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NZTA is also disestablishing roles due to policy changes.
Nathan Durie believes charter schools could help Māori prosper
School tumuaki Matua Nathan Durie believes Māori could prosper under charter schools.
Questions raised about vaccine mandate pledge
Although mandates were scrapped in 2022, some vaccine requirements still remain.
Fist bumps and a ‘stoked’ minister: Inside the fast-tracking of a DJ’s passport
One senior leader was bombarded with messages from her son's mates calling it 'gangster'.
Christopher Luxon, David Seymour respond to latest ruling on Waitangi Tribunal summons
The Government is weighing up whether to appeal a ruling that a minister can be summoned.
Focus: Government announces $153m to fund return of charter schools
Associate Education Minister David Seymour has announced $153 million in funding to bring back charter schools. Video / Michael Craig
Audrey Young: State schools 'converted' to charter schools? Brace for controversy
OPINION: David Seymour says a separate agency will oversee up to 50 new charter schools.
Act leader David Seymour announces $153m to fund return of charter schools
The restoration of charter schools is part of Act's coalition agreement.
Luxon loses bet, dons Highlanders jersey for ZB interview
The Prime Minister lost a bet with Hosking's producer.
Te Pāti Māori criticises timing of Oranga Tamariki Bill
The controversial bill was tabled while Parliament is in recess.
Treasury's toxic cocktail of tax hikes, spending cuts and asset sales to fix books
Treasury has put everything on the table.
Letters: Three Strikes explanation welcome; why can't Brown put the brakes on AT?
OPINION: 'Such refining of solutions should be applauded.'
Court of Appeal overturns High Court's decision on Waitangi Tribunal summons
Iwi group succeeds in its challenge to ruling that tribunal cannot summon minister.
Times Newspapers in liquidation, owes $962,000
IRD debts put at $475,000, unsecured creditors owed $433,000, staff are owed $51,000.
Liam Dann: The Govt has backed itself into a Budget corner on tax cuts
Opinion: Tax cut debate aside early signs are that the Budget will be well-balanced
Tribunal says repealing part of Oranga Tamariki Act breaches Treaty of Waitangi
Proposed law change is part of the Act Party’s coalition deal with National.
Editorial: Energy crisis - Will Kiwis be able to heat their homes this winter?
OPINION: As we head into winter, how will New Zealand's energy grid cope?
Audrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'
OPINION: The fiscal news is grim, Willis admits, but an austerity Budget isn't the answer.
Act’s interpretation of the Treaty inaccurate and misleading, tribunal told
Kaumātua Hone Sadler says Act's interpretation is not in tune with intent of te Tiriti.
Kura teacher worried about school lunch plan
The tumuaki worries about the split in the new school lunch scheme.
Kate MacNamara: Tony Blakely’s Covid advice and what it means for the inquiry he chairs
The chair of the Covid-19 inquiry advised government officials during the pandemic.
Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system
OPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'
Labour MP apologises for post about Seymour, school lunches and Hamas
Another Labour MP was told off last month for a graphic post about the Act leader.
PM in a huff after questions over 'woke food'
The Prime Minister did not want to answer questions about which foods were woke.
Government keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacle
Same-day enrolment could go the way of the dodo.
Mental Health Minister sought advice on ‘social impact bonds’
The Government has indicated it may use social bonds to provide transitional housing.
Willie Jackson follows in the footsteps of David Lange
The Labour MP will become the first Māori MP to debate at Oxford Union.
Double voting found in election result, judges and minister briefed
A small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.
Ministry of Education now producing daily school attendance data
Reporting by schools is voluntary but will become mandatory next year.
'Catastrophic in terms of their reputation': Can the Greens bounce back from a string of controversies?
Julie Anne Genter is the fourth Green MP in under a year to spark controversy
Voluntary redundancies bring MBIE job cuts to 341
The ministry accepted another 59 voluntary redundancies last week.