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NZ food safety agency monitoring Indian spice mix recalls
4 May 2024New Zealand Food Safety is monitoring overseas recalls of Indian packaged spice products manufactured by MDH and Everest due to concerns over a cancer-causing pesticide.
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Don't 'mistake' Pacific leaders 'quietness' on AUKUS as support for NZ's position - expert
3 May 2024A Pacific regionalism expert has called out New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters for withholding information from the public on AUKUS military pact.
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Plea for focus on disease prevention
3 May 2024The government needs to step up in the wake of a report showing a third of Kiwis have unmet health needs, Professor Boyd Swinburn says.
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Free speech debate back on as uni expands panel diversity
3 May 2024A perceived right-wing bias and concerns about panellist diversity have pushed Victoria University to reformat its debate.
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'We weren't informed': Apprentice working on school unaware of asbestos
3 May 2024The Education Ministry is promising to do more about asbestos problems in schools, with tighter controls over detection and removal.
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'I've got a right to say what I said' - Peters on defamation threat
3 May 2024The Foreign Minister spoke about the NZ-China relationship amid lingering questions about AUKUS.
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Florist says Julie Anne Genter exchange was 'massive imbalance of power'
3 May 2024The Wellington woman says she felt degraded and humiliated after being confronted by the Green MP.
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Week in Politics: Polls woes, pay rises and Greens trouble
3 May 2024Analysis - A poll showing the opposition is more popular than the government raises questions, politicians go through their 'trial by pay rise' and a Green MP loses her cool in the debating chamber.
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National raised $10.4m in donations in 2023
3 May 2024Political parties have now fully disclosed the donations they received last year - with National getting more than double the cash of any other party.
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Greens have 'historically bad' start to the year - political scientist
3 May 2024The party has had faced a challenging set of circumstances over the past five months, Lara Greaves says. Audio
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Auditor-General criticises way university contracted Joyce
3 May 2024John Ryan says the University of Waikato did not invite multiple contractors and reached out to the former finance minister directly.
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'Not my first legal rodeo' - Peters on defamation threat
3 May 2024Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says he will not be cowed by threats of legal action, having received a legal letter from Bob Carr.
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Peters receives legal letter from former Australian foreign minister
3 May 2024Bob Carr has confirmed his intention to take legal action against the NZ First leader.
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Greens had 'no prior knowledge' of fresh Julie Anne Genter complaint
2 May 2024A florist says she felt intimidated during a heated exchange with the MP.
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Winston Peters' comments 'unstatesmanlike' - Labour
3 May 2024David Parker says he has never heard a current minister speak about a senior, retired politician from another country in such a way. Audio
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New law looks to shake up insurance
3 May 2024The Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs says insurance laws are too complicated and change is long overdue. Audio
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Pay equity taskforce disbanded, 'no longer required' - Minister
3 May 2024The government is being accused of "misdirected priorities" after it disestablished the pay equity taskforce.
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Minister takes up couple's case after advisor forgets visa application
2 May 2024After multiple pleas and petition, an Auckland couple's residency case is being looked at by the Associate Minister of Immigration.
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'Ministerial override must go' - Hearings begin over fast-track bill
2 May 2024None of the groups that spoke to Parliament's environment committee on Thursday supported the bill as it stands.
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Effort to modernising insurance law a step closer
2 May 2024Recent extreme weather events showed the importance of a well-functioning insurance system, says Commerce and Consumer Affairs minister Andrew Bayly.
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Three govt departments propose cuts to staff today
3 May 2024The total number of job losses in the public services has now gone over 3700.
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Multiple parties complain over Green MP's conduct
2 May 2024Speaker Gerry Brownlee won't say which parties have taken issue with Julie Anne Genter's outburst.
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Former Australian foreign minister threatens legal action against Winston Peters
2 May 2024The Labour Party is demanding Peters be stood down, saying "he's embarrassed the country" with a "totally unacceptable" attack on a prominent AUKUS critic.
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Watch: Government to tell schools how to teach reading
2 May 2024From next year, the government expects all public schools to take a "proven structured literacy approach".
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