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But MPs need to be careful.
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Dairy death: Police Minister requests ‘please explain’ over fog cannons being declined
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'To the family who today mourns their lost loved one - I am so sorry this has happened.'
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'I am so sorry for this family for what has happened'.
Police plea for public to help after Sandringham homicide and robbery
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Orr admits Reserve Bank engineering recession, warns cutting wage demands needed
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Thomas Coughlan: Labour’s chances of winning in 2023 have taken a beating
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Shaw to look at 1.5C ‘obligation’ in climate law
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First 6 of 150 refugees arrive from Australian detention centre
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‘Reckless and irresponsible’: Govt urgently pushing through 24 bills
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National’s tax policy under review post-OCR hike - Luxon
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Focus: Luxon and Willis on the recession forecast
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Focus: Luxon on the OCR and inflation
National leader Christopher Luxon on the OCR and inflation. Video / Mark Mitchell
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Cards with Health Minister’s contact details were 'nurses’ response to abuse'
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Editorial: Voting age pulled from the too-hard basket
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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Why we will oppose reforms to the RMA
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Despite $1.9b budget no extra mental health beds, Health Minister frustrated with delay
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Labour changes to car standards - this time with National support
National still opposes car standards after Labour introduces bill to delay them
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Analysis: Parliament now has to justify keeping the voting age at 18
Supreme Court has found the current voting age limit discriminates against young people.
Local election voting age looks set to change after poll of MPs reveals strong support
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