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Act leader says free meals policy is 'under consideration' ahead of the Budget.
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The tough new gang laws have been met with scepticism and rejoicing.
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'For too long, gangs have been an intimidating and unwelcome presence.'
Newshub closure: Media Minister Melissa Lee responds to criticism
Winston Peters says the Government can't ignore Newshub's collapse.
Peeni Henare: The health of Māori is not a priority for this Government
Opinion: Relying on the status quo has not worked.
Watch: Enraged Hipkins' speech amid anti-smoking legislation repeal
Hipkins was also combative with the Speaker, who he accused of interrupting his flow.
Dr Shane Reti: Māori Health Authority was a bureaucratic anchor around Māori necks
Shane Reti wants the health money to follow the health need.
Emotions run high as Māori Health Authority scrapped in urgent debate
Opposition MPs cried as the last stages of the law change were passed under urgency.
'One of darkest weeks for te ao Māori': Reti should hang head in shame, says Jackson
Māori agree this is one of the darkest weeks in our political history.
Semi-automatics on the table in gun laws shake-up
The coalition agreement included the rewrite of the Arms Act.
Government should stop the blame game and deliver solutions - Rahui Papa
Kaumātua says there has been no kōrero about what the alternative will be.
Gang patch crackdown a ‘waste of time and energy’
Social worker says gang patch law is waste of time
Twenty reports later, here we are again with more failure in Oranga Tamariki
Twenty reports later, here we are with another evidencing failure within Oranga Tamariki
Māori academic wants more research into poverty among tamariki
The Government should focus on the causes of high poverty, says Meihana Durie.
Audrey Young: Child poverty statistics intensify battle over welfare reform
OPINION: The stats relate to Labour's time in office, which makes them politically tricky.
NZ must brace for more big supply shocks - Productivity Commission
The commission's last report warns of the need to prepare for economic disruption.
Audrey Young: The real jobseeker shocker everybody missed
OPINION: Critics might want to check the fine print before they cry 'cruelty'.
Devolving Māori health from government to community must come with a cautious approach
Devolving services to community is okay if they have ability to deliver.
Claire Trevett: Luxon's hunt for mid 40s in the polls
His Prime Manager routine has served him well in coalition handling, but has limits.
Audrey Young: Flash utes fair game as Govt expands spending cuts
OPINION: Optics are even more important when you're on a cost-cutting drive.
Matthew Hooton: What Labour must do to reclaim its core support
OPINION: It can't afford to sit back and let the Coalition implode.
Building consent reform will bring ‘clarity and consistency’ - Chris Penk
Plans to reform the building industry will make it easier to build a home.
Editorial: New Social Development broom has a big beneficiary base to clean up
OPINION: A small group of beneficiaries cause the biggest problems.
Audrey Young: The underestimated MP who's got Luxon's ear
OPINION: Simeon Brown is a punchline for some opponents. He may get the last laugh.
The Treaty is the moral trunk whose branches forms the basis that upholds us all - Moxon
Tureiti Moxon slams the Government's 100-day plan.
David Seymour is whistling the same Treaty bigotry as Don Brash - Willie Jackson
OPINION: David Seymour's rhetoric is repeating Don Brash's trash.
Letters: Tackle charity bosses’ pay packets; Auckland stadium plan too blokey, too ugly
OPINION: 'Are these charity CEOs on a 90-day trial period?'
Nicola Willis to deliver Budget 2024 on May 30
Tax cuts and public sector spending cuts are to be the focus.
Brian Tamaki promises March Madness
The Destiny Church leader is taking his flock back to the streets
Sir Ian Taylor: A letter to Act leader David Seymour
OPINION: 'Perhaps, like you, I am not sure where in the Māori world I sit.'
Letters: Herne Bay residents object to sewerage upgrade; fuel tax scrapped
OPINION: And "David Seymour does rather have the doleful eyes of a turtle".
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Luxon just chose to disagree with two-thirds of his own voters
OPINION: Is it possible for us to have a Treaty debate without resorting to violence?
Boost in support for Act leader David Seymour and party in latest poll
David Seymour appears to have benefited from the Waitangi Day events' heated atmosphere.