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The Prime Minister said he will remember the Māori King as someone who brought love, hope and peace.
The proposed change would affect State Highway 1 from Orewa to Warkworth, Transport Minister Simeon Brown has announced.
Newsroom
Deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell tells Newsroom he has 'high confidence' New Zealand will increase defence capacity, after talking with Christopher Luxon. Jonathan Milne reports.
Newsroom
A Pacific forum week largely devoid of surprises faced a late flare-up, while Christopher Luxon's low-key debut still leaves questions about NZ's future role
RNZ
Tributes are flowing from across Aotearoa and around the world after Kiingi Tuuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died early on Friday morning. Moe mai raa e te kiingi. It ends a fortnight in which the question of whether Māori ceded sovereignty - a question as old as the Treaty itself - saw the major parties in Parliament taking stronger positions in the debate than ever before. In this week's Focus on Politics, Political Reporter Lillian Hanly closely examines the debate on whether Māori ceded sovereignty and the political parties' views on the matter.
RNZ
Analysis - Government seeks solutions to the energy crisis, the media sees through Luxon's assault on councils, and the question is asked: "Where's Chippy?"
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
New Zealand First Minister Shane Jones has hinted the four crown-funded te reo agencies could be amalgamated. Filling in for Maori Development Minister Tama Potaka, Mr Jones yesterday responded to parliamentary questions about staffing and programming cuts at Whakaata Maori, […]
The Prime Minister, Labour Leader and Greens Co-Leader fronted to pay their respects to Kiingi Tuheitia's work in Aotearoa.
Newsroom
Two coal mines and two gold mines were among the projects identified for fast-tracking by NZ First before the election.
NZ Herald
Ex-Green MP Darleen Tana is taking her former party to court today in a last-ditch attempt to stop them using the waka-jumping law to boot her from...
RNZ
Party leaders are staking clear positions where they have previously tip-toed, as a debate over whether Māori ceded sovereignty flares up.
Apparently we're trying not to be the ant squashed by fighting elephants. But not everyone is convinced.
RNZ
He says he does believe humans had a role in causing climate change.
Court documents show a hearing is set down in the High Court in Auckland for 10am on Thursday.
RNZ
Christopher Luxon told Parliament last week Māori ceded sovereignty when signing the Treaty of Waitangi, and doubled-down on that today.
RNZ
Ninety-two percent of the 2019 Wellbeing Budget's $1.9 billion in mental health funding had been spent or committed by 30 June 2023, a new report indicates.
RNZ
The government has cleared the way for a liquefied natural gas facility, but an energy expert says it would be extremely expensive and energy intensive.
Chris Hipkins was unequivocal. The leader of Labour had been asked to clarify his position on Te Ao with Moana (Whakaata Māori).
Earlier this year Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith confirmed plans for making it harder for Māori to make customary claims on coastlines.
RNZ
Casey Costello denied it existed. Now she says she does not know who wrote - or even how she got - a tobacco policy document sent to officials.
Ministers will no longer have the final say on green-lighting infrastructure projects, as the government announces changes to the Fast-track Approvals Bill.
The suggestion was made by Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith in a private meeting with seafood industry representatives in May.
RNZ
Hato Hone St John says Saturday's rolling strikes by ambulance drivers took place without any harm to patients.
Newsroom
The housing minister attacks the 'total madness' of council urban design teams imposing inconsistent rules on developers. Jonathan Milne reports.
Newsroom
Christopher Luxon's first Pacific leaders' summit comes as the region faces plenty of weighty issues – as well as an abundance of potential distractions
NZ's longest-running Royal Commission is due to table its report into abuse in care later today. 1News explains the process behind these types of inquiries.
Both of National’s governing partners have invoked the "agree to disagree" provisions of their coalition agreements. But what does that mean in practice?
Newsroom
In this week’s episode of Newsroom’s weekly politics podcast, we look at the PM's foot-in-mouth over low-level business types, scrutinise Scrutiny Week and work out what species we should pay up to save
Stuff
It’s been far from smooth sailing for the beleaguered ferries, and the Government rejected a funding request in order to replace them.
The Government doesn’t wait for one big Budget Day reveal to announce all its spending — here’s what we know has been earmarked already for the coming months and years.
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