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Wellington workforce reeling from job cuts
10 Apr 2024The job market in Wellington is dire, with plenty of candidates but no work, a public sector recruitment agency says.
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The 'warts and all programme' coming to RNZ
12 Apr 2024Guyon Espiner says "there might be the odd f-bomb dropped" in his new, unedited 30 minute interview show.
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RNZ's pips are changing - Can you hear the difference?
12 Apr 2024The iconic beeps that mark each hour are getting a shake-up. Audio
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Watch live: PM Christopher Luxon talks to media in Auckland
12 Apr 2024The Prime Minister is back in Auckland and talks to journalists during a bleak week for media and public servants.
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Peters to meet Blinken and Trump official in Washington
10 Apr 2024The Foreign Affairs Minister will meet the US Secretary of State and other senior officials in Washington, following his speech on Gaza at the United Nations.
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Parliament shock: ACT, NZ First side with opposition as Nats vote against bill
10 Apr 2024ACT and New Zealand First have shocked Parliament tonight by supporting a bill to select committee that would provide entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for a group of people born in the then…
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Students petition Parliament to keep free school lunches funding
10 Apr 2024Students from six schools in the Wellington area have visited Parliament to urge the government not to make any cuts or changes to the free school lunches programme.
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Media Minister had 'more than enough time' to find solutions - opposition
10 Apr 2024Facing questions over proposals to support the media, the PM and Media Minister only pointed to decades-old economic trends and Labour's legislation.
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The six people who will tell ministers what to fast-track
10 Apr 2024The government has confirmed the group who will recommend developments for fast-tracking.
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Sick children shouldn't go to school - Labour
10 Apr 2024Labour leader Chris Hipkins says sending children who are unwell to school has consequences for everyone. Audio
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Jump in productive land being used for urban development
10 Apr 2024Fruit and vegetable prices could rise by 58 percent because of of a drop in productive land, Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ research suggests.
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Government opening door to foreigner farm land buyers - Labour
10 Apr 2024Changes have been made to the way applications are handled in order to speed up the process and reduce uncertainty, the minister says.
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NZ 'cannot compete' with Australia on police pay offer, minister says
9 Apr 2024Police are being offered a fast track to Australia's frontline as Queensland Police ramp up efforts to poach from Aotearoa's thinning blue line. Audio
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Builders keen on RMA change to push papakāinga housing
10 Apr 2024The coalition government agreement suggests removing the need for consent for dwellings less than 60 square metres.
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'We will not be silenced': Gisborne council backs Māori wards
8 Apr 2024Gisborne District Council has shown its support for retaining Māori wards as the government looks to bring back binding referendums.
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Tourism, flora and fauna at risk under DOC job cuts, groups say
10 Apr 2024Environment and recreation groups are warning the proposed cuts could have long-term consequences and losses of flora and fauna as well as backcountry huts. Audio
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Department of Conservation proposes 130 job cuts
10 Apr 2024It is the latest government department to learn its fate as part of cost cutting measures.
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How do you pay for a 60% increase on home insurance?
10 Apr 2024Homeowners are dipping into their savings or cutting their insurance back in a bid to cope with steeply rising premiums.
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Peters raises Gaza ceasefire with UN boss
10 Apr 2024The Foreign Affairs Minister has discussed the conflict with Secretary-General António Guterres.
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Latest review should 'put to bed' methane debate, minister says
9 Apr 2024Analysis - The Climate Change Minister has defended the government's methane review, saying it will put the debate to bed. Experts say the science is already settled.
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Cold and flu medicines with pseudoephedrine to go back on pharmacy shelves
9 Apr 2024The legislation which will allow medicines containing pseudoephedrine to be available over the counter has just passed its third reading in Parliament.
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Public servants question why management don't appear to be on chopping block
9 Apr 2024Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she has sought advice to make sure the public service is not "top heavy" amid job cuts.
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Protesters call for block on junta representatives at summit
9 Apr 2024The possibility that Myanmar may send a representative not on the travel ban list led hundreds to turn out at Parliament's steps
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Governing parties losing support - poll
9 Apr 2024All three governing parties have lost support and all three opposition parties have gained, according to the latest Taxpayers Union poll.
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