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How a climate win under Labour could affect National's carbon market
A new steel-making furnace will reduce emissions so much, environment officials have pitched reducing the whole country's supply of carbon credits.
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Warning sounded over reduced police mental health callouts
9 minutes agoThere are worries the crackdown on gangs could come at the cost of mental health. Audio
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How easy is it to leave a gang?
1:41 pm todayAs police focus on curbing gang activity, community leaders say arrests won't solve issues that run deeper. Audio
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Projects in flood-prone places feared under fast-track law
7:56 am todayMore building in flood prone areas is 'highly likely' as a result of the proposed Fast Track Bill, scientists and engineers warn.
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Gang unit will disproportionately affect Māori and Pasifika, Te Pāti Māori say
14 May 2024Amid criticism from opposition parties, a gang expert says it focuses on an area of political and public worry. Audio
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Charter schools: Are they better than public schools?
14 May 2024What exactly are charter schools and what makes them different to regular public schools? Here's what you need to know.
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Waka Kotahi pays PWC to merge systems, then again to pull them apart
6:37 pm todayThe Transport Agency wanted to see if it could combine two vehicle-spotting technologies. It couldn't.
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Watch: Luxon promises no 'bells-and-whistles' coming in Budget
2:31 pm todayPrime Minister Christopher Luxon says do not expect any curveballs in this month's Budget, but he reaffirmed a commitment to tax relief.
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Netsafe investigating Facebook page pretending to be NZ First MP
2:54 pm todayThe page impersonating Tanya Unkovich sent a message to someone in relation to her bathroom bill.
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The puzzle of the coalition pledge to end vaccine mandates
10:59 am todayThe government is still trying to work out how it will meet its pledge to end Covid mandates, given the mandates were scrapped more than a year ago.
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Suicide Prevention Office could have no fulltime staff
8:35 am todayThe office that was initially expected to close survives in name, but may have no full-time roles and the likely addition of greater oversight.
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Doubts about charter schools results, figures show
14 May 2024Reintroduced charter schools will be tightly monitored, but a lack of transparency in reporting was a key criticism they faced last time around. Audio
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Sir Maarten Wevers to lead Ministry for Disabled People review
14 May 2024The review will investigate how to keep disability support services funded by the ministry going in the long-term.
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Luxon defends ministry hiring consultants amid job cuts
14 May 2024But the Prime Minister says he's not aware of ministry staff who are losing their jobs being asked to work as consultants. Audio
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'Gang numbers will fall': New 'National Gang Unit' announced
14 May 2024Police are setting up front-line teams to tackle crime and intimidation by gangs, Andrew Coster has announced.
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Up to 35 public schools to become charter schools, will be exempt from phone ban
14 May 2024Up to 50 charter schools will be funded with $153m out of Budget 2024, David Seymour has announced.
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Christchurch Call to continue as charity
14 May 2024The initiative, established by former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern, aims to stop violent extremism online.
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Waitangi Tribunal to hear Māori Health Authority claim
7:06 pm todayClaimants have been notified that they have met the criteria for a 'priority inquiry' scheduled for October 2024.
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Decision that blocked minister's Waitangi Tribunal summons overturned
13 May 2024But a bill has been introduced to Parliament, meaning the Tribunal no longer has jurisdiction over the case.
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How do we get out of the way of climate change?
8 May 2024"Ad hoc" house buyouts after major disasters cannot continue, the Climate Change Minister says.
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'Social bonds' for healthcare, housing examined
8 May 2024Ministers have sought advice on 'social impact bonds', which offer a potential return on private investment in public services.
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How the coalition plans to replace the Māori Health Authority
18 Apr 2024The coalition government got rid of the Māori Health Authority in a hurry. What is it doing now instead?
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Ministry already preparing to hire consultants to do work of axed staff
14 May 2024Staff consulting firms were already asking some of the staff being made redundant to work for them.
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Peters cancels New Caledonia trip, airport closes amid violent unrest
14 May 2024Protest and clashes have broken out in Nouméa ahead of a major vote at the National Assembly in Paris.
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Scion to lose around 10 percent of its workforce - union
14 May 2024About 30 jobs are being cut at the Crown forestry institute, the PSA says. Audio
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Fast-track bill: Hundreds will miss out on speaking at committee
14 May 2024The Select Committee has six weeks to hear submissions and its chair said it simply did not have enough time to get through everyone.
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Te Pāti Māori slams tabling of bill during Parliament recess
13 May 2024The bill to repeal Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 was introduced to Parliament on Monday.
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New 'Roads of Regional Significance' announced
13 May 2024The government its expanding Roads of National Significance to regional routes, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.
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