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Seymour, hospices call for changes to assisted dying law
23 Apr 2024Both ACT's leader and advocates say parts of the End of Life Choice Act need fixing.
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Tax cuts: Finance Minister maintains commitment to no extra borrowing
23 Apr 2024Nicola Wills says tax cuts will be fully funded through reprioritising money and targeted revenue measures - and won't add to inflation.
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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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'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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Residents fight for homes after being told they need to leave
23 Apr 2024An entire community has been told it'll be evicted - but some are feeling stressed and cannot afford to buy anywhere else.
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Three strikes cops a beating from opposition
The opposition has laid into the government's plan to reintroduce a "three strikes" regime, saying it's inequitable and there's very little evidence it works.
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Court reserves decision on Tribunal's summons to Children's Minister
23 Apr 2024The Crown claims the Tribunal has acted in an unlawful and coercive manner, despite having the authority to summons Karen Chhour.
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Fast Track Approval Bill: Watchdogs seek substantial curbs on ministers' powers
22 Apr 2024The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says the role of ministers as decision-makers should be scrapped.
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Watch: Three strikes policy to return with tweaks
The coalition will reintroduce the sentencing law later this year - but it will be slightly different than last time.
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Peters puts off recognition of Palestine despite Labour request
22 Apr 2024The foreign minister says diplomatic recognition of Palestine is a matter of "when not if", but doing so now could impede progress towards a two-state solution.
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Labour questions National donors on fast-track list
22 Apr 2024At least two businesses invited to apply for the new consents process have donated to National. Audio
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Focus on Politics: Luxon boosts defence amid rising global tensions
As global tensions escalated this week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was touring South East Asia, strengthening defence and security ties. Audio
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Government announces lending changes
21 Apr 2024The government has announced it will reform financial services in a bid to make it easier to get home loans and other lending, and strengthen customer protections.
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Mayor hits out at government's Māori ward changes
22 Apr 2024Moko Tepania says the government's plan is 'disheartening' when they are already on the back foot with issues facing the region.
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Nearly 140 roles proposed to go at Customs and DIA
22 Apr 2024Nearly 140 roles are proposed to go at Customs and at the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), a larger number than PSA announced this afternoon.
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Health NZ denies it's ordered a hiring freeze
22 Apr 2024The agency says it is still recruiting to fill shortages after writing about a ban on double shifts and closing some vacant roles. Audio
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Wait for passports blows out to eight weeks
22 Apr 2024And the wait time for an urgently required passport has increased.
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Worries wind-back of lending rules could expose borrowers to loan-sharks
22 Apr 2024The government is reforming the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA), which it says has created unnecessary compliance costs, and blown out the timeframes for accessing a loan. Audio
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Govt agrees to raise concerns about forcible deportation of Afghans with Pakistan
21 Apr 2024The government has promised to raise concerns about the forcible deportation of Afghans with Pakistan.
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PM advancing 'foreign policy reset' with Southeast Asian trip
Political issues such as the war in the Middle East had not overshadowed Southeast Asian mission, Christopher Luxon says.
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Firms invited to apply for fast-track consents include 'environmental destroyers' - Greenpeace
20 Apr 2024Environmentalists have slammed a list of organisations who have been invited to apply to the Government's proposed fast-track approvals scheme.
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Who has been invited to apply for fast-track consents?
19 Apr 2024The government's released the list of organisations provided with information on how to apply - just hours before public submissions on the bill close.
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Week in Politics: Job cuts surge, tribunal trouble
21 Apr 2024Analysis - It's been a grim week for public servants and trouble is brewing between the government and Waitangi Tribunal.
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Nothing more energising than seeing growth - Luxon
19 Apr 2024The PM has defended how he's talked up NZ trade on his trip to Southeast Asia, after criticism from his own delegation.
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