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Watch: "Have a good Christmas, 'cos you'll need it sunshine," the NZ First leader said in a rowdy final debate in the house.

A former National MP and incumbent Hamilton City Councillor has been hired by the University of Waikato to advocate for its proposed third medical school.

Attorney-general Judith Collins said she was aware of what happened and was "appalled by it".

Children in early learning are at an unacceptable risk of harm due to gaps in the way the sector is monitored, the regulatory review of early childhood education says.

The government's opening of the books has been met with derision from its opponents inside Parliament and out. Audio

The Waitangi National Trust chair hopes Christopher Luxon makes his way to the Treaty grounds for the annual commemorations.

Christopher Luxon said he had received "a number of invitations" to Waitangi Day commemorations but hasn't yet decided his schedule.

The PM's one-liner received the most nominations for the award and will go up against one-liners from rugby stars and a kidnapped cockatoo. Here's how to vote for your pick.

The House - This week, both the media and public honed in on the hullabaloo around ferries and speakers' rulings. Meanwhile, more than 30 hours of urgency were used to consider 11 bills. Audio

David Seymour is spearheading a review of the hairdressing industry to address what he views as "unnecessary" regulations.

"He's wrong on the figures that he's used, he's wrong on the question of privatisation and he's wrong on the question of what it's going to cost," the new rail minister says. Audio

The ACT leader is spearheading a review of the industry, saying current rules are "frustrating for business owners and customers".

Hundreds have signed an open letter asking the King to step in over the government's policies relating to Māori.

The Prime Minister's comments come a day after the government announced its alternative ferry replacement project, which has been criticised for a lack of specific detail.

"I realised that I could have done better with the way that I had worded that particular part," Solicitor-General Una Jagose told politicians after backlash.

The government's latest announcement has prompted calls for Nicola Willis to resign. Audio

Taranaki councillors have shut down a discussion on the Treaty Principles Bill, despite the legislation's cheerleader wanting everyone to read and debate it.

MPs from Te Pāti Māori and Labour have been referred by the speaker for their "disorderly and disruptive" haka

Te Pāti Māori has seen the biggest movement in tonight's 1News-Verian poll, gaining three points and overtaking New Zealand First.

The latest Taxpayers-Union Curia poll shows bumps for ACT and Te Pāti Māori after the hīkoi and introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill last month.

A former representative rugby player fired from his teaching role for alleged serious misconduct during an U15 rugby trip has been reinstated.