Letters: Live animal exports cruel; USA not okay based on debate
OPINION: 'The people of the USA have no one but themselves to blame.'
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OPINION: Government MPs should prepare for an influx of angry emails.
Public consultation on reversing live animal export ban to start
The Government is expected to introduce legislation to Parliament next year.
Climate change: Panel members revealed for review of country’s methane goals
Panel to be chaired by former climate change commissioner and respected farmer.
Charter schools legislation set for first reading today
$153m in funding has been allocated to establish up to 50 new schools.
Three Strikes Bill: Evidence shows punishment doesn’t stop re-offending says criminologist
The reinstatement of the law will bring back the Three Strikes regime
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.
A royal compromise: Why Covid inquiry chair is leaving
Government reveals an inelegant solution to an untenable Covid inquiry problem.
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.
Coalition friction: NZ First invokes first 'agree to disagree' clause
It's the first time the 'agree to disagree' clause has been used during the term.
Mixed reaction from patients to cancer drugs promise
Specific treatments for bowel, liver, kidney, lung and bladder cancer have been named.
Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
‘Cruel’: Labour, Greens respond to new young offender sentencing category and plans for boot camps
'I’m sick of it, Kiwis are sick of it and it’s unacceptable.'
Watch: PM Luxon, ministers reveal new measures to tackle youth crime
Luxon will be joined by Children’s Minister Karen Chhour & Police Minister Mark Mitchell
Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes
Ministers have survived hours of questioning by Opposition MPs during the week.
Claire Trevett: PM's big-noting detracts from diplomatic wins
OPINION: The plane breakdown was bad enough. Then came the 'C-listers' clanger.
Letters: David Seymour out of his depth on school lunch debate
OPINION: Also in today's letters – rubbish council comms; that NZDF plane versus ferries.
Karen Chhour, Oranga Tamariki quizzed over public sector job cuts
Minister guarantees there will be no impact on frontline services.
Opinion: A multicultural NZ can be ignored by the majority
OPINION: Census 2023 data proves biculturalism is over.
Rob Campbell: We find it easier to respond to a simplified, even sanitised, view of te ao Māori
OPINION: We must never lose sight of prophets and their prophecies.
Editorial: Government must make tough call on ageing Boeings
OPINION: It's time someone bit the bullet and bought a new plane.
Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming
At least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins sets out hopes for a one-term National-led Government
Hipkins was speaking at Labour's regional conference in Wellington.
Shane Te Pou: National’s ‘vandalism’ of workers’ rights is unprecedented - but it’s not too late
OPINION: Luxon, Willis and the National Party aren’t having the best of times.
'The pride I had in that can’t be measured': Six more prison inmates join Lowie's squad; Sir Graham reflects on programme
Six inmates graduate from Sir Graham Lowe's prison programme.
Matthew Hooton: NZ must mine its way out of economic ruin
OPINION: New Zealand has put itself on a path to bankruptcy since 2008.
Claire Trevett: Farmers smile, environmentalists fume as tensions ramp up
OPINION: It's also been a tricky week geopolitically with the visit of China's Premier.
Why your pharmacy might not sell you pseudoephedrine
With the drug back on the shelves, pharmacies are keeping a close eye on who it's sold to.
Ministry of Health confirms final job cut tally
The Ministry of Health held an all-staff meeting on the plan this morning.
David Seymour announces review into farming sector ‘red tape’
'If we don’t remove barriers to productivity, we will fall behind our global competitors.'
Govt seeking feedback on 120km/h speed limits as reductions reversed
Changes will be made by next month.
What is pseudoephedrine and is it okay to take it a lot?
Do you know what's in the cold & flu medicines now available again without a prescription?
British Labour Party looks to ban new oil drilling as NZ lifts ban
Sir Keir Starmer is pledging to ban new drilling in the North Sea if he becomes PM.
Opinion: A response to Sir Roger Douglas on Budget 2024 challenges
OPINION: Sir Roger Douglas has renewed his case for radical changes to fiscal policy.