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Minister ditches agency's Māori name, forming new group instead of ‘Māori-only one’
She wants the group to represent more than just Māori.

Audrey Young: Parliament in shock over MP's unexpected death
OPINION: Takutai Tarsh Kemp was at Parliament yesterday.

Could companies sue for compensation under Seymour's controversial bill?
Labour's Willie Jackson says he doesn't trust Regulation Minister David Seymour.

Act leader David Seymour on his Regulatory Standards Bill
Act leader David Seymour is rejecting claims his controversial Regulatory Standards Bill could lead to corporations seeking compensation if their property rights are affected.

Seymour defends social media posts amid Cabinet Manual breach claims
David Seymour dismissed criticism of his social media posts as playful fun.

The Conversation: Austerity politics and the real cost of 'savings' in schools
OPINION: NZ's public expense rose from 25.9% of GDP in 1972 to 35.9% in 2022.

Audrey Young: Cooks crisis complicates Luxon's big China meeting
OPINION: The timing of Winston Peters' announcement is curious.

How Act's bill could entrench power for the wealthy
OPINION: NZ rich-list value rose from $95.5b last year to $102.1b this year, a 6.8% jump.

Rising scrutiny: Economists take key roles in next phase of Covid Inquiry
Economists who found NZ overpaid for Covid health measures hired by Royal Commission.

Government compromises with Auckland on housing, U-turns on 'sausage flat' promise
Auckland will opt out of the 'sausage flat' law but other councils will be forced to stay.

Richard Prebble: What Luxon must do to secure a coalition victory
OPINION: The right's challenge is managing Seymour's and Peters' grandstanding.

David Seymour talks about targeting Māori in social and health policy
David Seymour explains why he supports Māori charter schools but opposes a Māori Health Authority. Video / NZ Herald

Audrey Young: 'No such thing as Māori funding' - what did Seymour mean and is he right?
OPINION: Health? Education? When is targeting okay and not okay for Māori under this Govt?

New visa to allow migrants' parents to visit NZ for up to 10 years
There are a number of criteria that have to be met.

Thousands of school meals uneaten in Northland every week
Nationally, 34,878 surplus meals went uneaten for the week of March 28.

Seymour loses Oxford debate but lauds its ‘contrast’ to Te Pāti Māori actions
Deputy PM says English debate was "great fun", despite his team's defeat.

Mayor unapologetic in face of backlash at council's Māori ward videos
'It’s no different to having rural wards,' the deputy mayor says to the camera.

Matthew Hooton: Labour’s Te Pāti Māori problem
OPINION: Fear of the alternative is Christopher Luxon’s easiest path to a second term.

Watch: Parliament votes for harshest-ever sanctions for Te Pāti Māori co-leaders
Three MPs have been sanctioned after a haka in the House last year.

Audrey Young: 'Conflicting' polls, van Velden strikes again and a Beehive sex scandal
OPINION: How far up the food chain did the Forbes complaint go?

Home owners to 'almost certainly' face insurance levy hike – David Seymour
The coverage provided by the Natural Hazards Commission is likely to remain unchanged.