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How the coolest little capital is shrinking
It's not the first time a government has targeted public servants for job cuts, but this time Wellington is really feeling it.
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Luxon: Waitangi Tribunal comments 'ill considered'
3:02 pm todayComments from ACT and NZ First ministers about the Tribunal were "ill considered" and "that message will be underscored" to them, the PM says. Audio
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Government sent 'please explain' to council over Golden Mile
1:07 pm todayThe contents were revealed in correspondence from Simeon Brown and Chris Bishop to Wellington's Mayor.
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Ministry proposes cutting one of its two senior fire engineers
9:54 am todayThe public sector cuts are poised to take out a big chunk of expertise at the country's building regulator.
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Government signs off $41m clean energy deal with Asian Development Bank
The government has committed $41 million to clean energy transition at the Asian Development Bank's Energy Transition Mechanism.
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Department of Conservation closing Dunedin centre
1:56 pm todayVisitor habits are changing and DOC needs to adapt in a financially sustainable way, its operations director says.
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Behind the numbers of Auckland's rising dog attacks
12:00 pm todayRoaming dogs are responsible for more than a thousand attacks on animals each year, and the number is growing. Audio
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NZ and Philippines pledge defence cooperation amid rising tensions
12:49 pm todayThe commitment came after a sit-down meeting between Christopher Luxon and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr overnight. Audio
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Astonishment at expectation contractors will review curriculum
18 Apr 2024Hiring 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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Watch live: Christopher Luxon speaks from Manila after defence pledge
1:23 pm todayPrime Minister Christopher Luxon is speaking to reporters in Manila after pledging greater defence cooperation with the Philippines. Watch live.
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Group plans work to improve safety of female MPs
18 Apr 2024New research shows harassment of elected officials - especially women - is on the rise. Audio
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Luxon refuses to guarantee public consultation on AUKUS Pillar 2
18 Apr 2024Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says it's "far too premature" to be confirming whether the public would be consulted on joining AUKUS Pillar 2.
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AUKUS Pillar 2 a 'fragrant, methane-wrapped bull***' - Carr
18 Apr 2024The former Australian Foreign Minister has continued to warn New Zealand against joining the defence pact.
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PM won't say if govt will consult public on joining AUKUS
18 Apr 2024Asked multiple times if the public will be consulted on joining the defence pact, Luxon repeatedly said that was yet to be worked through.
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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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Services will improve after Oranga Tamariki job cuts - minister
18 Apr 2024"We need to make sure that every dollar we're spending is actually for the benefit of our young people," Karen Chhour says. Audio
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'We can't establish what their endgame is' - Confusion over OT job cuts
18 Apr 2024The ministry has failed to explain how hundreds of job cuts will achieve a better outcome for children, a children's advocate says.
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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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Have New Zealanders been misled about AUKUS?
16 Apr 2024Analysis - New Zealand involvement in pillar two of the military deal would represent a seismic shift.
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What made PM Luxon go cold on Dave Letele
17 Apr 2024Community leader Dave Letele considered Christopher Luxon a friend - until the PM reacted badly to an open letter he signed decrying racism.
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'Very significant' rise in home insurance premiums revealed
4 Apr 2024Where premiums are up the most, where it's hardest to get quotes, and why it might be a sign of worse to come.
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Owners of quake prone buildings given four extra years for fixes
18 Apr 2024A review into the regulations was also being brought forward. Audio
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Teachers worry about curriculum, NCEA changes amid staff cuts
18 Apr 2024More than 500 jobs are likely to be cut at the Education Ministry with concerns about how the curriculum and NCEA changes will now be managed. Audio
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Oranga Tamariki proposes to cut more than 400 jobs
17 Apr 2024About 1900 roles would be affected overall - either changed or disestablished - in the "scope of restructuring work".
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'Dark day': Ministry of Education to cut 565 jobs
17 Apr 2024It makes the proposal the biggest single slash to a public service agency so far.
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Kāinga Ora delays building projects ahead of review
18 Apr 2024Kāinga Ora is unable to say how many proposed KiwiBuild developments have been delayed as it waits for the outcome of the government's independent review of the state housing agency.
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'Ambitious' trade pledge headlines Luxon's Thailand stop
18 Apr 2024The Prime has announced a commitment to triple two-way trade with Thailand by 2045, but it only requires maintaining current growth. Audio
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