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With local body elections coming in October, the contentious reorganisation of drinking, waste and stormwater can be expected to attract a lot of heat.
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With local body elections coming in October, the contentious reorganisation of drinking, waste and stormwater can be expected to attract a lot of heat. Keep Reading
She's rejected suggestions New Zealand is on the way to a military alliance with the US. Keep Reading
With local body elections coming in October, the contentious reorganisation of drinking, waste and stormwater can be expected to attract a lot of heat. Keep Reading
The petition was launched by Te Pāti Māori, who presented it to Parliament on Thursday. Keep Reading
Te Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill is now before Parliament and aims to transform the health system - including the establishment of the Māori Health... Keep Reading
A new national national intelligence and security agency has not yet been established despite it being a key recommendation from the Christchurch mosque attacks inquiry. Keep Reading
New Zealand seems to be on track to becoming full military allies with the United States, a defence analyst says, following the prime minister's White House visit. Keep Reading
Ardern, along with Joe Biden, expressed "grave concerns" about human rights violations in Xinjiang and the erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong. Keep Reading
It came at a “critical moment” according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, referring to her meeting yesterday with US President Joe Biden. She was talking about the need for New Zealand and its superpower ally to have dialogue in the midst of their panic over China’s increasing diplomatic presence i Keep Reading
And there's one chart that really tells the story. Keep Reading
Health advocates want a clear timeline for change after the final report following a year-long review into the medicine-buying agency found gaps in its processes and decision-making. Keep Reading
Internal documents show officials raising issues with the creation of the new Pacific role taken up by the former Labour MP. Keep Reading
In a response to an earlier Spinoff piece, the housing minister says KiwiBuild is not ending, and argues the government is making good progress to fix the housing crisis. Keep Reading
Patient advocates say the devil is in the detail when it comes to exactly how Pharmac will address issues of inequity. Keep Reading
Taxpayer spending on communications has also increased hugely since Labour came into power. Keep Reading
Andrew Little said Pharmac will have a "much greater focus on improving the health of Māori, Pacific peoples, disabled people and other groups." Keep Reading
ANALYSIS: It is a "reasonably big deal" to get extra time with the US President, here are the top takeaways from the White House meeting. Keep Reading
Pharmac will need to engage more with other parts of the health system and the public - particularly Māori - the Health Minister says, after an independent review of the agency. Keep Reading
"I think Jacinda Ardern will be well chuffed with how that went today." Keep Reading
The US President opened by welcoming a "not-so-old but a good friend" to the White House. Keep Reading
It comes after the National leader paid tribute to Joe Hawke in Te Reo. Keep Reading
The PM's on again and off again meeting with the US President has finally happened. Keep Reading
Jacinda Ardern hasn't been able to change Joe Biden's mind about the CPTPP free trade agreement. The Prime Minister has met the US President at the White H Keep Reading
PM 'greatly heartened' after 90-minute meeting with the US President at the White House, writes @jo_moir Keep Reading
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has emerged from her first White House visit and meeting with US President Joe Biden, saying the meeting was a reflection of Keep Reading
It's a highly politicised term, but what does it actually mean? Keep Reading
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