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But "if we're putting more roofs over more heads, I think that's a good thing", the Finance Minister says.
But "if we're putting more roofs over more heads, I think that's a good thing", the Finance Minister says. Keep Reading
"We will stand up and resist you with everything that we've got and we will stop you." Keep Reading
Housing is too expensive and average prices need to fall even if it scares existing homeowners, Minister for Housing Chris Bishop says Keep Reading
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The prime minister has announced a ramping-up of Aotearoa's part in monitoring sanctions on the state. Keep Reading
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The allegations "cut to the heart of democracy", says the co-chairperson of Labour's Māori caucus. Keep Reading
Despite Parliament having supremacy, governments often play the boss. This week the tables will turn as ministers face up to backbenchers for Parliament's first Scrutiny Week. Keep Reading
The tech in hospitals throughout the country is "fragile and fragmented", with 1000 devices over a decade old. Keep Reading
Chris Bishop said on Thursday Simeon Brown had "already signalled that each of our new Roads of National Significance will be tolled". But will they? Keep Reading
Legal challenges have mounted up and more are only just getting underway. Keep Reading
Education Minister Erica Stanford has praised Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke and conceded that despite them being in opposing political parties with differing... Keep Reading
Analysis - The government gets serious about the alleged misuse of census data, and there are more revelations about MPs paying rent to themselves with taxpayer dollars. Keep Reading
Analysis - The government gets serious about the alleged misuse of census data, and there are more revelations about MPs paying rent to themselves with taxpayer dollars. Keep Reading
The Coalition is funding $89 million as part of this year's Budget towards redeveloping and increasing specialist facilities. Keep Reading
An NGO tasked with building NZ-Pacific cooperation has lost more than 93 percent of its funding as a result of the Government's Budget cutbacks, putting its existence in jeopardy. Keep Reading
The reform programme will be rolled out in four overlapping phases. Keep Reading
Instead, he said new cancer treatments would be funded "as soon as we possibly can". Keep Reading
"When the Treaty Principles Bill comes out, we will have hikois from hell. Like it will be next level." Keep Reading
The Taxpayers' Union has released its Curia Poll for June. Keep Reading
At least six government agencies are now the focus of an independent inquiry triggered by claims Te Pāti Māori misused census information. Keep Reading
Te Pati Māori is facing mounting investigations into whether it has misused Census data and information collected from people who had COVID-19 vaccinations for electioneering. Keep Reading
It is the first visit by a premier of China since former Premier Li Keqiang in 2017. Keep Reading
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is set to travel to Japan at the end of the week, but not before hosting Chinese Premier Li Qiang in New Zealand. Keep Reading
Crown lawyers apologised for long pauses at a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into claims the government's policy is causing significant, irreversible harm to te reo Māori. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
Both of National’s governing partners have invoked the "agree to disagree" provisions of their coalition agreements. But what does that mean in practice? Keep Reading
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 Keep Reading
It’s been far from smooth sailing for the beleaguered ferries, and the Government rejected a funding request in order to replace them. Keep Reading
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. Keep Reading
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