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The puzzle of the coalition pledge to end vaccine mandates
The 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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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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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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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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NZTA tells dealers to repay Clean Car rebates on almost 200 EVs
13 May 2024Waka Kotahi has found almost 200 cases where car dealers pocketed electric vehicle subsidies, then broke the law.
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Heath funding fails to keep up with inflation or demand - doctors' union
13 May 2024Some experts argue it's time to consider alternatives ways to pay for healthcare which could take politics out of it.
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Peters meets with new Solomon Islands PM
12 May 2024The foreign affairs minister has landed in Solomon Islands for the first leg of his Pacific tour, and an audience with the newly elected Prime Minister.
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ACT's Treaty interpretation misleading - claimants tell Tribunal
9 May 2024Speaking to the Waitangi Tribunal, Ngāpuhi Kaumātua Hone Sadler said ACT's interpretation is not in tune with the intent of Te Tiriti.
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'Gang numbers will fall': Commissioner announces new 'National Gang Unit'
14 May 2024Police are setting up frontline teams to tackle crime and intimidation by gangs, Andrew Coster has announced.
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Pākiri supporters would be 'crushed' if sand mining fast-tracked
13 May 2024A provision in the proposed fast-track law allowing previous court rulings against consents to be put aside would be a 'travesty of justice', they say.
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Fast-track bill: Chief Ombudsman calls for accountability by law
Democracy will be the "loser" if sweeping executive powers are granted to ministers under the new bill, the Chief Ombudsman warns.
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