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![Governing coalition bounces back in new poll, Hipkins closes preferred PM gap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
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.
![Three Strikes 2.0: Why the Government has watered down the hardline policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Three Strikes 2.0: Why the Government has watered down the hardline policy
The 'manifestly unjust' clause will apply to both sentence length and parole.
![Mixed reaction from patients to cancer drugs promise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Mixed reaction from patients to cancer drugs promise
Specific treatments for bowel, liver, kidney, lung and bladder cancer have been named.
![Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Letters: Who's to blame for ferry failings; is NZ really a Third World country?
OPINION: 'We can at least be glad there were no tourists on board the grounded Aratere.'
![Ministry of Justice staff ask if department is 'lessening its commitment' to te reo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Ministry of Justice staff ask if department is 'lessening its commitment' to te reo
Ministry chief executive Andrew Kibblewhite met with staff in Auckland and New Plymouth.
![Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
![Opinion: Aratere ferry grounding to increase pressure on Govt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Opinion: Aratere ferry grounding to increase pressure on Govt
OPINION: The ageing Interislander ferries cannot hang on for much longer.
![Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes
Ministers have survived hours of questioning by Opposition MPs during the week.
![Pharmac Minister won't guarantee National’s 13 cancer drugs will be funded](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Pharmac Minister won't guarantee National’s 13 cancer drugs will be funded
David Seymour's comments put him at odds with the Health Minister.
![Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds slams Te Pūkenga priorities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds slams Te Pūkenga priorities
Govt is defending shifting balance of tertiary education costs from providers to students.
![Rabobank survey shows farmers more confident in themselves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Rabobank survey shows farmers more confident in themselves
The latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey is out.
![Pause in Education Ministry job cuts after union challenge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Pause in Education Ministry job cuts after union challenge
The ministry has made a series of decisions that cut more than 700 roles to save money.
![Occupied Northland school pulled from sale after vendor dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Occupied Northland school pulled from sale after vendor dies
Hapū members have occupied the former Tōwai School site since the end of March.
![PM's plane woes risk denting NZ's international reputation, says law expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
PM's plane woes risk denting NZ's international reputation, says law expert
Christopher Luxon was forced to use a commercial flight for his official trip.
![Editorial: Government must make tough call on ageing Boeings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Editorial: Government must make tough call on ageing Boeings
OPINION: It's time someone bit the bullet and bought a new plane.
![Jenée Tibshraeny: It's hard to sell NZ to the world after another 'embarrassing' plane failure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Jenée Tibshraeny: It's hard to sell NZ to the world after another 'embarrassing' plane failure
OPINION: The situation with the NZ Defence Force planes is untenable.
![Global defence groups hiring at fastest rate in decades amid record orders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Global defence groups hiring at fastest rate in decades amid record orders
Financial Times: Companies in sector looking to recruit tens of thousands this year.
![NZDF plane breaks down: Air NZ flight diverted for delegation; PM may always fly commercial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
NZDF plane breaks down: Air NZ flight diverted for delegation; PM may always fly commercial
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's meeting with Japanese counterpart unaffected.
!['Balanced and agile': How much are councils and government departments using AI?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
'Balanced and agile': How much are councils and government departments using AI?
'The fear that AI could control the government is understandable.'
![Labour leader Chris Hipkins sets out hopes for a one-term National-led Government](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=781)
Labour leader Chris Hipkins sets out hopes for a one-term National-led Government
Hipkins was speaking at Labour's regional conference in Wellington.