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Minister accused of 'gaslighting' over Fast Track questions
19 Apr 2024The Green Party says Chris Bishop's suggestion members of the public could submit their own projects under the Fast Track Bill is dismissive.
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Astonishment at expectation contractors will review curriculum
Hiring contractors is an appalling solution when people who could do the work are losing their jobs, the PSA says.
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Crown lawyers attempt to block Waitangi Tribunal summons
18 Apr 2024The Tribunal had called on Minister for Children Karen Chhour to provide evidence at an urgent inquiry into the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act.
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Bid to keep diplomat from Myanmar military junta out of NZ fails
18 Apr 2024Myanmar community members applied to the courts to bar the diplomat from attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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Lawyers call Shane Jones' Waitangi Tribunal comments 'inappropriate'
18 Apr 2024The Māori Law Society says his comments breach the principle of the separation of powers and the Cabinet Manual.
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AI mistaking Māori woman as thief no surprise to experts
17 Apr 2024Māori AI and data ethicist Karaitiana Taiuru believes there are other Māori who have been affected but have not yet come forward.
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The water tank programme that's changing lives
11 Apr 2024The iwi-led drought relief programme is also training workers along the way. Audio
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UN expert visits Motueka to learn about Nelson Tenths case
11 Apr 2024A United Nations indigenous rights expert has made a special visit to the top of the South Island to learn about the Nelson Tenths case and the Crown's breach of its legal obligations to Māori.
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Air NZ extends pause on Chicago service over engine 'challenges'
19 Apr 2024Air New Zealand plans to increase capacity to key markets and bring back a couple of popular routes for the summer, but has extended the cancellation of its Chicago service.
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Online education start-up NextWork raises $2.3m in funding
19 Apr 2024Start-up NextWork wants to upskill the growing number of displaced non-tech workers as the use of artificial intelligence grows.
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How homebuyers are second guessing the Reserve Bank
New data shows borrowers seem to have decided mortgage rates have peaked .
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Why the latest inflation figures aren't all good news
The easing of the annual inflation to its lowest level in three years might be met with applause, but economists are cautious to celebrate. Video
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Commission fails in bid for hybrid council model in Tauranga
18 Apr 2024Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has also rejected the commission's recommendation that a Crown observer be put in place.
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Housing programme's 'impressive' impact on health and wellbeing
Hospitalisations fell and there were fewer criminal charges - not to mention the fact that incomes grew, too.
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Dangerous apartment building facing financial troubles
18 Apr 2024The building's management said they were short more than $30 million needed for long-term fixes to fire hazards and recladding. Audio
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Damaged Treaty display at Te Papa to come down next week
A Treaty of Waitangi display at Te Papa in Wellington which was spray painted last year will be taken down next week.
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Temporary fix for sagging Rangitata rail bridge under way
18 Apr 2024One of 34 bridge piers was washed away in flood waters last Friday - and it is yet to be found.
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NZTA pays compensation after bad roads damaged vehicles
18 Apr 2024The Transport Agency paid out $2800 on five claims for bad roads damaging vehicles, including potholes, in 2022-23.
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Wellingtonians call for changes to quake strengthening rules
18 Apr 2024It comes as the government announces owners will now have four extra years to fix their buildings. Audio
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Two bodies found at rural Auckland property
18 Apr 2024A family spokesperson says they had not heard from the pair in a couple of days, and said their deaths involved an animal kept on their property.
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Litany of police failures found after student murdered despite reporting stalking
18 Apr 2024Eight weeks after Farzana Yaqubi first reported her fears to police, she was murdered by Kanwarpal Singh.
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Rare skink on brink of extinction
18 Apr 2024There are fewer than 1000 mature Canterbury spotted skinks are now left, the Department of Conservation says.
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Three arrested over supermarket burglary
18 Apr 2024The stolen items - valued at around $730 dollars - were found in a car and returned to the store, police said.
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Ministry of Health delays review into use of puberty blockers
The Health Ministry has again delayed its long-awaited review of the evidence for transgender children and teenagers' use of puberty blockers after a highly critical report from Britain.
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