Te Pāti Māori's rise to within one point of ACT in the latest 1News poll – a record result for the minor party – has prompted divided responses from party leaders.
The right bloc of National, ACT and NZ First is still in front, but Te Pāti Māori surges at the expense of the Greens in the latest 1News Verian poll.
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Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis are speaking to media in the weekly post-Cabinet press conference.
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RNZ's new visualisations, which track progress on nine public sector targets, show crime and education goals are particularly at risk.
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The Green Party's new plan for tackling climate change will cut five times more carbon emissions than the government by 2030, it says.
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Housing is a common topic - its availability, quality, or cost. This week both housing ministers appeared before MPs.
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One MP was arrested, another passed away, and a third was diagnosed with cancer - but through it all, "we've really stuck by our values", co-leader says.
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Regional Development Minister Shane Jones said the perilous state of water security and resilience in Hawke's Bay can no longer be ignored.
The goal is to eliminate local transmission by 2030, and if achieved, Aotearoa will be the first country in the world to do so.
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NZ's aid is focused 'in too many different places', MPs hear, with changes on the way
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Trade Minister Todd McClay says it will be his fault if New Zealand doesn’t secure a free trade agreement (FTA) with India this term, not Christopher Luxon...
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A senior acadameic says the changes are short-sighted, but a business group says it will boost productivity and economic growth.
It's been a busy year for the Government, so what is there still left to cross off its coalition agreements in 2025? 1News looks into the political crystal ball for the new year.
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Cutting all research funding for the fields is a massive step backwards, critics say.
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Christopher Luxon talks about job losses and the confronting report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care
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A top official advises 'deep breaths' on potential NZ involvement in Aukus, as military budgets and capabilities face scrutiny
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Finance Minister Nicola Willis is promising tax changes ahead for charities.
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Why it’s unlikely the Govt will abandon its urgent law to restrict Māori coastline rights, despite the Supreme Court finding in its favour
It comes as about 36,000 nurses, midwives and other health workers walked off the job in an eight-hour nationwide strike over staffing and pay levels.
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The Defence Minister says China “changed the game” by firing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific amid what she says is a worsening...
"This change ensures that transport policies have democratic legitimacy and democratic accountability," the Transport Minister says.
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The government is introducing "significant reforms" for the city's transport policies.
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Public sector impartiality and the impact of budget cuts on government departments came to the fore as the new commissioner faced questions
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Associate Health Minister David Seymour has confirmed Pharmac will review its decision to fund Mylan-branded HRT and cut Estradot.
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