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More than $18 million has been earmarked to boost tourism infrastructure, with extra attention for the hardest-hit South Island regions. Keep Reading
Rural folk unhappy with environmental rules have brought their message into the city. Keep Reading
James Elliott bets the Government wishes its $2.75m in funding for a gang-led rehabilitation programme could have been anonymous. Meanwhile, National continues demanding a debate and tractors cross the rural-urban divide. Keep Reading
The Howl of a Protest event, organised by Groundswell New Zealand, has seen thousands of farm vehicles rumbling through cities in protest against what farm Keep Reading
Foreign policy watchers have high hopes for tonight's "extraordinary" APEC meeting which will bring together the globe's heavy-hitters to discuss the Covid-19 crisis. Keep Reading
Warnings of top-of-the-range 3 percent inflation through winter and into spring, emboldening central bank to finally pull back from stimulus Keep Reading
More than 50 protests are taking place around the country today, with rural people in particular getting out to oppose the government’s environmental policy. Alex Braae went north to Dargaville. The roads get a bit more bouncy when you turn off State Highway 1 to head out to Kaipara. Perhaps it w Keep Reading
Auckland motorists are told of a large convoy going through the CBD today. Keep Reading
The Government boosted benefits by $20 a week, but modelling shows the majority won't be better off. Keep Reading
Prime minister offers funding in bid to centralise how country deals with storm, drinking and wastewater but plan has already met opposition Keep Reading
The Māori Party has met in Auckland to discuss a range of issues, as well as plan the next two years leading up to the next election. Keep Reading
"We work really hard to try and be as clear and consistent as possible," the Covid-19 Response Minister says. Keep Reading
OPINION: Conservatives claim Māori rights, and transgender issues aren't being debated. They are, and the conservatives are losing. Keep Reading
Midwives around the country are moving overseas for better pay and conditions, or into other lines of work. Keep Reading
Ministry of Health staff were as perplexed by a graph unveiled by Chris Hipkins as the public were, documents show. Keep Reading
National and ACT say it will divide the country. Labour says it’s not government policy. What is actually going on? Keep Reading
A leaked email to donors from the party’s former leader Don Brash, however, says the billboards will address “Treaty of Waitangi issues”. Keep Reading
"We are also saying to people it is okay to actually question." Keep Reading
Simeon Brown in his attack on the Government for allegedly funding the Mongrel Mob has shown a disturbing ability to understand how Government works and an even more disturbing inability to perform basic maths. Keep Reading
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says work is underway to reduce the country's reliance on lockdowns and managed isolation. Keep Reading
Parliament’s Speaker is disappointed party politics is being put ahead of fast-tracking good legislation. Keep Reading
In two separate leaks it has emerged that Judith Collins privately briefed Don Brash on National's demand the debate campaign and that Brash wrote to wealthy donors seeking $300,000 for an Iwi Kiwi style billboard response. Keep Reading
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is defending her decision to sign off on $2.75million of funding for a Mongrel Mob-led drug rehabilitation programme... Keep Reading
National leader Judith Collins asked Don Brash to raise $300,000 for a billboard campaign on race issues, according to a leaked email obtained by Stuff. Keep Reading
Waitangi Tribunal claimants who have been through the state care system say Oranga Tamariki has left them out of reform talks. Keep Reading
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