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Watch - Treaty Principles Bill: Dame Jenny Shipley; haka in the committee room; call for referendum
Bill proposes replacing Treaty principles with three new ones created by Parliament.
Treaty Principles Bill oral submission
Dame Jenny Shipley, haka in the committee room & calls for a referendum.
Winston Peters - A to Z in foreign affairs - Audrey Young
Winston Peters' schedule in five countries includes a boxing bout and a big horse race.
Public agencies ‘finding it unaffordable to increase pay ranges’
Automatic pay rises are under threat in the public service.
Winston Peters calls for ‘reset’ of relationship with Cook Islands
Foreign Minister: there are 'challenges in the Government-to-Government relationship'.
Wayne Brown announces he is running for re-election as Mayor of Auckland
Wayne Brown said "I'm asking Aucklanders to back me to finish the job that I started three years ago." Video / Alex Burton
Green MP accuses Peters of ‘explicitly xenophobic’ comments, calls for PM to step in
'Silence is complicity, right?'
Historic Waikato war battle site to be returned to descendants of Māori fighters
The Crown confiscated more than 486,000ha of land, including the site at Ō-Rākau.
Ombudsman reconsiders KiwiRail’s bid to keep ‘excessive’ consultant spend secret
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has said the cost is 'excessive and not justifiable'.
Manurewa Marae inquiry: PM ‘shocked’ at data scandal, Hipkins calls it an ‘alarm bell’
The inquiry has already claimed one scalp.
Minister ‘pretty certain’ bird flu outbreak over
Andrew Hoggard warns another incursion of a different strain is likely.
Foreign Minister calls for transparency as Cook Islands-China deal released
The deal has been at the centre of tensions between the Cook Islands and NZ.
Luxon aiming to get ‘close’ to spending 2% of GDP on defence
The Government wants to hit a defence spending target – it'll cost a bomb.
Inquiry finds failures with public agencies’ protection of personal information
Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche said some agencies failed to protect people's personal information. Video / Mark Mitchell
Manurewa Marae inquiry: Significant failures found in data safeguards, Stats head falls on sword
The failures were described as 'concerning' and 'problematic'.
NZ Herald Live: Inquiry into the protection of personal information
Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche will speak to the media about the inquiry's findings.
Treaty Principles Bill submission: Māori tired of constant defence against Govt policy
Potaka: 'I think that I have a lot of aroha for those concerns...'
Labour condemns Govt 'covering up' bootcamp re-offending as speculation swirls
PM Christopher Luxon defends the level of detail that's being released.
Labour may ask gentailers to reinvest dividends in new generation
It says the suggested move by the partly Government-owned companies could reduce prices.
Public Service boss mulls axing govt departments, PM reacts
Public Service Commissioner considers culling entities to tackle double-ups, waste.
Police Minister ‘very willing’ to explore new offence for protests outside private residences
The Justice Minister says these kinds of protests are becoming more frequent.
Luxon open to sending NZ peacekeepers to Ukraine
PM says NZ often aligns with Britain's foreign policy decisions.
Simon Wilson: The Prime Minister’s long, slow walk to oblivion
OPINON: The PM's Act and NZ First problems are far more damaging than he seems to know.
Revealed: Mega-ministry’s 63% cut to ‘Big Four’ consultancy spending
The agency's "big four" spend went from $7.1m to $2.6m in a financial year.
Kieran McAnulty wants guarantee ratepayers aren’t helping plug Health NZ’s deficit
Kieran McAnulty fears tens of millions in ratepayer funds will head out of Masterton.
Luxon not ruling out directly appointing public service chief executives
The PM would not rule out directly appointing them himself either.
Government to invest in conservation tourism
The government is investing $30m to support conservation tourism. Video / Mark Mitchell
PM hits back at Destiny Church over violent Rainbow protest
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the Destiny Church members who stormed a library event in West Auckland on Saturday crossed the line. Video / Mark Mitchell
Winston Peters reveals who’s in charge of new Cook Strait ferry company
The company will negotiate procurement contracts for two new inter-island ferries.
Watch: PM hits back at Destiny Church after violent Auckland Rainbow event protest
The Prime Minister said Destiny Church's actions were 'not the Kiwi way'.
NZ Herald Live: Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference
Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference
Treaty Principles Bill creating ’major sense of distrust', 15-year-old says
A range of ages have submitted on the controversial bill.
Seymour says there was ‘overlap’ during teacher only-day crackdown, no overstep
He stressed teacher-only days need the Minister of Education's approval.