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RNZ
The pressure's still on National leader Judith Collins about exactly what she said to MP Nick Smith, who is retiring after being warned a story about a Parliamentary Service investigation was going to come out.
RNZ
West Coast mayors are calling for a halt to identifying significant natural areas (SNAs) on private land, after suggestions that the process could be paused in the Far North.
Stuff
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the nurses’ union wanted a 17 per cent pay increase for all nurses, but the Government is strapped for cash.
Newshub
About 30,000 nurses will strike for eight hours on Wednesday after rejecting a second offer from DHBs.
Newshub
"Colonisation was bad for Māori," says National MP Christopher Luxon.
The Standard
On the weekend Andrea Vance gave the Government a bit of a serve about its record on openness and transparency. But a deeper dig into the issue suggests that the cause may have nothing to do with the Government's preferences and everything to do with the volume of information requests made by the opposition.
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Andrea Vance writes: From the moment she took office in 2017, Jacinda Ardern promised her government would be the most open and transparent New Zealand has seen. She also promised 100,000 Kiwibuild homes, Auckland Light Rail and a new Dunedin Hospital. Never has a Government broken so many promises. This year, I have made more complaints […]
Newsroom
Can Willie Jackson, Minister for Māori Development and former broadcaster, revitalise a struggling Māori media sector?
RNZ
An experienced nurse says she fears for the future of the profession, as thousands of colleagues prepare to go on strike tomorrow.
Stuff
Peter Hughes has opted not to hold an inquiry into a delayed and slimmed-down mental health report, but has criticised the Ministry of Health's handling of changes to the report.
1 NEWS
Nurses around the country will walk off the job in protest from 11am to 7pm.
RNZ
Nurses are voting today on agreeing to a revised pay offer from district health boards or going on a nationwide strike on Wednesday.
Newshub
National's Paul Goldsmith told Newshub Nation this week colonisation was a good thing for Māori "on balance".
Māori Television
The National Māori Authority said National's education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith should resign after remarks he made on Newshub Nation on Saturday.
RNZ
Eight hours of debate on Budget 2021 has wrapped up at Parliament with MPs praising and criticising the government's spending plan
Stuff
ANALYSIS: Households power bills could rise or fall by hundreds of dollars a year, with changes phased in from next April.
Newshub
Oxfam says at the current rate, it will take nearly six decades to get everyone protected - and NZ is partly to blame.
Stuff
OPINION: Labour took one transport plan to the election, now it is doing another, more expensive one and calling it the same thing.
Stuff
In his first interview since announcing his retirement, veteran National MP Dr Nick Smith opens up about the unexpected end to his political career of more than 30 years.
Stuff
From Jami-Lee Ross to Mill Rd: This is how the NZ Upgrade Programme came together, and then came apart.
ZB
What I’m enjoying most about the discussion over the proposed harbour cycleway is that we're discussing this like it’s actually going to happen. Have we fo
RNZ
National's leader Judith Collins has ripped into former electoral candidate Jake Bezzant, calling his actions some of the most disgraceful things she had seen while in politics.
The Standard
National’s week from hell is further evidence of a culture problem that will not be easily solved.
The Spinoff
After months in the political wilderness looking for a sledgehammer to hit the government, National spied a chance to return to its road-loving roots. Move over, He Puapua. The government's announcement this morning that a car-free second Auckland harbour crossing would be built for cyclists and p
NZ Herald
The Government plans to build a brand-new bridge for cycling and walking over the harbour.
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