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Kiwirail’s “number one job is to maintain ferries” says transport minister Simeon Brown in an apparent criticism of the organisation in the wake of the Friday night grounding of Interislander ferry Aratere.
Newshub
"Just saying."
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The Health and Disability Commissioner is dealing with a huge backlog of complaints. The Government just cut its budget by 16%.
RNZ
Analysis - The PM's plane breaks down, but Luxon tries to keep things rolling, while MPs face tough questions at home, Peter Wilson writes.
It comes after The Post reported the Government is expected to announce a boost to the drug buying agency of at least $600m over four years.
Newshub
The Green Party has paid tribute to former MP and prominent activist Keith Locke.
Newshub
The survey was carried out just days before the demonstrations.
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Text messages reveal suspended Green MP's involvement in her husband's business, which is at the centre of migrant exploitation claims.
Newsroom
The Government is shifting fees free to the final year with hopes of increasing university course completion rates, but hasn't modelled the change, reports Fox Meyer
Newshub
The Transport Minister told a Budget Scrutiny Select Committee on Thursday it's "unacceptable" Waka Kotahi doesn't know these costs.
NZ Herald
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand is ‘”utterly unprepared” and needs to beef up its defence spending or risk losing international...
Megan Woods says surprise U-turn on density rules torpedoed rare moment of unity., All things property, under OneRoof
Newsroom
Health and education saw the biggest increases in spending after tax cuts in the Budget, with housing and tertiary education facing the largest cuts.
Newshub
Three ministers - three slightly different lines.
RNZ
The prime minister also faced sustained questioning over his officials' handling of a visit from China's premier last week.
RNZ
The prime minister appears to be more open to replacing the country's aging 757s, saying it can't be put off much longer.
Newsroom
Act Party ministers took centre stage on the second day of scrutiny week to defend work programmes close to their hearts
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Winston Peters maintains Melissa Lee’s media plan went prematurely to Cabinet before NZ First but official documents reveal all ministers consulted
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Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has revealed why the pledge wasn’t in the Budget, but Labour isn’t buying it
Newshub
One source close to the decision-making told Newshub it was near-impossible to fulfil that promise.
Another law is set for an overhaul, as the Government aims to fast track big projects that could involve acquiring land from people and businesses.
Newsroom
Erica Stanford's advisory group has recommended a new approach to maths, but there is a lack of evidence to support the new approach.
Newshub
Aotearoa is ramping up efforts to monitor sanctions on North Korea.
Paul Goldsmith said he believed there was still a 'robust' fourth estate in New Zealand.
Newsroom
Letters to government ministers railing against freshwater farm plans find not just common ground but common language, too.
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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