NZ Herald
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s list of conversation topics for his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping today is long and keeps getting longer....
www.stuff.co.nz
Ratepayers are increasingly disillusioned with their local councils — uncertain they’re getting bang for their buck, and deeply uneasy about whether those authorities can stay afloat financially.
RNZ
It's the first time since 2021 that Labour has been considered more able to handle the cost of living.
Newsroom
The children’s ministry was eviscerated by the Auditor-General over its poor processes in summarily ending community service providers’ contracts. What followed was much higher reporting of harm.
www.stuff.co.nz
New Zealand has halted around $20 million in funding for the Cook Islands Government, in retaliation for the deal it signed with China.
NZ Herald
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is dismissing the potential for New Zealand’s funding pause to the Cook Islands over a deal it signed with China will damage...
NZ Herald
The Government’s Budget is doing little to reassure voters National can manage the cost of living with a new poll showing more people back Labour to bring...
RNZ
The change for psilocybin was a huge win for people with depression who had tried everything else, David Seymour says.
NZ Herald
Ngāti Hine leader Pita Tipene is ruling out a settlement under this Government after remarks made by Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. Ngāti Hine...
RNZ
MPs have clashed over the redress system for survivors abused in state care.
Minister of Resources Shane Jones said that International investors had concerns about the National, Act, and New Zealand First coalition potentially losing in next year’s election
NZ Herald
Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says the Government will not agree to Treaty settlements that dispute whether the Crown is now sovereign....
RNZ
Despite a reduction in staff numbers, universities' staff to student ratios were still lower than they were in 2016-17.
NZ Herald
Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some readers. Decreasing a “stubbornly high” suicide rate is the central motivation behind...
NZ Herald
By Anusha Bradley of RNZ Health NZ has been directed to give private hospitals 10-year outsourcing contracts to perform elective surgeries. Health Minister...
RNZ
The Police Commissioner and Police Minister have answered claims of falling standards at Police College
NZ Herald
Foreign Minister Winston Peters remains hopeful for a two-state solution amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. “In my lifetime, I’ve never...
RNZ
But Brooke van Velden says there might be other changes coming.
RNZ
Is it a law to make us all happier and healthier? Or an all-out assault on te Tiriti? It depends who you ask.
Newsroom
Today from The Detail: A decade after major overhauls to health and safety in New Zealand, WorkSafe is getting a reboot. Critics aren't convinced it will save lives.
Stuff
Days before Prime Minister Christopher Luxon travels to Beijing, the door has been opened to Chinese tourists with Australian visas.
NZ Herald
A judicial conduct panel will inquire into the alleged conduct of acting District Court Judge Ema Aitken at a New Zealand First function at Auckland’s...
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Newsroom
New Māori research funding came alongside cuts to a pre-existing pathway, leaving the three projects already halfway through the process in the lurch.
RNZ
One of the experts said it would have a "chilling effect" on public health measures.
RNZ
The House chats with senior MPs about the political strategy behind members' bills.
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