Government to make it easier to evict tenants
It hopes to encourage more rentals. Officials are unsure if tenants will benefit.
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More than 1300 jobs are facing the chop from government departments so far.
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Act and NZ First have helped the Green Party bill get to select committee.
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OPINION: Food rescues like KiwiHarvest offer a lifeline to communities.
More than 1300 public sector jobs to go: Full list of where axe is falling as more cuts loom
A number of job reductions have been due to stop-work notices.
Opinion: Vulnerable, disabled, marginalised targeted - Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
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Public sector cuts: 130 net roles face chop at Department of Conservation
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Gisborne District Council will formally support Māori wards
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Mike King is all for getting rid of Suicide Prevention Office
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David Seymour: If you really cared about the climate you’d be in school
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It's become clear which small party ministers have the most influence.
Audrey Young: Labour takes aim at Luxon's targets... and misses
OPINION: Voters don't have a problem with setting targets, so why does Labour?
David Seymour and Christopher Luxon announce crackdown on truancy
Associate Education Minister David Seymour and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announce the Government’s plan to tackle truancy. Video / Mark Mitchell
Public Purse: Planned cuts to public service won't even wind back last six months of expansion
OPINION: Eight new agencies across the public service helped fuel record staffing levels.
Minister questions Govt paying $2.34b for 364,000 people's rent, mortgages
Louise Upston says there's 'merit' in considering current settings for the supplements.
Major critic of Māori and Pasifika study rooms Act’s Parmjeet Parmar fronts up to Cameron Bennett
Act Education spokesperson Parmjet Pamar faces her critics
Iwi chairs reps walk out over coalition Government's 'anti-Māori agenda'
Walk out doesn't mean shut out as iwi prepared to come back to the table.
PM’s pay pickle: MPs’ pay rises loom amid public sector cuts
The independent Remuneration Authority will soon decide if MPs should get a pay rise.
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Why the Uber case was a huge employment protection win for the underdog.
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The company faced scrutiny after legal action from stonemasons who developed silicosis.
Audrey Young: Māori wards set to become next race relations flashpoint
OPINION: Both National and Labour have played a part in the growing controversy.
Iwi Chairs Forum reps pull out of anti-racism plan
Iwi Chairs pull team from supporting Government's racist rhetoric
Leaked docs reveal Health Ministry chose to cut 134 staff rather than trim executive pay
The ministry is proposing job cuts to meet its savings targets.
Health Ministry proposes job cuts of 18 per cent
Ministry of Health proposes to slash 134 roles entirely to meet Govt savings directive.
Three Strikes: A law that targets the 'most predictable of the most predictable'
Three Strikes laws are making a comeback. But should they?
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A Medsafe technicality is seeing people miss out on desperately-needed funds.
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Top CEOs are paid for the business they do and the profit margins they keep.
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OPINION: We are living in the consequences of decisions made by human beings.
Super-sized snapper on Shane Jones' menu
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University safe spaces are taking inclusivity backwards - Act education spokeswoman
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Diary of an officer: Why police are moving to Australia
Police have rejected the Government’s pay offers. Here's why.
Briefing to health minister reveals dire state of hospitals and cost blowouts
Dr Shane Reti received the briefing from health officials soon after becoming minister.