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The annual Waitangi political pōwhiri received a quieter reception than in recent years, but the most excoriating exchanges took place on the paepae.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was once again heckled by manuhiri while speaking on the Marae ātea as part of the annual pōwhiri of parliament at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
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The PM faced heckling during his speech at Waitangi today amid tensions over the bill.
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the government is anti-Treaty and therefore anti-Māori, but the Prime Minister argues iwi leaders have worked to find "common ground".
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon opted to stay away from Waitangi last year.
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A plan to reduce erosion and landslides and save taxpayers and ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars has been given the thumbs-down by the Government.
Treasury analysis has found home insurance premiums have risen 40% in the last two years and grown at three times the rate of general inflation since 2011.
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New Zealand is in talks about the supply of rare minerals, as Donald Trump seeks to reduce reliance on China.
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National and New Zealand First have been clashing over the free trade agreement.
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Australia signed up to the 'road map' away from fossil fuels, but Shane Jones did not want New Zealand to join.
Finding a way not only to elude anger over the government's performance, but actively benefit from it, might be the NZ First leader's most impressive MMP magic trick yet.
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KEY FACTS Recently Te Ao Māori converged upon Rātana Pā to celebrate the birth of the prophet T.W. Rātana. Rātana was a fierce advocate for Te Tiriti o...
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The government will not be joining the board in its "current form", the Prime Minister says.
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She was 'kicking the tyres' on a private company's Lotto proposal last November – but the finance minister won't confirm whether the Govt may still buy the car.
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Organisers of the annual Te Tiriti o Waitangi commemorations at the Treaty Grounds are expecting that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will attend this year.
A new process to skip the 'biscuit tin' lottery is being used for the first time – because ACT refused to support a Government bill.
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National and Labour have teamed up to get a piece of legislation addressing modern slavery and extreme cases of worker exploitation through the House as fast...
Willis confirmed the date while presenting the Budget Policy Statement at Select Committee on Wednesday morning.
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Te Pāti Māori says the justice system needs to be radically transformed to address persistent inequities and will campaign on abolishing prisons by 2040 in...
The Cabinet minister and former National Party leader served in senior roles across multiple governments, and leader of the opposition from 2020 to 2021.
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Leader Chris Hipkins has so far refused to say which parties Labour would or would not work with in a future government.
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Marae that provided welfare will receive $1m, but Te Pāti Māori's co-leader says their communities often face severe weather and need money for resilience.
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A Parliament report on the Broadcasting Standards Authority states the agency believes “the boundaries of its jurisdiction are no longer clear” as it calls...
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Finance Minister Nicola Willis has accused Labour of engaging in the “wrong kind of politics” around the Mount Maunganui landslide.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been invited to join the new organisation, saying last week he would give it "due consideration" and on Tuesday confirming it was still a possibility.
All major political parties agree artificial intelligence must not be used to mislead, but their approaches to using – or avoiding – the technology in the 2026 campaign vary widely.
Luxon will be there tomorrow, but how often have his predecessors taken part?
Voters are facing significant rule changes that were only just made into law.
Two Chrises, two rival coalitions, and lingering economic malaise will help define the political year ahead.
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By Phil Smith of RNZ The 2025 parliamentary year has ended and it was a monster. In the MPs’ final hurrah – the adjournment debate – David Seymour announced...
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