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The Opposition says it's all the more reason for Casey Costello to show she is not being influenced by lobbyists.
The Prime Minister yesterday delivered his expectation for councils to focus on must-haves, not nice-to-haves, in alignment with his own government’s approach.
The deputy prime minister has muddied the waters on the Treaty Principles Bill debate just days after the prime minister sought to extinguish any confusion on the issue.
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Councillors, mayors and officials could be heard groaning as the prime minister spoke.
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Philip Morris planned to apply "political pressure" to get tax cuts for heated tobacco products, a document shows.
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The deputy prime minister has muddied the waters on the Treaty Principles Bill debate just days after the prime minister sought to extinguish any confusion on the issue.
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The anti-red tape department is overseen by the ACT leader, who secured its creation during coalition negotiations last year.
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An iwi says it's disappointed by the ACT leader's "divisive rhetoric" and he needs to change course.
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The former Green MP is relying on one quote from one judge, Andrew Geddis says.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will deliver a stern message for councillors and mayors gathered in Wellington for the annual Local Government NZ (LGNZ)...
The carbon price is expected to rise on news the Government is slashing the number of tonnes of planet-heating emissions for sale by more than half.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told Parliament he believes Māori ceded sovereignty to the Crown.
The Greens, following their internal turmoil, are the only party in Parliament to see a fall.
Chris Hipkins marked progress at last year’s koroneihana but this time criticised the current government actions, which he said had hindered Māori advancement.
Morgan criticized the coalition government for undermining Māori rights and identity, urging Prime Minister Luxon to reject the Treaty Principles Bill and for Māori to unite.
Police will only get some of the funding if they hit targets on offences issued.
Nicole McKee spoke to Q+A about the Government's firearms reforms and her professional record as a former gun lobbyist.
E-Tangata
“The government has repeatedly attacked Māori rights, including overt opposition to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and eroded incremental gains made over the last 40 to 50 years.” — The tenth annual report of the Aotearoa Independent Monitoring Mechanism.
"Sadly I think the New Zealand health system is unwell with some parts of it potentially in crisis and this is unfortunate," Professor Lester Levy told 1News' Nicole Bremner.
Advocates and opposition parties have accused the coalition of treating disabled people with callous disregard in scaling back their dedicated agency.
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The social housing minister can't say whether the "1000 children no longer growing up in motels" have moved into social housing, a private rental, or are living elsewhere.
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With Parliament in recess this week, the coalition used the clear air to clear the decks, rattling through a laundry list of announcements - congestion charging, genetic engineering, and two separate ministry overhauls. But the announcement the government tried hardest to highlight was its new hardline approach to welfare. In this week's Focus on Politics, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch looks at the coalition's plans.
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New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon vowed to press Anthony Albanese over Australia's criminal deportations policy when the two leaders sat down for official talks in Canberra.
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The government's move to strip the Ministry of Disabled People of its responsibility for support services has been criticised by the disability rights commissioner.
The Waitangi Tribunal's highly-anticipated interim report into the policy has been released today, following an urgent inquiry in May.
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
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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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