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RNZ
Health Minister Andrew Little has been told it will take more than a multi-million dollar investment for a new urgent care ward, to fix all the problems at the ageing Waitākere Hospital.
Newsroom
The gaping hole in Judith Collins’ point is that in New Zealand need and race are intrinsically linked.
Newshub
Dr Ayesha Verrall says the fact New Zealand is ranked #2 in the world is not a bad thing.
Newsroom
Benefit-cost analyses for some new Budget bids will take into account the "shadow price" of carbon over the lifetime of the investment.
RNZ
National Party leader Judith Collins says her party will not pursue policies of 'racist separatism' when dealing with poverty and lack of opportunity in New Zealand.
Newsroom
Why do we pay mega-subsidies to international movie giants to come to New Zealand to film? Is it really worth it?
Newshub
It comes after recommendations suggested the party made Māori and diversity a priority.
1 NEWS
A report has been sent to party members to consider, but it's ended up elsewhere.
RNZ
Police were lauding their counterterrorism intelligence system shortly after the mosque attacks, even though they knew parts of it were in a woeful state.
Newsroom
They made it all the way from Perth to Northland despite travel restrictions - now an investigation is underway to find out how. But are the investigators and the investigated one and the same?
RNZ
It took seven months for police to set up their first team for scanning the internet after the mosque attacks - but it was almost immediately in danger of being shut down.
More resources and a centralised workforce plan are urgently needed to ensure health services are delivered effectively to rural areas, new...
RNZ
One of the government's own ministers has condemned some emergency housing, while taking aim at a system allowing moteliers to turn a quick buck at the expense of safety and a decent place to live.
RNZ
The NZ Security Intelligence Service took two years to implement a major shift in how it targeted threats, but once it did, the rewards were almost immediate.
1 NEWS
Army veteran Kane Te Tai says not enough is done for former service members in New Zealand.
1 NEWS
The Prime Minister noted the significant strides women have taken in the military.
The Standard
There has been a conservative sourced beat up of Aotearoa New Zealand for not using an intelligence gathering treaty grouping to publicly attack China.
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Stuff reports: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been savaged for sucking up to China and turning her back on the Five Eyes alliance during a historic debate in which British MPs unanimously declared that China is carrying out genocide and crimes against humanity. The vote on the motion addressing Beijing’s repression of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang province […]
RNZ
The government is proposing to drop speed limits outside schools across the country to 30 km/h around urban schools and a 60 km/h maximum in rural areas.
Newshub
"We want to be respectable, respectful, consistent, and predictable."
Stuff
OPINION: Government should realise every function it takes back is one it is soon going to be on the hook for.
Newsroom
Cooks PM Mark Brown backs down on unilaterally opening border, as visiting NZ health officials inspect delays to in-country PCR testing.
1 NEWS
The money will help fund a global methane-tracking satellite set to be launched next year.
RNZ
An independent review of local government will explore how councils can maintain and improve the wellbeing of New Zealanders in the communities they serve, long into the future.
Māori Television
George Ngātai: "For too long, we've had mainstream individuals who have been making decisions on behalf of our people."
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