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Seymour denies overstepping with attack on TVNZ journalist
7 Mar 2024The ACT leader said he was simply making a "wider point that media need a bit of self-reflection" as hundreds face losing their jobs.
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The future of Premier House: What you need to know
7 Mar 2024Explainer - Despite its $37m valuation it doesn't meet healthy homes standards. But is updating it necessary during a cost of living crisis? RNZ examines its past, present, and potential future use.
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DOC boss' blunt assessment of funding situation
7 Mar 2024Penny Nelson says every year they're having to do more with less - "the department is not currently financially sustainable".
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Group calls on goverment to withdraw Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill
7 Mar 2024Access Matters Aotearoa want a new bill drafted that aligns more closely with the expectations of the disability sector.
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'Red tape and green tape have held us back too long' - Chris Bishop
7 Mar 2024The Infrastructure Minister is not ruling out new mines being approved on DOC estates. Audio
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Fast-track law will 'undermine environmental protections'
7 Mar 2024The legislation is being labelled an anti-environment approach that'lll make NZ a "banana republic" - but businesses groups, unsurprisingly, are all for it. Audio
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Ministers to get final say on fast-track consents
7 Mar 2024An expanded fast-tracking regime will set up an expert panel to give recommendations, with ministers having the final call. Audio
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More toll roads are coming, but at what price?
7 Mar 2024The government says more toll roads are likely but the three existing ones charge a relatively low fare.
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NZ's largest cities still don't have emergency planning committees
8 Mar 2024The committees were made mandatory years ago, and FENZ has now been taken to task over lack of progress on emergency planning.
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Government hopes landlords will help end emergency housing
7 Mar 2024The coalition government is hoping landlords will come to its aid as it strives to end emergency housing, but one of National's campaign promises in this area is now in doubt. Audio
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Uni 'warned' by govt over academic's social media
6 Mar 2024The Department of PM and Cabinet has warned Victoria University that the post "may bring the centre into disrepute".
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Jones 'not giving one iota of attention' to tobacco transparency rules
7 Mar 2024The NZ First minister, who took "soundings" from a tobacco executive, says he doesn't know or care about the rules.
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Gang patch ban 'risks increasing membership'
7 Mar 2024Officials and experts have given repeated warnings the government's ban could backfire.
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Dry conditions in South Island a 'tough time' for farmers - Minister
Some farmers at the top of the South Island are already distributing their winter feed supplies to stock as dry conditions bite.
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Auckland regional fuel tax scrapped
7 Mar 2024Legislation to scrap Auckland's regional fuel tax passed under urgency on Wednesday night.
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Not govt's job to rescue Newshub, Minister says
6 Mar 2024Melissa Lee says she feels for Newshub staff who face losing their jobs, but it's not the government's place to rescue the doomed news outlet.
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Government will increase ability to attend court remotely
6 Mar 2024It is hoped the ability for victims to participate in court remotely will reduce the risk of them being revictimised or intimidated.
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Govt announces emergency housing plan shake-up
6 Mar 2024The government is signalling a stricter approach for those accessing emergency housing.
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'Have to try something new' - Minister on boot camps
6 Mar 2024There will be differences this time around, Karen Chhour says. Audio
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Hurricanes Poua's 'redneck' haka 'stupid', Seymour says
6 Mar 2024ACT leader David Seymour says he defends the Hurricanes Poua's rights to free speech, but will push back when people say "stupid" things.
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Chris Hipkins on why Labour didn't fix the PM's planes
6 Mar 2024The Labour leader says the Defence Force's Orion and Hercules had to be replaced first. Audio
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No targets set in emergency housing shake-up
6 Mar 2024The Associate Housing Minister won't commit to any target when it comes to getting people out of motels and into social housing just yet.
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Minister extends Hauora Māori health contract funding for a year
6 Mar 2024The move means all contracts set up under the Māori Health Authority, and health contracts from Budget 2022 that still remain, have certainty of funding.
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Taxpayer funding for offender cultural reports scrapped by Parliament
6 Mar 2024The government's bill ending taxpayer funding of reports into offenders' backgrounds at sentencing has been passed through all stages under urgency.
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