The figures show a policy to move children out of "unsuitable dank motels" is working, minister claims.
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The Detail - The move to give police search powers in private homes to look for gang insignia has raised a mass of red flags with lawmakers.
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Top officials advised the Government it would cost $3 billion a year for New Zealand to reach the child poverty reduction target set by the last Government....
A plan by the previous government making businesses report publicly on their actions to address exploitation risks was deemed not to be a priority.
The Prime Minister seemed riled but Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says it's "not an F word".
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Green co-leader Chloe Swarbrick says the party welcomes the ruling and will now consider its next steps.
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The coalition's gang legislation - that bans patches in public - has passed into law.
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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has claimed Parliament is in a “state of decay”, taking issue with what he believes is a sharp decline in standards .
Educational leaders across the Aotearoa are standing against the government after last week’s announcement to amend Section 127 of the Education and Training Act.
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The Government is set to rush through a further last-minute amendment to its anti-gang legislation to ensure gang members do not try to side-step the ban by...
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Social services providers mix frustration over government funding cuts with optimism that they can weather the storm.
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The government has identified education and reducing violent crime as the biggest problem areas.
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The coalition has tightened its grip on power according to the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll , which showed the three parties of Government gaining a...
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Nicole McKee won't promise not to re-introduce banned semi-automatics, saying instead she's committed to listening to stakeholders.
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Supporters say the move will provide more clarity, but the Greens say it's the latest in "a series of assaults on workers' rights".
Some Masterton residents have taken it upon themselves to set up a night shelter for what they say is a growing number of people sleeping rough under bridges and in shop doorways.
The Ministry of Social Development's latest monthly housing report showed it paid $10.7 million for emergency housing grants in August - down from $15.6 million in July.
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Environment officials tried to warn Cabinet the move risked blowing NZ's climate targets - but were told they were too late.
Investment outlined in the National Land Transport Programme doesn’t cover as much funding for projects as some regional councils were expecting, if any.
Ngāti Kahungunu has hit out against the scrapping of free doctor visits for Māori and Pacific youth in Hawke’s Bay.
The Australasian College of Road Safety said the proposed roll back "is causing worldwide concern".
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Minister for Seniors Casey Costello insists the government is not considering any spending cuts.
Parties call to abandon the Marine and Coastal Area Act Coalition Changes after the Waitangi Tribunal found it to be committing gross breaches of the Treaty.
"It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong," Christopher Luxon said.
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