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![Auckland motorists face peak-hour time-of-use charges as fuel tax is scrapped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Auckland motorists face peak-hour time-of-use charges as fuel tax is scrapped
Transport Minister Simeon Brown says cash from congestion charges should be spent locally.
!['A void in our house': Father of four dies before Pharmac funding breakthrough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'A void in our house': Father of four dies before Pharmac funding breakthrough
Clark's family collected aluminium cans to sell as scrap for his medicine.
![Public consultation on reversing live animal export ban to start](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Public consultation on reversing live animal export ban to start
The Government is expected to introduce legislation to Parliament next year.
![Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey
Highly victimised groups were Māori, young people, the disabled and the LGBT+ community.
![Months of pain for former hairdresser leads to colorectal cancer diagnosis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Months of pain for former hairdresser leads to colorectal cancer diagnosis
A few years after losing her son to suicide, she noticed fatigue. Then came the diagnosis.
![Chlöe Swarbrick: Climate crisis requires rational, immediate and bold action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Chlöe Swarbrick: Climate crisis requires rational, immediate and bold action
OPINION: The climate crisis is no longer some dystopian nightmare.
![Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure
OPINION: This week's severe weather shows the critical need for infrastructure investment.
![PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024
Christopher Luxon also stayed ahead of Chris Hipkins as preferred PM but the gap closed.
![Governing coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Governing coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gap
How the Government is faring in the first 1News Verian poll since the Budget.
![Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?
OPINION: 'We can at least be glad there were no tourists on board the grounded Aratere.'
![Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
![Heather du Plessis-Allan: Wellington City Council needs to call the grown ups in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Wellington City Council needs to call the grown ups in
OPINION: Doubts are emerging that the council's Long-Term Plan will pass.
![Auckland Hospital tells women to expect to be discharged 3-4 hours after giving birth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Auckland Hospital tells women to expect to be discharged 3-4 hours after giving birth
A maternity advocate says the letter sent to expectant mums is 'manipulative'.
![Thomas Coughlan: Think the Budget is over? $85 billion says you’re wrong](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Thomas Coughlan: Think the Budget is over? $85 billion says you’re wrong
OPINION: Details of the biggest health spend-up in NZ's history are imminent.
![Winston Peters’ demand Sport NZ re-writes transgender policy disappears in ‘no comment’ vortex](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Winston Peters’ demand Sport NZ re-writes transgender policy disappears in ‘no comment’ vortex
It's unclear whether the NZ First leader will follow up on his demand.
![Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes
Ministers have survived hours of questioning by Opposition MPs during the week.
![Simeon Brown says proposed cuts for emergency road repairs 'challenging' for councils](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Simeon Brown says proposed cuts for emergency road repairs 'challenging' for councils
NZTA is consulting on changes that will give councils less money for road repairs.
![Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds slams Te Pūkenga priorities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds slams Te Pūkenga priorities
Govt is defending shifting balance of tertiary education costs from providers to students.
![Letters: Ponsonby party zone out of control; boot camps keep public safe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Letters: Ponsonby party zone out of control; boot camps keep public safe
OPINION: 'Council and the Waitematā Local Board are tone-deaf to residents' concerns.'
![PM's plane woes risk denting NZ's international reputation, says law expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
PM's plane woes risk denting NZ's international reputation, says law expert
Christopher Luxon was forced to use a commercial flight for his official trip.
![Editorial: Government must make tough call on ageing Boeings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Editorial: Government must make tough call on ageing Boeings
OPINION: It's time someone bit the bullet and bought a new plane.