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Easter alcohol bill drawn from ballot
11 Apr 2024"It's quite simple: If you want to trade, you can," says ACT MP Cameron Luxton explaining his proposed law.
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Former Green Party co-leader James Shaw to leave parliament next month
11 Apr 2024James Shaw will deliver his valedictory statement on 1 May.
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Aucklanders face possible 25% increase in water rates
12 Apr 2024Auckland's water provider chair says she knows struggling residents won't welcome the prospect.
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School attendance stats held back by sickness
12 Apr 2024Just over half of students regularly attended school in term four last year, up on the same term in 2022.
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Prisons 'like a people storage unit' as Covid culture lingers - Ombudsman
11 Apr 2024The Ombudsman is warning prisons have not adjusted their approach since Covid lockdowns, with some prisoners left in isolation for 23 hours a day.
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'We have to give this idea a chance': Cautious approach to boot camps advised
11 Apr 2024They must take a therapeutic approach, rather than a 'scare-them-straight' attitude, the Human Rights Commission says.
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NZ being considered as potential AUKUS partner - Korean media
11 Apr 2024It is the strongest signal yet in an on-and-off again dance over the controversial US-UK-Australia military arrangement.
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Chief Ombudsman to stay, despite resigning over age rule
11 Apr 2024Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has been asked to continue in his role - despite the law saying he must resign at age 72.
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Changes to tenancy laws to come into force next year
11 Apr 2024As part of the changes, landlords will again be able to end periodic tenancies without a specific reason.
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Officials tell government softer is better for boot camps
11 Apr 2024Tough boot camps won't work and could be detrimental, the government's own officials told it. Audio
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Reserve Bank holds OCR at 5.5 percent
10 Apr 2024The Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate unchanged for a sixth consecutive meeting.
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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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