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A coalition agreement says that “need” should be prioritised over "race".
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OPINION: 'The learner is the prime focus, not the institution’s convenience.'
Matthew Hooton: Act achieves total victory on Treaty bill
OPINION: David Seymour has out-negotiated Christopher Luxon at every turn.
Audrey Young: David Seymour's Treaty bill is already a disaster
OPINION: No, we don't yet have a draft. But we have at least one unworkable principle.
Estimate suggests $4m cost to progress Treaty Principles Bill
ACT Party leader David Seymour is dismissing the analysis, calling it fabricated.
Act MP's emotional speech
Mark Cameron has spoken in Parliament about the death of his son. Video / Parliament TV
Watch: Act MP's emotional speech to Parliament - 'I buried my boy and he is gone'
The MP described himself as 'a shadow of the man that boy would have become'.
Treaty Principles Bill: The three principles of the bill agreed on by Cabinet
The bill being spearheaded by David Seymour is currently being drafted.
Coalition Government's 'anti-Māori agenda' slammed
Indigenous leaders around the world call for the Treaty to be respected.
Letters: Seymour sowing discord and wasting money with Treaty bill
OPINION: 'The aim of the legislation appears to be to raise the public profile of Act.'
Claire Trevett: Trade-offs obvious as Seymour and Luxon wrestle over Treaty Principles Bill timing
OPINION: Neither PM nor Seymour got it all their own way on the timing of Treaty bill.
David Seymour gives indication of Treaty Principles Bill timeline, says Select Committee will be for six months
A draft version of the bill is expected in November.
David Seymour talks timelines of the Treaty Principles Bill
Act leader David Seymour is asked about timelines on the Treaty Principles Bill. Video / Mark Mitchell
Treaty Principles Bill ‘damaging’ Government-Māori relationship, says Labour MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel
'At an iwi and hapū level, it’s devastating.'
Luxon responds after 400 church leaders' open letter against Treaty Principles Bill
The Waitangi Tribunal has criticised the Act bill as unfair.
Editorial: Seymour has a goliath task to get his Treaty Principles Bill over the line
OPINION: Church leaders of all denominations have denounced the bill.
Simon Wilson: It's Luxon's choice – kotahitanga or a destructive race debate
OPINION: The PM showed humanity and leadership at Tūrangawaewae, but now what?
Nats' tax position makes them more vulnerable – Thomas Coughlan
OPINION: National must consider an unpopular tax policy of its own.
Watch: ‘We have to honour our agreements’: PM questioned on Treaty Principles Bill
The PM recently returned from visits to Malaysia and South Korea.
Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill to be discussed by Cabinet; Jackson says 'it can be stopped today'
Four hundred church leaders sign an open letter calling for MPs to vote the bill down.
Letters: Why would NZ repeal gun laws?; tough lessons for ABs
OPINION: 'Where were the All Blacks' dropped goal attempts?'
400 church leaders sign open letter to vote down Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill
Hundreds have signed a letter against the 'divisive' bill.
Shane Te Pou: Time for PM to reflect on Kīngi Tūheitia’s call for unity
OPINION: Now to discuss the place of Māori in our culture and politics in the future.
Oranga Tamariki investigating alleged assault at youth justice facility
Incident occurred last week and required involvement of police.
Passport wait times back to normal after system upgrade caused 10-week backlog
Minister says 90% of passports are now being issued within two weeks.
Secretive legal advice argues charter schools likely to breach labour rules
Confidential legal advice exposes risks of charter school staff agreements.
Matthew Hooton: Act’s Treaty bill all about attacking Nats in 2026
OPINION: The Prime Minister faces crucial decisions as his party and country’s leader.
Watch: Kīngi Tūheitia laid to rest on Taupiri Maunga
Thousands of people have gathered at the marae over the past six days to mourn the King.
Mourners prepare to farewell Tūheitia, a monarch remembered for his ability to unite people
Today is te rā nehu – burial day – for Kīngi Tūheitia.
‘Outstanding job’: Politicians pay their respects at Kīngi Tūheitia’s tangi
Thousands of mourners have gathered at Tūrangawaewae Marae over the past five days.
Arena Williams: Time to honour what Kīngi Tūheitia stood for
OPINION: The Māori King reminded us what good leadership is.
Editorial: The GP crisis and the patients left out in the cold
OPINION: 'The drip is turning to a trickle, which threatens to become a torrent.'
Richard Prebble: The folly of issuing parking fines
OPINION: Are we really going to start people on the path to prison for parking?
'I stood my ground': 74-year old protester ejected from Act meeting
A crowd of about 170 people attended the meeting in Hastings.