Multiple local councils told the government the changes would reduce safety and significantly cost ratepayers.
Dozens of local councils had until today to decide to either disestablish their Māori wards or keep them and hold a referendum on their future.
Newsroom
Erica Stanford's plan to shift oversight of teacher training from the Teaching Council to the Ministry of Education described as a ‘dangerous precedent’.
Newsroom
More than 70 schools were awaiting construction of raised crossings or speed humps, when the Govt axed funding this week. At two of those schools, pupils were hit and seriously hurt this year. Jonathan Milne investigates.
Willow Jean-Prime, Carmel Sepuloni, Jenny Salesa, Shannan Halbert, Willie Jackskon and Chris Hipkins were the Labour MPs amongst the crowd this morning.
NZ Herald
The current and former political leaders visiting Tūrangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia today to pay their respects to Kīngi Tūheitia and his whānau include...
RNZ
The government is almost tripling the fee charges to most international visitors.
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere says the relationship between this coalition government and Māori has sunk to the level of domestic abuse. He says Maori are taking hit after hit – and for their own well-being they need to […]
RNZ
The policy is "anti-rail" and ignores climate change, the Rail Advocacy Collective says.
RNZ
Finance Minister Nicola Willis recalls her own milky tea and vegemite toast. saying it felt like 'a gourmet meal' .
RNZ
Labour says the focus on big new roads is hypocrisy for a government that came to power promising to cut costs.
RNZ
"I think New Zealanders are sick and tired of the amount of money going into cycleways," Simeon Brown says.
RNZ
The Greens are questioning the timing of the removal of documents about past charter school efforts, but David Seymour says that's gotcha politics.
This week at Parliament, a petitioner revealed to the Petitions Committee the existence of a draft fast track bill, which predates government formation.
The former senior government minister was questioned about the health reforms he instigated while in power.
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"It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong," Christopher Luxon said.
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