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The changes you can make to actually help the climate
13 Mar 2024Most of what New Zealanders do to reduce their carbon footprint isn't actually having the effect they think it is. Audio
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Te Whatu Ora racks most complaints for OIA request delays, refusals
13 Mar 2024Te Whatu Ora was the most complained about government agency for its handling of OIA requests, followed by police.
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Labour caucus retreat a lot different from a year ago
13 Mar 2024Labour heads into caucus retreat expecting a quieter time than last year. Audio
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Te Whatu Ora slashes number of comms staff
13 Mar 2024Te Whatu Ora/Health NZ is slashing the number of communication staff it employs - but there will still be 125 of them.
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Workplace Relations Minister vows to fix elusive Holidays Act
12 Mar 2024Brooke van Velden has also renewed attacks on Labour's minimum wage hikes, doubling of sick leave and the new Matariki public holiday.
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Government priorities 'clearly wrong' - Police Association
12 Mar 2024The head of the police union says the government made a "clearly wrong" choice to give billions in tax cuts to landlords and police a "dismal" pay offer.
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Fast and loose? Coalition's urgency makes for riskier lawmaking
12 Mar 2024Analysis - Christopher Luxon's unapologetic response when asked about his government's use of urgency suggests they may continue to push laws through without the usual checks and balances. Audio
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Luxon can't say if promised budget surplus will happen
12 Mar 2024"It's quite obvious to us that we're dealing with a deteriorating economic set of circumstances," the prime minister says. Audio
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Muslim leaders to discuss gun laws changes with Christopher Luxon
12 Mar 2024The Canterbury Muslim community wants assurances from the Prime Minister that any changes to gun laws will not put their safety at risk. Audio
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Chief Ombudsman forced to resign due to age limit
12 Mar 2024A 49-year-old law means Peter Boshier can't keep his job after his birthday.
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'A united iwi Māori movement is a powerful proposition' - Bayden Barber
10 Mar 2024The next phase of a national iwi movement opposing government policies impacting Māori will be hosted by Ngāti Kahungunu.
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Urgent inquiry into government's te reo Māori policies approved
4 Mar 2024Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Settlement Trust chair Charlie Tawhiao said Ngai Te Rangi was looking forward to presenting its case.
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MPI aims to slash consultant spend by 34%
The department, which is being asked to find overall savings of 7.5 percent, spent $57.81m on consultants and contractors in the 2022-23 financial year.
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School leaders unite to defend free lunches
12 Mar 2024A dozen school and early childhood sector groups have asked the prime minister to retain funding for the free school lunch scheme, Ka Ora Ka Ako.
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Law forcing ombudsman to retire 'appears discriminatory'
12 Mar 2024He is a decade younger than the current president of the United States, but the law is forcing Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier out of a job. Audio
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The big danger in New Zealand's carbon credit surplus
12 Mar 2024The government has been urged to quickly shrink the number of carbon credits available for polluters to buy.
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Is this the death of news media? What you need to know
12 Mar 2024Explainer - Not long after Newshub announced it would shut down, TVNZ shared plans to eliminate jobs. Is this a tipping point?
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'He's free to do so': Luxon defends Seymour over TVNZ criticisms
11 Mar 2024Luxon says at this point he does not believe the ACT leader has contravened the law.
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Anger as climate removed from transport plan
11 Mar 2024"The 60s have called Simeon Brown and they want their transport plan back," a critic of the government's shake-up says. Audio
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Simon Bridges to chair Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
11 Mar 2024Former National Party leader and transport minister Simon Bridges has been named as the new chairperson of Waka Kotahi.
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Government backs trust tax rate exemptions
11 Mar 2024Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the proposed changes would prevent over-taxation, and are welcome.
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Seymour's journalist comments 'didn't meet the criteria' of minister - Luxon
11 Mar 2024While the PM says the comments about a TVNZ journalist weren't what's expected from a broadcasting minister, he hasn't talked to Seymour about them yet.
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More than 11,000 support petition to keep ban on live animal exports
The petition's organiser says he worked in the livestock export industry for 40 years and fears repealing the ban will unravel all the hard work that has been done.
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'We've reached a compromise' - Seymour on coalition deal backtrack
11 Mar 2024National promised ACT landlords' tax breaks would be backdated - but that's not how it's worked out. Audio
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