says changes to the plan include a reduced focus on institutional racism and colonial racism against Māori. Audio
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Govt departments defend staffing increase in late 2023
4 Apr 2024Government departments that increased their staff numbers towards the end of last year have defended the hiring.
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Government's focus on roads 'costly to society', 88 academics warn
4 Apr 2024From eight countries, the experts in transport, urban planning, health and more raise "major concerns" about the draft policy statement on land transport.
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Public servants on edge over wait for final decisions on jobs
4 Apr 2024Destroyed, distressed, and disappointed - public servants are reeling as government departments continue to bring down the axe on jobs.
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Nearly half of study visa applications from India so far this year declined
4 Apr 2024Agents say fraud and tougher rules are driving high refusal rates for foreign students applying from India.
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Coalition delivers Māori wards ultimatum to councils
4 Apr 2024Councils that brought in Māori wards without polling residents will need to hold one - or scrap the wards they had set up, the government says.
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Ministry of Health proposes 134 job losses
4 Apr 2024And the Ministry of Social Development is also calling for mass voluntary redundancies. Audio
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Loosening building products red tape 'good first step' - industry
4 Apr 2024But the industry is also sounding the alarm on the "risk of fraudulent activity" overseas that would need to be monitored. Audio
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How many public sector roles are going?
24 Apr 2024Public servants' jobs are on the chopping block as the sector scrambles to meet the Finance Minister's cost-cutting targets.
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Proposed anti-gang laws: What you need to know
4 Apr 2024We've been hearing a lot about anti-gang measures, with new legislation going through Parliament. RNZ is here to explain what it's all about.
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Hundreds of pests caught travelling along Transmission Gully
4 Apr 2024The deaths have sparked concerns the road is becoming a pest highway.
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'How long I can survive?' - Public servants distraught
4 Apr 2024Workers describe the emotional and financial stress they are under as they face losing their jobs.
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Watch: PM announces building products law shake-up
4 Apr 2024The government is trying to make it easier and cheaper for builders to use overseas building products.
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Govt job losses 'uncomfortable in the short term' - Minister
4 Apr 2024Job losses in the public sector are "unfortunate" but the government has to ensure agencies are exercising restraint, Minister of Employment Louise Upston says. Audio
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Charter Schools establishment board to aim for openings in 2025
3 Apr 2024Eight people have been appointed to a board tasked with helping reintroduce charter schools for 2025.
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8000 health workers kept working despite not being fully vaccinated
3 Apr 2024The staff, including hundreds of doctors, were allowed to work through the pandemic because services could not function without them.
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Ministry of Health calls staff meetings as job cuts loom
3 Apr 2024The ministry is having to cut costs, while Oranga Tamariki is also deciding on whether there will be job losses.
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'Commonsense' win as fish exports to US given all-clear
3 Apr 2024The government has welcomed the end of a ban on some fish exports to the United States, prompted by concern for the endangered Maui's dolphin.
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Sickness-related school absences to be targeted under government plan
2 Apr 2024David Seymour says he has not made any firm decisions about changing the attendance rules system so parents can be given on-the-spot fines - yet. Audio
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Tobacco companies using Tiktok to target young people - researcher
3 Apr 2024Jude Ball says influencers are being paid to talk about the products, trial them and create a buzz. Audio
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