State school teachers could be told to fill in at new charter schools
Cabinet material states charter schools aim to increase choice and enable 'innovation'.
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Group says it is most concerned about the upcoming Firearms Registry review.
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OPINION: Those with skin in the game tell us, with passion, how Māori wards will help.
Thomas Coughlan: Government risks being overwhelmed by race
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Sir Ian Taylor: Dear PM, you're not measuring up to my KPIs
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Oranga Tamariki told to address youth offending
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Power price spikes: Government calls for energy data
Associate energy minister Shane Jones accuses the power companies of profiteering.
'Playing with fire': Act criticises council move to keep Māori seats without referendum
The Act Party has hit back, criticising the move as a 'race-based' decision.
Audrey Young: Hipkins' political radar way off with petty, outdated questions
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Kaipara District Council votes today on future of its Māori ward
Ngātiwai to rally before the meeting 'to show solidarity with local hapū and iwi'.
Starship Hospital leaders say Treaty repeal law will make their job harder
The 7AA repeal would have direct impact on the hospital floor, Starship directors say.
Seymour stands by ECE regulations slash despite major opposition
The Associate Education Minister suggested many stakeholders 'don't want competition'.
'Frustrated': Council to decide if public votes on Māori ward
If they don't agree to hold a referendum, the ward must be abolished.
Audrey Young: Cabinet report card - the ministers thriving and those just surviving
OPINION: This minister wasn’t ready when a crisis struck - and scores just 3 out of 10.
PM Christopher Luxon challenged to lift polls to Key-era levels
OPINION: National has too often been overshadowed by coalition partners.
Greens vs Tana, Act vs Te Pāti Māori – inside Parliament's latest drama
One party is still fighting one of its MPs, while two parties are fighting each other.
Ngarewa-Packer cites Govt’s threat to Māori in defence of mocking tearful minister
Act this week accused the Speaker of enabling racial harassment within Parliament.
Removal of 7AA will have social impact on Māori and lead to higher costs for the state, consultant says
Habilis managing director: 7AA has been successful in keeping Māori children out of care.
'Māori enough?': Act MP Karen Chhour breaks down over 'bullying behaviour' in Parliament
She says the work environment feels unsafe for her.
Oranga Tamariki Act: Doctors warn removal of section 7AA could lead to worse health outcomes for Māori kids
Doctor: 'Lots of things just go better' with 7AA.
Audrey Young: Urgent action required as Act, Te Pāti Māori battle rages
OPINION: The temperature at Parliament has reached boiling point.
Act accuses Speaker of failing to address racial harassment in Parliament
Act has accused Gerry Brownlee of failing to address racial harassment in Parliament.
Councils urged to control spending as Kiwis face big rates increases
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Te Pāti Māori proposing new law to make Waitangi Tribunal recommendations binding on the Crown
'In only eight months, Māori have been sent back 70 years.'
We want to downsize the Waitangi Tribunal they want to give it a Big Mac approach: Jones
Bill would make tribunal decisions binding on the Crown.
Act leader David Seymour hits back at critics 'of democracy'
Leader pens response to yesterday's letter to the Prime Minister from 150 organisations.
Act big on property protection, just not for Māori land – John Tamihere
Te Pāti Māori's president says the foreshore law is 40 years in the making.
Letters: Attacks on the Treaty of Waitangi akin to domestic abuse
OPINION: 'There has been no equal partnership between Māori and Pākehā.'
‘Enough is enough’: Hipkins blasts Government over Māori policies
The Labour Party says the coalition Government is unfairly targeting Māori.
Parliamentary angst breaks out over stickers on 'Gen Z' MP's laptop
Politicians descend into squabble over displaying party logos.
Audrey Young: Caring words for abuse survivors are easy. Actions won't be
OPINION: Many of the royal commission's recommendations run contrary to the Govt's agenda.
Why NZ's biggest iwi feels 'left out': The case for urban Māori
Whenua is as important to urban Māori as it is to iwi.